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Robert KNOLLYS 1481–1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1481

Birth Location: Mimms, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1521

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

Father: Robert Sir

Mother: Elizabeth TROUTBECK

Spouse(s): Lettice Knollys

Children(s): Francis KNOLLYS

Robert KNOLLYS was born in 1481 in Mimms, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Robert Knolles Sir And Elizabeth Troutbeck. Robert KNOLLYS married Lettice Peniston Tresham Knollys, and had children including Francis Knollys. Robert KNOLLYS passed away in 1521 in Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Robert KNOLLYS was born in 1481 in Mimms, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Robert Knolles Sir And Elizabeth Troutbeck.
  • Robert KNOLLYS married Lettice Peniston Tresham Knollys, and had children including Francis Knollys.
  • Robert KNOLLYS passed away in 1521 in Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Sir
1435–1481
Birth Location: North Mimms, Hertfordshire, , England
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Elizabeth TROUTBECK
1452–1485
Birth Location: Dunham, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lettice Knollys
1485–1558
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Francis KNOLLYS
1526–1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
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Robert KNOLLYS's Ancestors

Self
Robert KNOLLYS
1481–1521
Birth Place: Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Robert KNOLLES Sir
1435–1481
North Mimms, Hertfordshire, , England
Elizabeth TROUTBECK
1452–1485
Dunham, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas KNOLLYS
1416–1445
North Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
Isabel
1380–1445
John Troutbeck
1412–1459
Oxhay,,Hertfordshire,England
Margery (HULSE) Lady
1415–1457
Branstsath, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas III,
1380–1445
Isabell MORE
1380–1461
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert KNOLLYS's Descendants

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Robert KNOLLYS (1481–1521) m. Lettice (PENISTON Tresham) Knollys (1485–1558)
  1. 1. Francis KNOLLYS 1526–1596 m. Katherine (Mary) CARY 1524–1568
    1. 1. Anne (KNOLLYS) Lady 1557–1608 m. Thomas (Leighton WEST Sir, 2nd Lord De La) Warr 1556–1602
      1. 1. Anne WEST 1581–1642 m. George (MERRYMAN Du) Coignet 1559–1655
        1. 1. Susannah MERRYMAN 1602–1680 m. William ALEXANDER 1600–
      2. 2. Elanore WEST 1600–1649
      3. 3. Elizabeth (WEST (Pelham)) (Saltonstall) 1573–1633 m. Herbert (PELHAM High Sheriff of) Surry 1545–1620
      4. 4. John WEST 1590–1660
      5. 5. Francis WEST 1586–1633 m. Temperence (FLOWERDEW (Yeardley)) (West) 1590–1628
        1. 1. Elizabeth (YEARDLEY) (Croshaw) 1614–1660 m. Joseph (CROSHAW) Maj 1610–1667
      6. 6. Robert WEST 1574–1594 m. Elizabeth (COOK Cocke) (West) 1579–1645
        1. 1. Anthony WEST 1599–1652 m. Anne 1608–1658
      7. 7. Thomas (WEST 3rd Baron De La Warr, Gov. of) Virginia 1577–1618 m. Cecily (SHIRLEY) (West) 1580–1662
        1. 1. Elizabeth WEST 1609–1660 m. Richard SALTONSTALL 1586–1661
        2. 2. Essex WEST 1616–
        3. 3. Twiford WEST 1616–1684 m. Mary ('Hannah' TAFT) (West) 1615–1697
        4. 4. John WEST 1616–1683
        5. 5. Thomas WEST 1618–1674
        6. 6. Matthew West 1598–1659
        7. 7. Mary WEST 1605–1695
        8. 8. Anthony WEST 1603–1648
        9. 9. Catherine WEST 1612–1660
      8. 8. Walsingham WEST 1579–1579
      9. 9. Nathanial (WEST Lt.) Col 1592–1623 m. Frances (Mary HINTON) (West) 1601–
      10. 10. Lettice (Letitia) WEST 1579–1612
      11. 11. Anne WEST 1588–1663
      12. 12. Penelope (WEST) (Pelham) 1582–1619 m. Herbert PELHAM 1580–1624
        1. 1. Herbert PELHAM 1600–1673
        2. 2. Penelope (Pelham) Bellingham 1619–1702
      13. 13. Katherine WEST 1583–1650
      14. 14. Helen WEST 1587–1602
      15. 15. Margarey WEST 1576–1633
    2. 2. Henry KNOLLYS 1542–1582
    3. 3. Lettice (KNOLLYS (Devereux)) (Dudley) 1540–1634 m. Robert (DUDLEY Earl of) Leicester 1539–1588 m. Walter (DEVEREUX 1st Earl of) Essex 1541–1576
      1. 1. Penelope (DEVEREAU (Rich)) (Blout) 1563–1607 m. Robert RICH 1559–1623 m. Charles BLOUT 1563–1606
        1. 1. Henry RICH 1590–1649
        2. 2. Robert RICH 1587–1658
        3. 3. Essex RICH 1590–1658 m. Thomas (CHEEKE) Chike 1570–1659
      2. 2. Dorothy DEVEREAU 1570–1619
      3. 3. Robert (DEVEREUX 2nd Earl of) Essex 1566–1601 m. Frances (Walsingham) BURKE 1567–1633
        1. 1. Dorothy (Devereux) (Stafford) 1600–1636
        2. 2. Robert Devereux 1591–1646
        3. 3. Walter Devereux 1591–1641
        4. 4. Penelope Devereux –1599
        5. 5. Walter Devereux –1591
        6. 6. Henry Devereux –1596
        7. 7. Frances (Devereux) (Seymour) 1599–1674
      4. 4. Robert DUDLEY 1579–1583
      5. 5. Walter Devereaux 1569–1591 m. Margaret HOBY 1571–1633
    4. 4. William KNOLLYS 1545–1632
    5. 5. Richard KNOLLYS 1548–1596
    6. 6. Francis KNOLLYS 1550–1648
    7. 7. Katharine (KNOLLYS) (Boteler) 1560–1632
    8. 8. Robert KNOLLYS 1547–1619
    9. 9. Cecilia KNOLLYS 1547–1634 m. Thomas LEIGHTON –1610
      1. 1. Thomas LEIGHTON –1617
      2. 2. Elizabeth LEIGHTON 1573–
      3. 3. Anne LEIGHTON –1628

Robert KNOLLYS's Timeline

4 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Robert KNOLLYS in Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
1481
1481
Birth of Robert KNOLLYS in Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
1521
15 Nov 1521
Age 40
Death of Robert KNOLLYS in Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England
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: 1480
    Event Place: Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1481
    Event Place: Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1521
    Event Place: Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 734
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bishopsgate, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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