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Sir Thomas James Knyvett 1545–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Escrisk, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 27 Jul 1622

Death Location: Stanwell, Middlesex, England

Father: Henry I

Mother: Anne Pickering

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hayward

Children(s): Dorothy Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvet

The story of Sir Thomas James Knyvett began in 1545 in Escrisk, Yorkshire, England. Sir Thomas James Knyvett married Elizabeth Hayward, and had children including Dorothy Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvet. Sir Thomas James Knyvett passed away in 1622 in Stanwell, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas James Knyvett began in 1545 in Escrisk, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir Thomas James Knyvett married Elizabeth Hayward, and had children including Dorothy Knyvett, Elizabeth Knyvet.
  • Sir Thomas James Knyvett passed away in 1622 in Stanwell, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Knyvett's Ancestors

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Sir Knyvett
1545–1622
Birth Place: Escrisk, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Knyvett I
1510–1547
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Anne Pickering
1514–1583
Of, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Knyvett
1482–1512
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Lady (Muriel Howard, Viscountess Lisle: (of Buckenham) Castle)
1486–1512
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Christopher Pickering
1506–1597
, , , England
Jane Lewknor
1506–
, Sussex, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knyvett
1462–1528
Eleanor Tyrrell
1466–1514
Thomas Norfolk
1443–1524
Elizabeth Norfolk
1446–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Norfolk
1420–1485
Katherine Moleyns
1424–1465
Sir Tilney
1420–1497
Elizabeth Cheney
1421–1473

Sir Knyvett's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas James) Knyvett (1545–27 Jul 1622) m. Elizabeth Hayward (1543–June 1622)
  1. 1. Dorothy Knyvett 1570–1622
  2. 2. Elizabeth Knyvet 1601–1653

Sir Knyvett's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Sir Thomas James Knyvett in Escrisk, Yorkshire, England
Escrisk, Yorkshire, England
1622
27 Jul 1622
Age 77
Death of Sir Thomas James Knyvett in Stanwell, Middlesex, England
Stanwell, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Escrisk, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1622
    Event Place: Stanwell, Middlesex, England

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