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Thomas I Sr, Sir Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Warden General of Northern Marshes KB KG Knight 1443–1524 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 February 1443

Birth Location: Stoke Newland, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 21 May 1524

Death Location: Thetford, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Suffolk.)

Mother: Lady Norfolk

Spouse(s): Lady Anne, Agnes, Howard

Children(s): Lord Howard", Elizabeth Boleyn, William Admir, Thomas Knight, Katherine Howard, Anne Vere, Muriel Knyvet, Elizabeth Radclyffe, Thomas Ashwell,, Elizabeth, Boleyn, Edward, sea, Muriel, Howard, Baron Effingham

In 1443, Thomas I Sr, Sir Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Warden General of Northern Marshes KB KG Knight entered the world in Stoke Newland, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Knight Of The Garter John 1St Duke Of Norfolk Baron Howard Earl Marshal Howard Lord Admiral Lord High Steward Treasurer Of The Royal Household Constable Of Norwich And Colchester And High Sheriff Of Norfolk And Suffolk And Lady Catherine De Moleyns Duchess Of Norfolk. Thomas I Sr, Sir Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Warden General of Northern Marshes KB KG Knight married Agnes Lady Tilney Duchess Of Norfolk Married Howard, Lady Elizabeth Tilney Countess Of Surrey Godmother To Princess Margaret Tudor Grandmother Of Anne, and had children including Anne Howard Countess Of Oxford Married De Vere, Baron William Howard Of Effingham, Edward Sir Howard Admiral Of England Standard Bearer To King Henry Viii Kg Drowned At Sea, Elizabeth Lady Howard Countess Wiltshire And Ormonde Married Radcliffe And Boleyn Mother Of Queen Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth Boleyn, Elizabeth Radclyffe, Katherine Howard, Lord Edmund Howard Father Of King Henry Viii S Fifth Queen Katherine Howard, Muriel Lady Howard, Muriel Knyvet, Thomas Ii Sir Howard 3Rd Lord Duke Of Norfolk Lord Ashwell, Thomas Ii 2 Sir Howard Earl Of Surrey 3Rd Lord Duke Norfolk Kg Knight, William Howard Earl Marshal Of England Lord Chamberlain Of England Lord Privy Seal 1St Baron Of Effingham Lord Admir. Thomas I Sr, Sir Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Warden General of Northern Marshes KB KG Knight passed away in 1524 in Thetford, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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  • In 1443, Thomas I Sr, Sir Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Warden General of Northern Marshes KB KG Knight entered the world in Stoke Newland, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Knight Of The Garter John 1St Duke Of Norfolk Baron Howard Earl Marshal Howard Lord Admiral Lord High Steward Treasurer Of The Royal Household Constable Of Norwich And Colchester And High Sheriff Of Norfolk And Suffolk And Lady Catherine De Moleyns Duchess Of Norfolk.
  • Thomas I Sr, Sir Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Warden General of Northern Marshes KB KG Knight married Agnes Lady Tilney Duchess Of Norfolk Married Howard, Lady Elizabeth Tilney Countess Of Surrey Godmother To Princess Margaret Tudor Grandmother Of Anne, and had children including Anne Howard Countess Of Oxford Married De Vere, Baron William Howard Of Effingham, Edward Sir Howard Admiral Of England Standard Bearer To King Henry Viii Kg Drowned At Sea, Elizabeth Lady Howard Countess Wiltshire And Ormonde Married Radcliffe And Boleyn Mother Of Queen Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth Boleyn, Elizabeth Radclyffe, Katherine Howard, Lord Edmund Howard Father Of King Henry Viii S Fifth Queen Katherine Howard, Muriel Lady Howard, Muriel Knyvet, Thomas Ii Sir Howard 3Rd Lord Duke Of Norfolk Lord Ashwell, Thomas Ii 2 Sir Howard Earl Of Surrey 3Rd Lord Duke Norfolk Kg Knight, William Howard Earl Marshal Of England Lord Chamberlain Of England Lord Privy Seal 1St Baron Of Effingham Lord Admir.
  • Thomas I Sr, Sir Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Warden General of Northern Marshes KB KG Knight passed away in 1524 in Thetford, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England.

