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Sir Robert Knollys 1545–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Reading, Berkshire, England

Death Date: January 1619

Death Location: West Harling, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Father: Francis I

Mother: Catherine Knollys

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Vaux, Catherine Vaughn

Children(s): Lettice Gawdy

The story of Sir Robert Knollys began in 1545 in Reading, Berkshire, England. Sir Robert Knollys married Catherine Vaughn, Elizabeth Vaux, and had children including Lettice Gawdy. Sir Robert Knollys passed away in 1619 in West Harling, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Robert Knollys began in 1545 in Reading, Berkshire, England.
  • Sir Robert Knollys married Catherine Vaughn, Elizabeth Vaux, and had children including Lettice Gawdy.
  • Sir Robert Knollys passed away in 1619 in West Harling, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis I
1514–1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
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Catherine Knollys
1524–1569
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Vaux
1586–1658
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
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Catherine Vaughn
1552–
Birth Location: Porthamel, Brecknockshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Lettice Gawdy
1589–1630
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys Manor, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Knollys's Ancestors

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Sir Knollys
1545–1619
Birth Place: Reading, Berkshire, England
Parents
Francis Knollys I
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Catherine Knollys
1524–1569
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knollys's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Knollys (1545–January 1619) m. Elizabeth Vaux (11 August 1586–17 April 1658) m. Catherine Vaughn (1552–)
  1. 1. Lettice Gawdy 1589–1630 m. Framlingham Gawdy 1589–1655
    1. 1. Anne Gawdy 1616–1622
    2. 2. Bassingbourne Gawdy 1614–
    3. 3. Charles Gawdy 1618–
    4. 4. Framlingham Gawdy 1613–
    5. 5. Lettice Gawdy 1622–1622
    6. 6. Robert Gawdy 1620–
    7. 7. Thomas Gawdy 1617–
    8. 8. William Gawdy 1612–1669

Sir Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Sir Robert Knollys in Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading, Berkshire, England
1619
January 1619
Age 74
Death of Sir Robert Knollys in London, London, England
London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1619
    Event Place: London, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Harling, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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