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Sir Francis Knollys 1514–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1596

Death Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sir Knolles

Mother: Lady Pennyston

Spouse(s): Lady Carey, Lady Chamber,

Children(s): Sir Knollys

In 1514, Sir Francis Knollys entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Robert Ii Knolles And Lady Katherine Pennyston. Sir Francis Knollys married Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber, Lady Mary Katherine Carey, and had children including Elizabeth Knollys, Sir Henry Knollys. Sir Francis Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1514, Sir Francis Knollys entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England, born to Sir Robert Ii Knolles And Lady Katherine Pennyston.
  • Sir Francis Knollys married Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber, Lady Mary Katherine Carey, and had children including Elizabeth Knollys, Sir Henry Knollys.
  • Sir Francis Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Sir Knollys's Ancestors

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Sir Knollys
1514–1596
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert II Knolles
1481–1521
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Katherine) Pennyston
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert A) Knolles
1440–1499
More, Manor, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Joan de) Troutbeck
1452–1485
Dunham On Hill, Cheshire, England
Sir (Thomas) Peniston
1446–1506
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Alice Bulstrode
1451–1557
Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knollys's Descendants

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Sir (Francis) Knollys (1514–19 Jul 1596) m. Lady (Mary Katherine) Carey (19 May 1524–15 Jan 1569) m. Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey , Lady of The Queen's Privy) Chamber, (1522–15 January 1568)
  1. 1. Sir (Henry) Knollys 1542–1596 m. Lady (Margaret) Cave 1559–1606
    1. 1. Elizabeth Knollys 1579–1621 m. Sir (Henry) Willoughby 1579–1649

Sir Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1514
1514
Birth of Sir Francis Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
1596
19 Jul 1596
Age 82
Death of Sir Francis Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 275

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1596
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 275

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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