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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 Jun 1598

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

Father: Sir Wiltshire)

Mother: Anne Pickering

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stumpe

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

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 Pickering. Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton married Elizabeth Stumpe, and had children including Catherine Knyvett, 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 Sir Hendrik Henry Knyvett Sir Of Charlton Wiltshire And Anne Pickering.
  • Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton married Elizabeth Stumpe, and had children including Catherine Knyvett, 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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Sir Charlton's Ancestors

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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 Pickering
1520–1582
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Lady (Jane ( of Trotton Sussex)) Lewknor
1490–1543
Dedham Hall, Risbridge, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Charlton's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of) Charlton (1537–14 Jun 1598) m. Elizabeth Stumpe (1524–11 May 1587)
  1. 1. Catherine Knyvett 1566–1638 m. Robert (Rich) II 1537–1581
    1. 1. Robert (Rich, 1st Earl of) Warwick 1559–1619
    2. 2. Edwin Rich 1580–1639
    3. 3. Richard Rich 1560–1580
    4. 4. Thomas Rich, 1567–1647
  2. 2. Thomas Knyvett 1558–1594
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Clinton-De) Fiennes 1578–1632

Sir Charlton's Timeline

3 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1550
11 May 1550
Age 13
Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton was married in Charlton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Charlton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1598
14 Jun 1598
Age 61
Death of Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton 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, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 May 1550
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1598
    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 4
    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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