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William Knight 1542 – 1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Romsey, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 10 Jan 1630

Death Location: Romsey, Hampshire, England

Father: The Knight

Mother: Isabel Norton

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Children(s):

In 1542, William Knight entered the world in Romsey, Hampshire, England, born to The Sonne of John Knight Knight and Isabel Norton. William Knight passed away in 1630 in Romsey, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, William Knight entered the world in Romsey, Hampshire, England, born to The Sonne of John Knight Knight and Isabel Norton.
  • William Knight passed away in 1630 in Romsey, Hampshire, England.

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William Knight's Ancestors

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William Knight
1542 – 1630
Birth Place: Romsey, Hampshire, England
Parents
The Sonne of John Knight Knight
1500 – 1569
Brading, Isle of Wight
Isabel Norton
1505 – 1558
East Tisted, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Lord John 2 Mortimer -) Knight
1470 – 1550
Romsey Hampshire, England
Elizabeth (Maude) Smythes
1470 – 1555
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Richard Norton
1465 – 1536
East Tisted, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth ROTHERFIELD
1480 – 1565
Rotherfield, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Tresham
1488 – 1559
Lettice Penyston
1485 – 1558
William ROTHERFIELD
– 1488
Elizabeth DAWTRY
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rushton
1513 – 1546
John, Tresham
– 1521

William Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of William Knight in Romsey, Hampshire, England
Romsey, Hampshire, England
1630
10 Jan 1630
Age 88
Death of William Knight in Romsey, Hampshire, England
Romsey, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Romsey, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1630
    Event Place: Romsey, Hampshire, England

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