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Sir Richard Knightley 1483–1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1483

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England

Death Date: 30 March 1538

Death Location: Upton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Richard Knightley

Mother: Johanna Skenard

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In 1483, Sir Richard Knightley entered the world in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England, born to Richard Knightley And Johanna Skenard. Sir Richard Knightley passed away in 1538 in Upton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1483, Sir Richard Knightley entered the world in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England, born to Richard Knightley And Johanna Skenard.
  • Sir Richard Knightley passed away in 1538 in Upton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England.

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Sir Knightley's Ancestors

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Sir Knightley
1483–1538
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Parents
Richard Knightley
1455–1534
Fawsley, Nottinghamshire
Johanna Skenard
1460–1535
Alderton, Northamptonshire
Grandparents
Sir (Henry Skenard) (Skynnerton)
1435–1480
Alderton,,Northamptonshire,England
Lady (Margery) Harwedon
1439–1492
Hampton, Buckinghamshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1483
1483
Birth of Sir Richard Knightley in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
1538
30 March 1538
Age 55
Death of Sir Richard Knightley in Upton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Upton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1483
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 March 1538
    Event Place: Upton, Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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