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Sir Knight Henry 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: Henry Knyvett

Mother: Anne Pickering

Spouse(s): Lady Malmesbury

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

In 1537, Sir Knight Henry Knyvett of Charlton entered the world in Charlton, Wiltshire, England, born to Henry Knyvett And Anne Pickering. Sir Knight Henry Knyvett of Charlton married Lady Elizabeth Stumpe Of Malmesbury, and had children including Catharina Knyvett, Elizabeth Clinton De Fiennes, Thomas Knyvett. Sir Knight Henry Knyvett of Charlton passed away in 1598 in Charlton (North), Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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  • In 1537, Sir Knight Henry Knyvett of Charlton entered the world in Charlton, Wiltshire, England, born to Henry Knyvett And Anne Pickering.
  • Sir Knight Henry Knyvett of Charlton married Lady Elizabeth Stumpe Of Malmesbury, and had children including Catharina Knyvett, Elizabeth Clinton De Fiennes, Thomas Knyvett.
  • Sir Knight Henry 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
Henry Knyvett
1510–1547
Charlton, Wilts, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Pickering
1514–1582
Risbridge, Suff, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Knyvett
1485–1512
Buckenham, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Muriel Knyvet
1485–1511
Norfolk, England
Lady (Jane) Lewknor
1490–1543
Dedham Hall, Risbridge, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Charlton's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Henry Knyvett of) Charlton (1537–14 Jun 1598) m. Lady (Elizabeth Stumpe of) Malmesbury (1524–14 July 1585)
  1. 1. Catharina Knyvett 1565–1633 m. Thomas (Lord Howard of) Walden 1561–1626
    1. 1. Thomas (Howard 1st Earl of Howard, 1st Earl of) Berkshire 1587–1669 m. Elizabeth Stafford 1595–1672
      1. 1. Henry (Howard Earl of) Surrey 1628–1663 m. Frances Howard 1517–1577
        1. 1. Thomas Howard 1538–1572 m. Margaret Audley 1540–1563
        2. 2. Henry Howard 1540–1614
        3. 3. Katherine Berkeley 1538–1596
        4. 4. Jane Neville –1593
        5. 5. Margaret Scrope 1543–1592
      2. 2. Willem (Lord Howard van) Charlton 1622–
      3. 3. Colonel (Phillip) Howard 1629–1717
      4. 4. Frances Howard 1627–1670 m. Conyers (Lord Darcy van) Knayth 1622–1692
        1. 1. Grace Darcy 1655–1656
        2. 2. Frances Darcy 1657–1658
        3. 3. John Darcy 1659–1689 m. Bridget Sutton 1660–1736
      5. 5. Robert Howard 1626–1698
      6. 6. Baron (William Howard of) Effingham 1510–1573 m. Margaret (Gamage Baroness Howard of) Effingham 1515–1581 m. Katherine Broughton 1514–1535 m. Margaret (Gamage Baroness Howard of) Effingham 1515–1581 m. Margaret (Gamage Baroness Howard of) Effingham 1515–1581 m. Katherine Howard 1514–1535 m. Margaret Howard 1515–1581
        1. 1. Joane Skotte 1533–1615 m. Edmund Scott 1524–1621 m. William Scott 1540–1612
        2. 2. Karel (Lord Howard van) Effingham 1536–1624 m. Katherine Howard 1540–1603 m. Margaret Monson 1591–1639
        3. 3. Mary Howard 1533–1615 m. William Scott 1540–1612
        4. 4. Joane Skotte 1533–1615 m. William Scott 1540–1612 m. Edmund Scott 1524–1621
        5. 5. Karel (Lord Howard van) Effingham 1536–1624 m. Katherine Howard 1547–1603 m. Margaret Monson 1591–1639
        6. 6. Mary Howard 1533–1615
        7. 7. Joane Skotte 1533–1615 m. William Scott 1540–1612 m. Edmund Scott 1524–1621
        8. 8. Charles Howard 1536–1624
        9. 9. Lady (Douglas) Stafford 1535–1608
        10. 10. Frances Seymour 1554–1598
        11. 11. Mary Mompesson 1543–1600
        12. 12. William Howard 1538–1600
      7. 7. Charles (Howard 2nd Earl of Howard, 2nd Earl of) Berkshire 1615–1679
      8. 8. Thomas (Howard 3rd Earl of Howard, 3rd Earl of) Berkshire 1619–1706
      9. 9. Edward Howard 1624–1700
      10. 10. James Howard 1640–1669
      11. 11. Lady (Diana) Howard 1636–1713
      12. 12. Lady (Elizabeth) Howard 1635–1714
      13. 13. Lady (Mary) Howard 1616–1679
    2. 2. Theophilus Howard 1584–1640
    3. 3. Katherine Cecil 1588–1673
    4. 4. Elizabeth Vaux 1586–1658
    5. 5. Robert Howard 1585–1653
    6. 6. William Howard 1599–1672
  2. 2. Thomas Knyvett 1558–1594
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Clinton-De) Fiennes 1578–1632

Sir Charlton's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Sir Knight Henry Knyvett of Charlton in Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1598
14 Jun 1598
Age 61
Death of Sir Knight Henry 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: 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 3
    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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