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William de Knightley 1378 – 1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1378

Birth Location: Apley, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 JAN 1460

Death Location: Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Knightley

Mother: Ellen Molyneux

Spouse(s): Anna Charlton

Children(s): Thomas Charlton, Robert Charlton

In 1378, William de Knightley entered the world in Apley, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard De Knightley and Ellen de Molyneux. William de Knightley married Anna De Charlton, and had children including Thomas Knightley Charlton, Robert Charlton. William de Knightley passed away in 1460 in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1378, William de Knightley entered the world in Apley, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard De Knightley and Ellen de Molyneux.
  • William de Knightley married Anna De Charlton, and had children including Thomas Knightley Charlton, Robert Charlton.
  • William de Knightley passed away in 1460 in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Knightley's Ancestors

Self
William Knightley
1378 – 1460
Birth Place: Apley, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard De Knightley
1335 – 1384
Knightley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen (de) Molyneux
1335 – 1380
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (de) Knightley
1325 –
Knightley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Nichole
1317 –
Knightley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Richard (de) Molyneux
1285 – 1363
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Joan (Haydock Heiress of) Bradley
1287 – 1361
Sefton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Molyneux
1312 – 1358
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Molyneux
1285 – 1363
Joan Bradley
1287 – 1361

William Knightley's Descendants

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William (de) Knightley (1378 – 4 JAN 1460) m. Anna (De) Charlton (1380 – 1399)
  1. 1. Thomas (Knightley) Charlton (30 MAR 1394 – 4 JAN 1460) m. Elizabeth Francis (ABT 1396 – 1430)
    1. 1. Thomas Charlton (ABT 1417 – )
    2. 2. Joan Charlton (1420 – 1503) m. William Freville (1420 – 1481)
      1. 1. Robert Freville (1448 – 1521) m. Rose Peyton (1446 – 31 MAY 1529)
        1. 1. Anne (Thomasine Margaret) Freville (1478 – 1540) m. Christopher Burgoyne (1474 – 1540)
        2. 2. George (Freville,) MP (1495 – MAY 1579)
    3. 3. Robert Charlton (ABT 1422 – 1473) m. Agnes Mary (ABT 1425 – )
      1. 1. Richard Charlton (1450 – 1522) m. Elizabeth Mainwaring (ABT 1452 – 1525)
        1. 1. Anne Charlton (1472 – 1560) m. Francis Yonge (1462 – 31 MAR 1553)
        2. 2. William Charlton (1480 – ) m. Anne Horde (1483 – 7 JUL 1524)
        3. 3. Richard Charlton (1485 – ) m. Eyton (1500 – )
        4. 4. Richard Charlton (1550 – ) m. Grace Friend (1552 – ) m. <Living>
    4. 4. Robert Charlton (1430 – ABT 1471) m. Mary Dudley (1418 – 1471)
      1. 1. Richard Charlton (1450 – 1522) m. Elizabeth Mainwaring (ABT 1452 – 1525)
        1. 1. Anne Charlton (1482 – 1560) m. Randall Grosvenor (1482 – BEF 3 MAR 1560)
      2. 2. Agnes Charlton (ABT 1451 – ) m. Thomas Bouchier (ABT 1447 – 3 SEP 1512) m. William Bowditch (ABT 1444 – )
      3. 3. Margaret Charlton m. William Steventon (ABT 1400 – )
      4. 4. Anne Charlton (1460 – 23 AUG 1507) m. Francis Young (1462 – 31 MAR 1533)
    5. 5. Richard (De) Charlton m. Mary Corbet
  2. 2. Robert Charlton (1416 – 1471)

William Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1378
1378
Birth of William de Knightley in Apley, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Apley, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1460
4 JAN 1460
Age 82
Death of William de Knightley in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1378
    Event Place: Apley, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1460
    Event Place: Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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