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Sir Robert Knollys 1481–1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1481

Birth Location: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 June 1521

Death Location: Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Robert Knollys

Mother: Elizabeth Knollys

Spouse(s): Lettice Penistone

Children(s): Sir Knollys

Sir Robert Knollys was born in 1481 in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Knollys And Elizabeth Knollys. Sir Robert Knollys married Lettice Penistone, and had children including Sir Francis Knollys. Sir Robert Knollys passed away in 1521 in Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Knollys was born in 1481 in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Knollys And Elizabeth Knollys.
  • Sir Robert Knollys married Lettice Penistone, and had children including Sir Francis Knollys.
  • Sir Robert Knollys passed away in 1521 in Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Sir Knollys's Ancestors

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Sir Knollys
1481–1521
Birth Place: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Knollys
1449–1521
north mymms, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Knollys
1435–
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Knollys
1402–1485
north mymms, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret d'Oyley
1405–1449
Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knollys
1350–1435
Jane Raleigh
1343–1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knollys's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Knollys (1481–19 June 1521) m. Lettice Penistone (1485–11 June 1557)
  1. 1. Sir (Francis) Knollys 1514–1596 m. Mary (Katherine) Carey 1524–1569

Sir Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1481
1481
Birth of Sir Robert Knollys in Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1521
19 June 1521
Age 40
Death of Sir Robert Knollys in Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1481
    Event Place: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 June 1521
    Event Place: Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

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