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William de Knightley 1378 – 1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1378

Birth Location: Apley Castle, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 4 Jan 1460

Death Location: England

Father: Richard Knightley

Mother: Ellen Chaunceaux

Spouse(s): Anna Charlton

Children(s): Thomas Charlton

In 1378, William de Knightley entered the world in Apley Castle, Shropshire, England, born to Richard de Knightley and Ellen de Chaunceaux. William de Knightley married Anna de Charlton, and had children including Thomas DeKnightly Charlton. William de Knightley passed away in 1460 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1378, William de Knightley entered the world in Apley Castle, Shropshire, England, born to Richard de Knightley and Ellen de Chaunceaux.
  • William de Knightley married Anna de Charlton, and had children including Thomas DeKnightly Charlton.
  • William de Knightley passed away in 1460 in England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Knightley's Ancestors

Self
William Knightley
1378 – 1460
Birth Place: Apley Castle, Shropshire, England
Parents
Richard de Knightley
1335 – 1364
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Ellen (de) Chaunceaux
1340 –
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John (De) Knightley
1314 – 1391
1676305, Staffordshire, England
Nichole Knightley
1318 – 1340
1676305, Staffordshire, England
Nicholas (de) Chaunceaux
1320 –
Upton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knightley
1284 – 1326
Alice DOyley
1288 – 1349
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Knightley's Descendants

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William (de) Knightley (1378 – 4 Jan 1460) m. Anna (de) Charlton (1380 – 1399)
  1. 1. Thomas (DeKnightly) Charlton (30 Mar 1394 – 4 Jan 1460) m. Elizabeth Francis (1396 – 1430)
    1. 1. Robert Charlton (1430 – 1471) m. Mary Corbet (1418 – 1471)
      1. 1. Richard Charlton (1450 – 1522) m. Anne Mainwaring (1452 – 1525)
        1. 1. Anne Charlton (1482 – 1560) m. Randall Grosvenor (1480 – 1559)

William Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1378
1378
Birth of William de Knightley in Apley Castle, Shropshire, England
Apley Castle, Shropshire, England
1460
4 Jan 1460
Age 82
Death of William de Knightley in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1378
    Event Place: Apley Castle, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1460
    Event Place: England

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