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Sir Richard Knollys 1550–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 2 Jul 1610

Death Location: Worcestershire

Father: Sir Knollys

Mother: Lady Knollys

Spouse(s): Joan Heigham

Children(s): Richard Knowles

The story of Sir Richard Knollys began in 1550 in Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, England. Sir Richard Knollys married Joan Heigham, and had children including Richard Knowles. Sir Richard Knollys passed away in 1610 in Worcestershire.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Knollys began in 1550 in Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Sir Richard Knollys married Joan Heigham, and had children including Richard Knowles.
  • Sir Richard Knollys passed away in 1610 in Worcestershire.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Knollys's Ancestors

Self
Sir Knollys
1550–1610
Birth Place: Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Francis Bart Knollys
1514–1596
Grays, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Catherine Carey) Knollys
1524–1568
Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Carey
1495–1528
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Mary Boleyn
1504–1534
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Carey
1465–1548
Margaret Spencer
1472–1501
Sir Wiltshire
1477–1539
Elizabeth Howard
1486–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Carey
1437–1471
Alice Fulford
1443–1460
William Boleyn
1484–1505
Margaret Butler
1465–1537

Sir Knollys's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Knollys (1550–2 Jul 1610) m. Joan Heigham (1548–17 Jun 1633)
  1. 1. Richard Knowles 1565–1622 m. Margaret Hopkinson 1575–1622
    1. 1. James Knowles 1616–1677 m. Elizabeth Isherwood 1616–
      1. 1. Thomas Knowles 1643–1684 m. Agnes Hoarth 1661–1684
        1. 1. Edmund Knowles 1685–1762 m. Elizabeth Mercer 1692–1762

Sir Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Sir Richard Knollys in Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
1610
2 Jul 1610
Age 60
Death of Sir Richard Knollys in Alcester, Worcestershire, England
Alcester, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Jul [1570]
    Event Place: Alcester, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Extracted Parish Records
    [2] Worcestershire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1610
    Event Place: Alcester, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Worcestershire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alcester, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Worcestershire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Worcestershire
    Record Source: Worcestershire, England, Extracted Parish Records

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