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Robert Knollys 1481–1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1481

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

Death Date: 1521

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

Father: Robert Knolles

Mother: Elizabeth Knollys

Spouse(s): Lettice Tresham

Children(s): Francis I, Margaret Knolles, Francis Knollis, Mary Knollys, Henry Knowles

In 1481, Robert Knollys entered the world in North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England, born to Robert Knolles And Elizabeth Knollys. Robert Knollys married Lettice Tresham, and had children including Francis Knollis, Francis Knollys I, Henry Atkinson Knowles, Margaret Knolles, Mary Knollys. Robert Knollys passed away in 1521 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 Knollys.
  • Robert Knollys married Lettice Tresham, and had children including Francis Knollis, Francis Knollys I, Henry Atkinson Knowles, Margaret Knolles, Mary Knollys.
  • Robert Knollys passed away in 1521 in Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Robert Knollys's Ancestors

Self
Robert Knollys
1481–1521
Birth Place: North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Robert Knolles
1440–1521
North Mimms, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Knollys
1452–1485
Dunham On Hill, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Knollys's Descendants

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Robert Knollys (1481–1521) m. Lettice Tresham (1481–1558)
  1. 1. Francis (Knollys) I 1514–1596 m. Catherine Knollys 1524–1569
    1. 1. Richard Knollys 1548–1625 m. Elizabeth Cheney 1570–1615
      1. 1. Richard Cheney 1595–1633 m. Anne Ellinor 1598–1641
        1. 1. Richard ((The Planter)) Cheney 1616–1685 m. Eleanor Chaney 1650–1709 m. Charity Woodward 1628–1668
      2. 2. Anne Chaney 1600–
      3. 3. John Chaney 1604–1631
      4. 4. Suzan Chaney 1599–
      5. 5. Thomas Chaney 1597–
      6. 6. William Chaney 1592–1683
      7. 7. Ann Cheney 1618–
      8. 8. Joseph Cheyney 1594–
    2. 2. Henry Knollys 1542–1582
    3. 3. Lettice Dudley 1543–1634
    4. 4. William (Knollys Earl of) Banbury 1547–1632 m. Agnes Garner 1548– m. Joan Heigham 1549–1631 m. Dorothy Bray 1524–1605 m. Katherine Vaughan 1547– m. Lady (Elizabeth Vaux Howard, Baroness Knollys of Greys,) Count 1586–1658
    5. 5. Francis (Knollys) II 1550–1648
    6. 6. Katharine Boteler 1560–1632
    7. 7. Robert Knollys 1547–1619
    8. 8. Anne West 1555–1608
  2. 2. Margaret Knolles 1502–1562
  3. 3. Francis Knollis 1515–1596
  4. 4. Mary Knollys 1510–
  5. 5. Henry (Atkinson) Knowles 1500–1582

Robert Knollys's Timeline

3 Records

1481
1481
Birth of Robert Knollys in North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
1500
1500
Age 19
Robert Knollys was married in Rotherfield, Gray's, Oxon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rotherfield, Gray's, Oxon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1521
1521
Age 40
Death of Robert Knollys in Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Rotherfield, Gray's, Oxon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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