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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: 14 June 1598

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

Father: Sir *

Mother: Anne Knyvett

Spouse(s): Lady Stumpe

Children(s): Catherine 10mggm

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir *
1506–1574
Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
S*
Anne Knyvett
1514–1582
Birth Location: Killington, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
AK

Spouses(s)

Lady Stumpe
1539–1587
Birth Location: Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
LS

Children(s)

Catherine 10mggm
1564–1638
Birth Location: Charlton (near Ludwell), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Charlton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Charlton
1537–1598
Birth Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir Hendrik (Henry) Knyvett (Sir of Charlton, Wiltshire) *
1506–1574
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Anne ((Nee Pickering) (Lady of Risbridge, Suffolk)) Knyvett
1514–1582
Killington, Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Christopher ((Sir) Risbridge Suffolk) Pickering
1506–1597
Sedbergh, Yorkshire, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Jane Von Trotton,) Lewknor
1506–1540
Trotton, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
pp1465 MM18+
1465–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Charlton's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of) Charlton (1537–14 June 1598) m. Lady (Elizabeth of Malmesbury, Wiltshire) Stumpe (1539–11 May 1587)
  1. 1. Catherine (Countess of Suffolk Lincoln Baroness Walden Lady Knyvett) 10mggm 1564–1638 m. Thomas (Audley 1st Baron Audley Of) Walden 1488–1626
    1. 1. Theophilus (Earl of Suffolk) Howard 1584–1642 m. Elizabeth (Home Hume Howard, Countess of Suffolk, of) Dunbar 1599–1633
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Howard 1622–1689 m. Sir (Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, Lord) Broghill 1621–1679
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret Boyle, Countess Consort of Inchiquin and Lady in Waiting to Mary of) Orange 1643–1683 m. Colonel (William O'Brien, 2nd Earl of Inchiquin, 1st Governor of) Jamaica, 1640–1692
        2. 2. Elizabeth BOYLE 1645–1709
        3. 3. Barbara BOYLE 1662–1682
        4. 4. Catherine BOYLE 1653–1681
        5. 5. Roger (BOYLE 2nd Earl of) Orrery 1645–1682
        6. 6. Sir (Henry of Castlemartyr Boyle) Colonel 1648–1693
    2. 2. Frances Howard 1617–1677 m. Colonel (Sir Edward) Villiers 1620–1689 m. George Downing 1624–1684
      1. 1. Mary (Ephelia) Villiers 1657–1752 m. William (O’) Brien 1662–1719
        1. 1. William (O'Brian, 4th Earl of) Inchiquin 1692–1776 m. Anne Hamilton 1696–1756
      2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth (Countess of Orkney)) Villiers 1657–1733 m. Sir (George Douglas-Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Field) Marshal 1666–1737 m. William Harcott 1650–1702
        1. 1. Anne Hamilton 1696–1756 m. William (O'Brian, 4th Earl of) Inchiquin 1692–1776
    3. 3. Catherine (Howard (Cecil) (Countess of) Salisbury) 1588–1673
    4. 4. John (Reverand Howard) 9mgu 1595–1683
    5. 5. Lady (Frances Howard Carr, Countess of Warwick and) Somerset 1590–1632
    6. 6. Edward (Lord Howard Baron van) Esrick 1597–1675
    7. 7. Thomas (Howard 1st Earl of) Berkshire 1587–1669
    8. 8. Henry Howard 1590–1626
    9. 9. Gertrude Howard 1585–1585
    10. 10. Robert Howard 1585–1673
    11. 11. Elizabeth Vaux 1586–1658
    12. 12. William Howard 1586–1672
    13. 13. Emily Howard 1589–
    14. 14. Charles Howard 1590–1626
    15. 15. Edward (I Lord Howard of Escrick Howard) 9mgu 1583–1675
    16. 16. Elizabeth (Howard) 9mga 1583–1633
    17. 17. Joanna (Howard) 9mga 1577–1578
    18. 18. Alice (Howard) 9mga 1587–1587
    19. 19. Mary (Margaret Howard) 9mga 1599–1608
    20. 20. Robert (KB Sir Howard) 9mgu 1585–1653

Sir Charlton's Timeline

3 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1598
14 June 1598
Age 61
Death of Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1832
24 Feb 1832
Age 295
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton was baptized in England
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, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1832
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London Metropolitan Archives; "London, England, UK" ; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Dro037A01013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Edgware Hampton High Holborn, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Middlesex: - Calendar to the Sessions Records, 1616-1618
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Edgware Hampton High Holborn, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Middlesex: - Calendar to the Sessions Records, 1616-1618
    Record Source: Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Laycock, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 1598
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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