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Sir Francis Knowles 1514–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Grays, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1596

Death Location: Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Robert Knollys

Mother: Lettice Pennyston

Spouse(s): Lady Knollys

Children(s):

In 1514, Sir Francis Knowles entered the world in Grays, Oxfordshire, England, born to Robert Knollys And Lettice Pennyston. Sir Francis Knowles married Lady Mary Catherine Carey Knollys. Sir Francis Knowles passed away in 1596 in Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1514, Sir Francis Knowles entered the world in Grays, Oxfordshire, England, born to Robert Knollys And Lettice Pennyston.
  • Sir Francis Knowles married Lady Mary Catherine Carey Knollys.
  • Sir Francis Knowles passed away in 1596 in Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England.

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Sir Knowles's Ancestors

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Sir Knowles
1514–1596
Birth Place: Grays, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Robert Knollys
1481–1520
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Lettice Pennyston
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1451–1458
North, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Troutbeck
1452–1458
Dunham, Cheshire, England
Thomas Peniston
1446–1506
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Alice Bulstrode
1451–1557
Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knollys
1425–1485
Margaret Doyley
1429–1449
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knollys
1390–1445
Isabell Knollys
1380–1461

Sir Knowles's Timeline

3 Records

1514
1514
Birth of Sir Francis Knowles in Grays, Oxfordshire, England
Grays, Oxfordshire, England
1596
18 Aug 1596
Age 82
Death of Sir Francis Knowles in Grays, Oxfordshire, England
Grays, Oxfordshire, England
1596
19 Jul 1596
Age 82
Death of Sir Francis Knowles in Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Grays, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1596
    Event Place: Grays, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1596
    Event Place: Rotherford Greys, Oxfordshire, England

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