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Robert Knollys 1481–1520 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1481

Birth Location: North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: November 1520

Death Location: Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Robert Knolles

Mother: Elizabeth Troutbeck

Spouse(s): Lettice Penistone

Children(s): Francis Elder

In 1481, Robert Knollys entered the world in North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England, born to Robert Knolles And Elizabeth Troutbeck. Robert Knollys married Lettice Penistone, and had children including Francis Knollys The Elder. Robert Knollys passed away in 1520 in Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1481, Robert Knollys entered the world in North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England, born to Robert Knolles And Elizabeth Troutbeck.
  • Robert Knollys married Lettice Penistone, and had children including Francis Knollys The Elder.
  • Robert Knollys passed away in 1520 in Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Robert Knollys's Ancestors

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Robert Knollys
1481–1520
Birth Place: North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Robert Knolles
1449–
North Mymms, Hertfordshire
Elizabeth Troutbeck
1432–1458
Dunham, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Knollys's Descendants

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Robert Knollys (1481–November 1520) m. Lettice Penistone (1485–11 June 1557)
  1. 1. Francis (Knollys the) Elder 1514–1596 m. Catherine Carey 1524–1568
    1. 1. Henry Knollys 1541–1582 m. 1549–1606
      1. 1. Lettice Knollys 1583–1655 m. William Paget 1572–1629
        1. 1. Anne Paget 1605–1629 m. Simon Harcourt 1601–1642

Robert Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1481
1481
Birth of Robert Knollys in North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
1520
November 1520
Age 39
Death of Robert Knollys in St Helen, Bishopgate, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
St Helen, Bishopgate, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1481
    Event Place: North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1520
    Event Place: St Helen, Bishopgate, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2520147
    [2] The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 20
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England

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