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William Knyvett Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Burgess of Melcombe, Bletchingley, & Grantham, Constable of Rising Castle 1441–1515 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1441

Birth Location: Buckenham Castle (Norfolk) England

Death Date: 25 November 1515

Death Location: Wymondham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England

Father: John Knyvett

Mother: Elizabeth Clifton

Spouse(s): Alice Grey, Joan Stafford

Children(s): Edmund Knyvett, Agnes Knyvett, Charles Knyvett

The story of William Knyvett Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Burgess of Melcombe, Bletchingley, & Grantham, Constable of Rising Castle began in 1441 in Buckenham Castle (Norfolk) England. William Knyvett Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Burgess of Melcombe, Bletchingley, & Grantham, Constable of Rising Castle married Alice Lynn De Grey, Joan Stafford, and had children including Agnes Knyvett, Charles Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett. William Knyvett Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Burgess of Melcombe, Bletchingley, & Grantham, Constable of Rising Castle passed away in 1515 in Wymondham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

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  • The story of William Knyvett Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Burgess of Melcombe, Bletchingley, & Grantham, Constable of Rising Castle began in 1441 in Buckenham Castle (Norfolk) England.
  • William Knyvett Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Burgess of Melcombe, Bletchingley, & Grantham, Constable of Rising Castle married Alice Lynn De Grey, Joan Stafford, and had children including Agnes Knyvett, Charles Knyvett, Edmund Knyvett.
  • William Knyvett Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Burgess of Melcombe, Bletchingley, & Grantham, Constable of Rising Castle passed away in 1515 in Wymondham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Castle's Ancestors

Self
William Castle
1441–1515
Birth Place: Buckenham Castle (Norfolk) England
Parents
John Knyvett
1395–1445
Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Clifton
1392–1441
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John Knyvett
1394–1418
Southwick, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Joan (de) Bottetourte
1356–1417
England
Constantine (2nd Baron Clifton de) Clifton
1372–1395
Buckenham, Norfolk, England
Margaret (Baroness de Clifton) Howard
1376–1434
Wiggenhall St Germans, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Howard
1336–1389
Margaret Scales
1339–1416
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Castle's Descendants

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William (Knyvett Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Burgess of Melcombe, Bletchingley, & Grantham, Constable of Rising) Castle (1441–25 November 1515) m. Alice (Lynn de) Grey (1442–4 April 1474) m. Joan Stafford (1442–1484)
  1. 1. Edmund Knyvett 1462–1504 m. Eleanor (Duchess Bourchier) Tyrell 1461–1514
    1. 1. Anne (St) Leger 1475–1559
    2. 2. Edmund Knyvett 1490–1546 m. Sarah (Ann) Shelton 1497–1563
      1. 1. Thomas Knyvet 1528–1569
        1. 1. Thomas Knyvet 1558–1594
        2. 2. Henry Knyvett 1566–1594
        3. 3. John Knyvett 1568–1594
    3. 3. Sir (Thomas) Knyvett 1485–1512
  2. 2. Agnes Knyvett 1474–1540
  3. 3. Charles Knyvett 1480–1528 m. Anne Lacy 1490–1562

William Castle's Timeline

2 Records

1441
1441
Birth of William Knyvett Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Burgess of Melcombe, Bletchingley, & Grantham, Constable of Rising Castle in Buckenham Castle (Norfolk) England
Buckenham Castle (Norfolk) England
1515
25 November 1515
Age 74
Death of William Knyvett Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Burgess of Melcombe, Bletchingley, & Grantham, Constable of Rising Castle in Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England
Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1441
    Event Place: Buckenham Castle (Norfolk) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 1515
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wymondham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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