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Thomas Riches Lord Knight 1522–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: Swannington Hall, Swannington, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 3 May 1563

Death Location: Walcott, Norfolk, England

Father: Henry Richers

Mother: Mary Tillys

Spouse(s): Joane *

Children(s): Thomas Riches, Dorothy Riches, Joane Riches, John Riches, Robert Riches

The story of Thomas Riches Lord Knight began in 1522 in Swannington Hall, Swannington, Norfolk, England. Thomas Riches Lord Knight married Joane Peers, and had children including Dorothy Riches, Joane Riches, John Riches, Robert Riches, Thomas Riches. Thomas Riches Lord Knight passed away in 1563 in Walcott, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Riches Lord Knight began in 1522 in Swannington Hall, Swannington, Norfolk, England.
  • Thomas Riches Lord Knight married Joane Peers, and had children including Dorothy Riches, Joane Riches, John Riches, Robert Riches, Thomas Riches.
  • Thomas Riches Lord Knight passed away in 1563 in Walcott, Norfolk, England.

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Thomas Knight's Ancestors

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Thomas Knight
1522–1563
Birth Place: Swannington Hall, Swannington, Norfolk, England
Parents
Henry Richers
1500–1543
Swannington, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Mary Tillys
1504–1535
Runhall, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Knight's Descendants

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Thomas (Riches Lord) Knight (1522–3 May 1563) m. Joane (Peers) * (1525–abt 1574)
  1. 1. Thomas Riches 1550–1654 m. Anne Woolfe 1555–1635
    1. 1. William Riches 1580–1624 m. Margaret Wade 1590–1645
      1. 1. John Rich 1619–1688 m. Kathryn Watts 1620–1645
        1. 1. John Riches 1645–1706 m. Dorothy Stark 1676–1728
  2. 2. Dorothy Riches 1555–
  3. 3. Joane Riches 1552–
  4. 4. John Riches 1558–
  5. 5. Robert Riches 1556–

Thomas Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1522
1522
Birth of Thomas Riches Lord Knight in Swannington Hall, Swannington, Norfolk, England
Swannington Hall, Swannington, Norfolk, England
1563
3 May 1563
Age 41
Death of Thomas Riches Lord Knight in Runham, Norfolk, England
Runham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Swannington Hall, Swannington, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk: - Census of the Poor, 1570

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk: Nowich - Index To Wills, Consistory Court of Norwich, 1550-1603

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Runham, Norf., Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1563
    Event Place: Runham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walcott, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index

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