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William Knollys 1545–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 25 May 1632

Death Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Francis Knollys

Mother: Mary Chamber

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William Knollys was born in 1545 in England, the child of Francis Knollys And Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady In Waiting Mistress Of King Henry Xii Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber. William Knollys passed away in 1632 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Knollys was born in 1545 in England, the child of Francis Knollys And Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady In Waiting Mistress Of King Henry Xii Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber.
  • William Knollys passed away in 1632 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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William Knollys's Ancestors

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William Knollys
1545–1632
Birth Place: England
Parents
Francis Knollys
1514–1596
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (Catherine Kate (The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady in Waiting, Mistress of King Henry XII Lady of the Queen's Privy) Chamber
1524–1568
Greater London, England
Grandparents
William (Carey of Aldenham) Knight
1491–1528
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Maria (Mary) Boleyn
1500–1543
Blickling Hall, Hever Castle, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn
1475–
Ann Howard
1475–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Boleyn
1451–1505
Margaret Lady
1454–1539

William Knollys's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of William Knollys in England
England
1632
25 May 1632
Age 87
Death of William Knollys in Greater London, England
Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1632
    Event Place: Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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