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Sir Knight William Knyvett 1440–1515 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 2 Feb 1515

Death Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Knyvet

Mother: Lady Lynne

Spouse(s): Alice Grey, Joan Stafford, Joane Courtney, Eleanor Tyrelle, Eleanor Tyrrell

Children(s): Edmund Sir

Sir Knight William Knyvett was born in 1440 in Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir John Knyvet And Lady Alice Lynne. Sir Knight William Knyvett married Alice Grey, Eleanor Tyrelle, Eleanor Tyrrell, Joan Viscountess Beaumont Stafford, Joane Courtney, and had children including Edmund Knyvett Sir. Sir Knight William Knyvett passed away in 1515 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight William Knyvett was born in 1440 in Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir John Knyvet And Lady Alice Lynne.
  • Sir Knight William Knyvett married Alice Grey, Eleanor Tyrelle, Eleanor Tyrrell, Joan Viscountess Beaumont Stafford, Joane Courtney, and had children including Edmund Knyvett Sir.
  • Sir Knight William Knyvett passed away in 1515 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knyvet
1412–1491
Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
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Lady Lynne
1416–1474
Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, , England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Grey
1415–1474
Birth Location: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
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Joan Stafford
1442–1484
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England
JS
Joane Courtney
1434–1528
Birth Location: Okehampton, Devon, England
JC
Eleanor Tyrelle
1465–1514
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
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Eleanor Tyrrell
1465–1514
Birth Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Edmund Sir
1462–1528
Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
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Sir Knyvett's Ancestors

Self
Sir Knyvett
1440–1515
Birth Place: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir John Knyvet
1412–1491
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Lady (Alice) Lynne
1416–1474
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, , England
Grandparents
John Knyvet
1322–1381
Northamptonshire, England
Alianore Basset
1325–1388
Weldon, Northamptonshire, , England
WILLIAM LYNNE
1394–1421
Southwick, Northamptonshire, England
ALICE STOKES
1397–
Oundle, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knyvett's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William) Knyvett (1440–2 Feb 1515) m. Alice Grey (1415–4 Apr 1474) m. Joan (Viscountess Beaumont) Stafford (1442–1484) m. Joane Courtney (1434–1528) m. Eleanor Tyrelle (1465–Apr 1514) m. Eleanor Tyrrell (1465–Apr 1514)
  1. 1. Edmund (Knyvett,) Sir 1462–1528 m. Joan (Lady Beaumont De) Stafford 1442–1515 m. Anne Knyvett 1468–1540 m. Eleanor Tyrrell 1466–1514
    1. 1. Edmund (Knyvett, Porter to Henry) VIII 1484–1546 m. Jane Bourchier 1490–1562 m. Jane Bourchier 1486–1561 m. Jane Bourchier 1480–1501
      1. 1. Anne (Bouchier) Knyvett 1509–1595 m. Richard Sears 1508–1540 m. Richard Sayer 1508–1540
        1. 1. JOHN (Bouchier) Sears 1528–1561 m. ELIZABETH Hawkins 1530–1595

Sir Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Sir Knight William Knyvett in Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
1515
2 Feb 1515
Age 75
Death of Sir Knight William Knyvett in Wymondham, Norfolk, England
Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1515
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolk, England
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