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William Knowles 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 KG

Mother: Catherine Tudor

Spouse(s): Lettice Leicester

Children(s): Nicholas Banbury

William Knowles was born in 1545 in England, the child of Francis Knollys The Elder Kg And Catherine Carey Illegitamte Tudor. William Knowles married Elizabeth Countess Of Banbury Howard, Lettice Barrett Countess Of Leicester, and had children including Catherine Knollys, Knoyle, Nicholas Knollys Earl Of Banbury. William Knowles passed away in 1632 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Knowles was born in 1545 in England, the child of Francis Knollys The Elder Kg And Catherine Carey Illegitamte Tudor.
  • William Knowles married Elizabeth Countess Of Banbury Howard, Lettice Barrett Countess Of Leicester, and had children including Catherine Knollys, Knoyle, Nicholas Knollys Earl Of Banbury.
  • William Knowles passed away in 1632 in Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Knowles's Ancestors

Self
William Knowles
1545–1632
Birth Place: England
Parents
Francis Knollys The Elder KG
1514–1596
Grays, Oxfordshire, England
Catherine (Carey illegitamte) Tudor
1522–1549
Newry, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert II Knollys (Knowles)) Ii
1481–1521
North Mymms, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Lettice (Catherine Pennyson) Pennystone
1481–1558
Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, England
Wm Cary
1500–1528
Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Mary Cary
1499–1705
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knolles
1435–1482
Sir Garter
1455–1536
Lady Spencer
1472–1536
Sir Rochford
1477–1538
Elizabeth Howard
1480–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Lady Ormond
1454–1537

William Knowles's Descendants

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William Knowles (1545–15 Jun 1632) m. Lettice (Barrett Countess of) Leicester (1541–1631)
  1. 1. Nicholas (Knollys Earl of) Banbury 1631–1674

William Knowles's Timeline

4 Records

1545
1545
Birth of William Knowles in England
England
1632
25 May 1632
Age 87
Death of William Knowles in Greater London, England
Greater London, England
1632
abt 1632
Age 87
Death of William Knowles
None
1632
15 Jun 1632
Age 87
Burial of William Knowles in Holy Trinity, Chester, Cheshire, England
Holy Trinity, Chester, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2520151
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 722.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1632
    Event Place: Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2520151
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1632

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1632
    Event Place: Holy Trinity, Chester, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    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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