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William Knollys 1545–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 15 Jun 1632

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

Father: Francis Knollys

Mother: Katherine Carey

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William Knollys was born in 1545 in England, the child of Francis Knollys And Katherine Carey. 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 Katherine Carey.
  • William Knollys passed away in 1632 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Knollys's Ancestors

Self
William Knollys
1545–1632
Birth Place: England
Parents
Francis Knollys
1513–1596
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Carey
1524–1569
England
Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1481–1521
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Lettice (Peniston) Pennystone
1485–1558
Sir (William Carey of) Aldenham
1495–1528
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Mary Anne King Henry's Mistress And Sister To Anne Boleyn) Boleyn
1499–1543
Blickling Hall, Blickling, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knollys
1435–
Elizabeth Troutbeck
1452–1485
Alice Bulstrode
1451–1556
Sir Carey
1455–1528
Lady Spencer
1472–1536
Sir Boleyn
1477–1539
Elizabeth Howard
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Troutbeck
1412–1459
Margery Hulse
1415–1456
Sir Spencer
1430–1502
Lady Beaufort
1431–1501
Sir Boleyn
1451–1505
Lady Butler
1454–1537
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1446–1497

William Knollys's Timeline

3 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
1632
15 Jun 1632
Age 87
Burial of William Knollys in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, 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: Residence
    Record Source: Ireland, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1632
    Event Place: Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1632
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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