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Thomas Knollys 1554–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Rotherfield Grey Castle, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 21 Aug 1596

Death Location: Rotherfield Grey Castle, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Sir Wa

Mother: Mary Boleyn)

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Thomas Knollys was born in 1554 in Rotherfield Grey Castle, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Sir Francis The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff Of Hampshire Statesman English Courtier Privy Councillor 2Nd Lord Of La Warr Custodian Of Wa And Mary Catherine Carey Child Of Henry Viii And Catheribe Boleyn. Thomas Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Grey Castle, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Knollys was born in 1554 in Rotherfield Grey Castle, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Sir Francis The Elder Knollys Knight Of The Garter Sheriff Of Hampshire Statesman English Courtier Privy Councillor 2Nd Lord Of La Warr Custodian Of Wa And Mary Catherine Carey Child Of Henry Viii And Catheribe Boleyn.
  • Thomas Knollys passed away in 1596 in Rotherfield Grey Castle, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wa
1514–1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
SW
Mary Boleyn)
1518–1568
Birth Location: Chilton, Wiltshire, England
MB

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Children(s)

Thomas Knollys's Ancestors

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Thomas Knollys
1554–1596
Birth Place: Rotherfield Grey Castle, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Francis "The Elder" Knollys (Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La Warr, Custodian of Wa
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (Catherine Carey (Child of Henry VIII and Catheribe) Boleyn)
1518–1568
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Knollys) II
1481–1521
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Katherine Lettice) Pennyston
1485–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Henry (Viii) Tudor
1491–1528
Greenwich Palace, Greenwich, Kent, England
Mary (Catherine Countess of Wiltshire Boleyn Royal Mistress To King) Henry
1504–1534
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert I
1484–
Sir Peniston
1446–1506
Alice Bulstrode
1451–1557
Sir Tudor
1457–1509
Elizabeth England)
1466–1503
Sir of
1444–1471
Lady Sussex)
1480–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret d'Oyley
1593–1634
Edmund England)
1431–1456
Margaret Jorkietė
1443–1509
King Plantagenet
1441–1483
Elizabeth England)
1437–1492
Sir London)
1450–1505
Margaretha Butler
1455–1537
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Lady Saye
1446–1497

Thomas Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1554
1554
Birth of Thomas Knollys in Rotherfield Grey Castle, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Grey Castle, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, England
1596
21 Aug 1596
Age 42
Death of Thomas Knollys in Rotherfield Grey Castle, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Grey Castle, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Rotherfield Grey Castle, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1596
    Event Place: Rotherfield Grey Castle, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index
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