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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: Folkestone, Kent, England

Father: Sir Wiltshire)

Mother: Anne Knyvett

Spouse(s): Lady Stumpe

Children(s): Catherine Knyvett

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 Knyvett. Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton passed away in 1598 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

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  • 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 Knyvett.
  • Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton passed away in 1598 in Folkestone, Kent, 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 ((Nee Pickering) (Lady of Risbridge, Suffolk)) Knyvett
1514–1582
Risbridge, Suffolk, Killington, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
CHRISTOPHER ((Sir)) PICKERING
1488–1516
Risbridge, Suffolk, England
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. Lady (Elizabeth of Malmesbury, Wiltshire) Stumpe (1524–14 July 1585)
  1. 1. Catherine ("Countess of Suffolk") Knyvett 1564–1633 m. Sir (Lord William I Belted"Bold Will" Howard, Knight of) Walden, 1563–1640
    1. 1. Catherine ("Countess of Salisbury") Howard 1595–1673 m. William (Cecil (AKA Viscount Cranborne 1605 to) 1612) 1591–1668
      1. 1. REVEREND (LORD Charles Cecil, EARL of) SALISBURY 1619–1660 m. Lady (Diana Jane) Maxwell 1622–1675
        1. 1. Sir (James Cecil, Viscount) Cranborne, 1646–1683 m. Lady (Margaret Manners Countess of Salisbury Manners) manners 1647–1682

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
1598
27 Nov 1598
Age 61
Burial of Sir Knight Henry, Esq, Knyvett, of Charlton in Folkestone, Kent, England
Folkestone, Kent, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 1598
    Event Place: Charlton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1598
    Event Place: Folkestone, Kent, England

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