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Sir Henry Knyvett 1512–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 30 Mar 1547

Death Location: Stanwell, Spelthorne Borough, Surrey, England

Father: Thomas Knyvett

Mother: Muriel Howard

Spouse(s): Anne Pickering

Children(s): Henry Knyvett, Margaret Vavasour

Sir Henry Knyvett was born in 1512 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, the child of Thomas Knyvett And Muriel Howard. Sir Henry Knyvett married Anne Knyvett Pickering, and had children including Henry Knyvett, Margaret Vavasour. Sir Henry Knyvett passed away in 1547 in Stanwell, Spelthorne Borough, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Henry Knyvett was born in 1512 in Buckenham, Norfolk, England, the child of Thomas Knyvett And Muriel Howard.
  • Sir Henry Knyvett married Anne Knyvett Pickering, and had children including Henry Knyvett, Margaret Vavasour.
  • Sir Henry Knyvett passed away in 1547 in Stanwell, Spelthorne Borough, Surrey, England.

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Sir Knyvett's Ancestors

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Sir Knyvett
1512–1547
Birth Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Thomas Knyvett
1482–1512
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Muriel Howard
1486–1512
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
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Sir Knyvett's Descendants

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Sir (Henry) Knyvett (1512–30 Mar 1547) m. Anne (Knyvett) Pickering (1514–28 April 1582)
  1. 1. Henry Knyvett 1539–1598 m. Elizabeth Stumpe 1524–1587
    1. 1. Catherine Knyvett 1564–1633 m. THOMAS Howard 1561–1626
      1. 1. Theophilus (Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, 2nd Baron Howard of) Walden 1584–1640 m. Elisabeth (Home of) Dunbar 1599–1633
        1. 1. Frances Howard 1633– m. Edward (II van Villiers Viscount Grandison van) Limerick 1620–1689
        2. 2. George Howard 1625–1691
        3. 3. Elisabeth Howard 1623–1705
        4. 4. Henry Howard 1627–1709
      2. 2. Frances Howard 1590–1632
      3. 3. Robert Howard 1585–1653
      4. 4. Edward Howard –1675
      5. 5. Katherine Cecil –1673
      6. 6. William Howard 1599–1672
    2. 2. Thomas Knyvett 1558–1594
  2. 2. Margaret Vavasour 1537–1570

Sir Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Sir Henry Knyvett in Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
1547
30 Mar 1547
Age 35
Death of Sir Henry Knyvett in East Horsley, Surrey, England
East Horsley, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Buckenham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1547
    Event Place: East Horsley, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stanwell, Spelthorne Borough, Surrey, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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