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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: Lady Chamber,

Mother: Lady I

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William Knollys was born in 1545 in England, the child of Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Knollys Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber To Queen Elizabeth I. 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 Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber And Lady Mary Catherine Kate The Illegitimate Tudor Knollys Carey Cary Lady Of The Queen S Privy Chamber To Queen Elizabeth I.
  • William Knollys passed away in 1632 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lady Chamber,
1524–1568
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
LC
Lady I
1524–1568
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LI

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Knollys's Ancestors

Self
William Knollys
1545–1632
Birth Place: England
Parents
Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber,
1524–1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Lady (Mary Catherine 'Kate, The Illegitimate Tudor,' Knollys Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth) I
1524–1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William Carey of) Aldenham
1500–1528
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Boleyn
1499–1543
Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Sir (William Carey of) Aldenham
1500–1528
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Mary Ann
1499–1543
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir of
1460–1500
Lady Spencer
1472–1536
Lady Howard
1480–1538
Sir of
1460–1500
Lady Spencer
1472–1536
2nd-Great-Grandparents

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, 1300s-Current

    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, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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