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Winifred Knightley 1515–1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Marsham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 16 Jan 1569

Death Location: Tillfeshall, Norfolk, England

Father: William Knightley

Mother: Ann Hare

Spouse(s): Robert (Cooke)

Children(s): William Cooke

Winifred Knightley was born in 1515 in Marsham, Norfolk, England, the child of William Knightley And Ann Hare. Winifred Knightley married Robert Coke Cooke, and had children including William Cooke. Winifred Knightley passed away in 1569 in Tillfeshall, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Winifred Knightley was born in 1515 in Marsham, Norfolk, England, the child of William Knightley And Ann Hare.
  • Winifred Knightley married Robert Coke Cooke, and had children including William Cooke.
  • Winifred Knightley passed away in 1569 in Tillfeshall, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Knightley
1486–1548
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Ann Hare
1489–1520
Birth Location: Ditchingham Hall, Homersfield, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Robert (Cooke)
1513–1561
Birth Location: Mileham, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

William Cooke
1560–1611
Birth Location: Thorncombe, Dorset, England
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Winifred Knightley's Ancestors

Self
Winifred Knightley
1515–1569
Birth Place: Marsham, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Knightley
1486–1548
Staffordshire, England
Ann Hare
1489–1520
Ditchingham Hall, Homersfield, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
RICHARD (KNIGHTLEY, Sheriff of) Northampshire
1441–1534
Staffordshire, England
Johanna Skenard
1460–1535
Alderton, Northamptonshire, England
JOHN HARE
1418–1499
Homersfield, Norfolk, England
Catherine Anderson
1420–
Homersfield, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1427–1476
Amice DeCalverley
1448–1472
Hendrik Skenard
1435–1480
Majorie Harwedon
1440–1492
Sir Homersfield
1395–1474
Lady Hare
1407–1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Fielding
1395–1450
Margaret Purefoy
1400–1474
Sir Calverley
1389–1467
Elizabeth Markinfield
1393–1450
John Hyde
1375–1416
Margaret Davenport
1385–1460

Winifred Knightley's Descendants

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Winifred Knightley (1515–16 Jan 1569) m. Robert (Coke) (Cooke) (1513–1561)
  1. 1. William Cooke 1560–1611 m. Martha White 1575–1648 m. Elizabeth Chard 1585–
    1. 1. Aaron Cooke 1585–1615 m. Elizabeth Charde 1589–1643
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cooke 1611–1663 m. John Lawrence 1609–1667
        1. 1. William Lawrence –1680 m. Elizabeth –1665
        2. 2. Peleg Lawrence 1647–1692

Winifred Knightley's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Winifred Knightley in Marsham, Norfolk, England
Marsham, Norfolk, England
1569
16 Jan 1569
Age 54
Death of Winifred Knightley in Tillfeshall, Norfolk, England
Tillfeshall, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Marsham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1569
    Event Place: Tillfeshall, Norfolk, England
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