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Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton 1537–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Charlton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 27 Nov 1598

Death Location: Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: Edward *

Mother: Anne Pickering

Spouse(s): Elizabeth 11mggm

Children(s): Catherine 10mggm, Thomas Knyvett, Elizabeth Fiennes

In 1537, Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton entered the world in Charlton, Wiltshire, England, born to Edward Knyvett Sir Of Charlton Wiltshire And Anne Pickering. Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton married Elizabeth Of Malmesbury Lady Stumpe 11Mggm, and had children including Catherine Countess Of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett 10Mggm, Elizabeth Clinton De Fiennes, Thomas Knyvett. Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton passed away in 1598 in Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1537, Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton entered the world in Charlton, Wiltshire, England, born to Edward Knyvett Sir Of Charlton Wiltshire And Anne Pickering.
  • Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton married Elizabeth Of Malmesbury Lady Stumpe 11Mggm, and had children including Catherine Countess Of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett 10Mggm, Elizabeth Clinton De Fiennes, Thomas Knyvett.
  • Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton passed away in 1598 in Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward *
1506–1574
Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
E*
Anne Pickering
1514–1583
Birth Location: Risbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
AP

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth 11mggm
1539–1587
Birth Location: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
E1

Children(s)

Catherine 10mggm
1564–1638
Birth Location: Charlton, Wiltshire, England
C1
Thomas Knyvett
1558–1594
Birth Location: Charlton, Wiltshire, England
TK
Elizabeth Fiennes
1578–1632
Birth Location: Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
EF

Sir Charlton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Charlton
1537–1598
Birth Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Edward Knyvett (Sir of Charlton, Wiltshire) *
1506–1574
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Anne Pickering
1514–1583
Risbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Knyvett (Pronounced) Knight)
1482–1512
Buckenham, Castle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Muriel Howard
1485–1511
Buckingham Castle, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Charlton's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of) Charlton (1537–27 Nov 1598) m. Elizabeth (of Malmesbury Lady Stumpe) 11mggm (1539–11 May 1587)
  1. 1. Catherine (Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett) 10mggm 1564–1638 m. Lord (Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, Baron de) Walden 1561–1626
    1. 1. John Howard 1596–1684
      1. 1. Jane Childers 1622–1681 m. Abraham Childers 1622–1681
        1. 1. Sarah Childers 1644–1722 m. Nicholas (N Perkins) III 1647–1711
    2. 2. Theophile (Lord Howard van) Walden 1584–1640
  2. 2. Thomas Knyvett 1558–1594
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Clinton-De) Fiennes 1578–1632

Sir Charlton's Timeline

13 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1538
1538
Age 1
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton was married in of Charlton, Wiltshire, England
of Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1545
ABT 1545
Age 8
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton was married
None
1550
11 May 1550
Age 13
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton was married in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1557
11 May 1557
Age 20
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton was married in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1560
11 May 1560
Age 23
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton was married in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1563
13 May 1563
Age 26
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton was married in Lacock, Wiltshire, England
Lacock, Wiltshire, England
1567
1567
Age 30
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton was married in Charlton, Wiltshire, , England
Charlton, Wiltshire, , England
1571
1571
Age 34
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton was married in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1578
1578
Age 41
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton was married in EN
EN
1598
14 June 1598
Age 61
Death of Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1598
27 Nov 1598
Age 61
Burial of Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton in Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
1987
11 May 1987
Age 450
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton was married in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: of Charlton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1545

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 May 1550
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 May 1557
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 May 1560
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 May 1563
    Event Place: Lacock, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: EN

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 May 1987
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 1598
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1598
    Event Place: Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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