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Thomas Knight's Ancestors

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Thomas Knight
1443–1524
Birth Place: Stoke Newland, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir "Knight of the Garter" JOHN, 1st Duke of Norfolk, Baron Howard (Earl Marshal, Howard Lord Admiral,Lord High Steward,Treasurer of the Royal Household,Constable of Norwich and Colchester, and High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk.)
1422–1477
Halsham, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Catherine de Moleyns, Duchess of) Norfolk
1424–1465
Of, Stoke Pogis, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
John (Sir Constable van) Halsham
1380–1450
Halsham, Yorkshire
Margaretha (van) Umfreville
1385–1444
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland
William Moleyns
1377–1425
St Stephen's, London, Middlesex, England
Margery (Whalesborough Baroness) Moleyns
1381–1439
Of, London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Umfreville
1345–1387
Agnes Grey
1360–1429
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Knight's Descendants

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Thomas (I Sr, Sir Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Warden General of Northern Marshes KB KG) Knight (1 February 1443–21 May 1524) m. Lady (ELIZABETH TILNEY, Countess of Surrey Godmother to Princess Margaret Tudor. Grandmother of) Anne (Apr 1447–4 April 1497) m. Agnes, (Lady Tilney Duchess of Norfolk, married) Howard (1480–31 May 1545)
  1. 1. Lord (Edmund HOWARD "Father of King Henry VIII's fifth Queen Katherine) Howard" 1479–1539 m. Elisabeth (Countess of Surry and Duchess of Norfolk Tilney Bourchier Howard (Grandmother to ANN BOYLEN and KATHERINE HOWARD 2nd and 5th wives of Henry) VIII) 1477–1545 m. Lady (Jocasta (Joyce) Oxon Hoath Culpepper) Howard 1481–1531
    1. 1. Charles Howard 1500–1506
    2. 2. George Howard 1516–1575
    3. 3. Charles Howard 1517–1615
    4. 4. Joyce Howard 1519–1536
    5. 5. Isabel Howard 1523–1572
    6. 6. Mary Howard 1499–1504
  2. 2. Elizabeth Boleyn 1480–1538
  3. 3. William (Howard, Earl Marshal of England, Lord Chamberlain of England, Lord Privy Seal, 1st Baron of Effingham, Lord) Admir 1510–1573
  4. 4. Thomas (II 2, Sir Howard, Earl of Surrey, 3rd Lord Duke Norfolk KG,) Knight 1473–1554
  5. 5. Katherine Howard 1508–1542
  6. 6. Anne (Howard, Countess of Oxford, married de) Vere 1514–1559
  7. 7. Muriel Knyvet 1485–1511
  8. 8. Elizabeth Radclyffe –1534
  9. 9. Thomas (II, Sir Howard, 3rd Lord Duke of Norfolk, Lord) Ashwell, 1512–1537
  10. 10. Elizabeth, (Lady Howard, Countess Wiltshire and Ormonde, married Radcliffe and Boleyn mother of Queen Anne) Boleyn 1486–1538
  11. 11. Edward, (Sir Howard, Admiral of England, Standard Bearer to King Henry VIII KG, drowned at) sea 1477–1513
  12. 12. Muriel, (Lady) Howard 1486–1512
  13. 13. Baron (William Howard of) Effingham 1510–1573

Thomas Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1443
1 February 1443
Birth of Thomas I Sr, Sir Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Warden General of Northern Marshes KB KG Knight in Stoke Newland, Suffolk, England
Stoke Newland, Suffolk, England
1524
21 May 1524
Age 81
Death of Thomas I Sr, Sir Howard, 1st Earl of Surrey, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Warden General of Northern Marshes KB KG Knight in Framlingham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
Framlingham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 February 1443
    Event Place: Stoke Newland, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 62
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1524
    Event Place: Framlingham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 10; Page: 62
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thetford, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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