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William Knowles 1566–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 1566

Birth Location: Hoathe County of Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1645

Death Location: England, England, United Kingdom

Father: George Knowles

Mother: Joan Boyle

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The story of William Knowles began in 1566 in Hoathe County of Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom. William Knowles passed away in 1645 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Knowles began in 1566 in Hoathe County of Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Knowles passed away in 1645 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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William Knowles's Ancestors

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William Knowles
1566–1645
Birth Place: Hoathe County of Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George Knowles
1540–1588
Hoath, Kent, England
Joan (Whitt de) Boyle
1544–1598
Bolney, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Roger (Witt DE) Boyle
1524–1576
Hereford, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Joan Naylor
1529–1586
Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Johanna Pateshull
1500–1586
Robert Naylor
1511–1572
Lady Cobb
1500–1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pattishall
1474–
Godly Cobb
–1581
Alexander Cobb
1480–1541
Thomasyn Dearth
1480–1581

William Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1566
June 1566
Birth of William Knowles in Hoathe County of Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Hoathe County of Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1645
1645
Age 79
Death of William Knowles in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1566
    Event Place: Hoathe County of Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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