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William Augustus Lawrence II, Sir, Knight 1532–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 21 March 1585

Death Location: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England

Father: WILLIAM Huntingdonshire"

Mother: Cicely Steward

Spouse(s): Lady Beaumont, Joan Heighton

Children(s): Alice Lawrence, Sir Lawrence, Lady Manor, William Lawrence, Stephen Lawrence, Agnes Lawrence, Robert Lawrence, Lady Lawrence, Joane (Furstenden)

The story of William Augustus Lawrence II, Sir, Knight began in 1532 in St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England. William Augustus Lawrence II, Sir, Knight married Joan Heighton, Lady Katherine Beaumont, Margt Brown, and had children including Agnes Lawrence, Alice Jakes Beaumont Lawrence, Joane Beaumont Lawrence Furstenden, Lady Margaret Lawrence Of Sibton Manor, Lady Maria Mary Lawrence, Robert Beaumont Lawrence, Sir John Lawrence, Stephen Lawrence, William Frances Lawrence. William Augustus Lawrence II, Sir, Knight passed away in 1585 in St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Augustus Lawrence II, Sir, Knight began in 1532 in St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England.
  • William Augustus Lawrence II, Sir, Knight married Joan Heighton, Lady Katherine Beaumont, Margt Brown, and had children including Agnes Lawrence, Alice Jakes Beaumont Lawrence, Joane Beaumont Lawrence Furstenden, Lady Margaret Lawrence Of Sibton Manor, Lady Maria Mary Lawrence, Robert Beaumont Lawrence, Sir John Lawrence, Stephen Lawrence, William Frances Lawrence.
  • William Augustus Lawrence II, Sir, Knight passed away in 1585 in St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Knight's Ancestors

Self
William Knight
1532–1585
Birth Place: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
WILLIAM ARTHUR LAWRENCE "Sheriff of Cambridge & Huntingdonshire"
1493–1572
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Cicely Steward
1502–1584
Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Muffett
1490–1569
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Fanny (Augusta) Muffett
1490–
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Knight's Descendants

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William (Augustus Lawrence II, Sir,) Knight (1532–21 March 1585) m. Lady (Katherine) Beaumont (1532–10 Jul 1582) m. Joan Heighton (1554–1612)
  1. 1. Alice (Jakes Beaumont) Lawrence 1550–1617 m. Richard (Thomas) Jakes 1547–1607 m. John Bliss 1562–1617 m. John Hulings 1565–1639 m. William (Bliss) Sir 1560–1580 m. Thomas James 1554–1637
    1. 1. Aliciae Jakes 1562–1586 m. Georgius Stockinge 1556–1602
      1. 1. George (W) Stocking 1582–1683 m. Agnes (Anna) Green-Shotwell 1586–1673 m. Agnes (Anna) Greene 1586–1673
        1. 1. Samuel ((Deacon) "m. Bertha HOPKINS" STOCKING Sr I (*8GGF)) Conn-Conn 1620–1683
        2. 2. Sarah Stocking 1625–1712 m. Samuel Olcott 1625–1704 m. John (Nicolas) Richards 1631–1712
        3. 3. Elizabeth Stocking 1623–
      2. 2. Alicia Stocking 1585–1653
    2. 2. Frauncis (Lawrence) Jakes 1581–
    3. 3. Rafe (Lawrence) Jakes 1583–
    4. 4. John (Lawrence) Jakes 1580–1585
  2. 2. Sir (John) Lawrence 1562–1609
  3. 3. Lady (Margaret Lawrence of Sibton) Manor 1557–1621
  4. 4. William (Frances) Lawrence 1561–1597
  5. 5. Stephen Lawrence 1551–1578
  6. 6. Agnes Lawrence 1566–1598
  7. 7. Robert (Beaumont) Lawrence 1559–1584
  8. 8. Lady (Maria "Mary") Lawrence 1560–1622
  9. 9. Joane (Beaumont Lawrence) (Furstenden) 1549–1563

William Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of William Augustus Lawrence II, Sir, Knight in St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
1585
21 March 1585
Age 53
Death of William Augustus Lawrence II, Sir, Knight in St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1585
    Event Place: St Albans, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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