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Sir Robert Knowles 1545–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1545

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire (or Reading, Berkshire), England

Death Date: 25 May 1632

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Plymout

Mother: Lady VIII

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Sir Robert Knowles began in 1545 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire (or Reading, Berkshire), England. Sir Robert Knowles passed away in 1632 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Robert Knowles began in 1545 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire (or Reading, Berkshire), England.
  • Sir Robert Knowles passed away in 1632 in London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Plymout
1514–1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
SP
Lady VIII
1524–1568
Birth Location: Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
LV

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Knowles's Ancestors

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Sir Knowles
1545–1632
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire (or Reading, Berkshire), England
Parents
Sir Lord Francis I "The Elder" Knollys, KG, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La War, Custodian of Wallingford Castle, High Treasurer of The Royal Household, Member of Parliament, Governor of Plymout
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber, Chief Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting) Possibly daughter of King Henry) VIII
1524–1568
Rotherfield Grey, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Carey, Esq) (Knight)
1495–1528
Clovelly Court, Clovelly, Devonshire, England
Mary (Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress to King Henry) VIII
1499–1543
Blickling Hall, Hever Castle, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Parliament
1477–1539
Elizabeth, Howard
1486–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Boleyn
1451–1505
Lady Ormond
1454–1537

Sir Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1545
abt 1545
Birth of Sir Robert Knowles in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire (or Reading, Berkshire), England
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire (or Reading, Berkshire), England
1632
25 May 1632
Age 87
Death of Sir Robert Knowles in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1545
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire (or Reading, Berkshire), England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1632
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
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