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William Knightley 1486–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 27 January 1548

Death Location: Marsham, Broadland District, Norfolk, England

Father: Thomas Knightley

Mother: Jane Shenard

Spouse(s): Ann Hare

Children(s): Winifred Knightley

William Knightley was born in 1486 in Staffordshire, England, the child of Thomas Knightley And Jane Shenard. William Knightley married Ann Hare, and had children including Winifred Knightley. William Knightley passed away in 1548 in Marsham, Broadland District, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • William Knightley was born in 1486 in Staffordshire, England, the child of Thomas Knightley And Jane Shenard.
  • William Knightley married Ann Hare, and had children including Winifred Knightley.
  • William Knightley passed away in 1548 in Marsham, Broadland District, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Knightley
1441–1534
Birth Location: Bent, Staffordshire, England
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Jane Shenard
1461–1539
Birth Location: Bent, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ann Hare
1489–1549
Birth Location: City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Winifred Knightley
1515–1569
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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William Knightley's Ancestors

Self
William Knightley
1486–1548
Birth Place: Staffordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Knightley
1441–1534
Bent, Staffordshire, England
Jane Shenard
1461–1539
Bent, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
John Knightley
1417–1442
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret Daniell
1421–
Daresbury, Halton Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
HENRY SKENARD
1435–1480
Alderton, Northamptonshire, England
Margery Harwedon
1439–1492
Hampton, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1395–1442
Elizabeth Purefoy
1400–1474
Thomas Daniels
1380–1440
Isabella Rixton
1380–1447
Sir Skenard
1390–1435
Elizabeth Colcombe*
1395–1435
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Purefoy
1379–1466
Margaretha Knightley
1390–1441

William Knightley's Descendants

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William Knightley (1486–27 January 1548) m. Ann Hare (1489–1549)
  1. 1. Winifred Knightley 1515–1569 m. Robert Coke 1513–1561 m. Robert Bozoun –1575
    1. 1. Sir (Edward) Coke 1552–1634 m. Bridget Paston 1562–1598 m. Elizabeth Cecil 1574–1646 m. Elizabeth Cecil 1577–1575 m. Elizabeth Cecil 1574–1575
      1. 1. John Cooke 1590–1650 m. elizabeth pitcher 1585–
        1. 1. Dorothy Cook 1630–1682 m. James (K) Baldridge 1605–1659

William Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1486
1486
Birth of William Knightley in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1548
27 January 1548
Age 62
Death of William Knightley in Marsham, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Marsham, Broadland District, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 January 1548
    Event Place: Marsham, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
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