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James Thomas, Knyght, "Kett" Knight 1500 – 1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Wymondham Abbey Manor, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 28 July 1553

Death Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, , England

Father: Thomas Knight

Mother: Margarita, Margaret

Spouse(s): Lady Legh

Children(s): Thomas Knight

Born in 1500 in Wymondham Abbey Manor, Norfolk, England, James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight was the child of Thomas Knight and Margarita, Margaret. In time, James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight married Lady Agnes Appleyard de Legh, and they raised a family that included Thomas Knight. James Thomas Knyght "Kett" Knight died in Wymondham, Norfolk, , England in 1553.

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Parents

Thomas Knight
Birth Location: –
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Margarita, Margaret
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Legh
1502 – 1573
Birth Location: Wymondham, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Knight
1535 – 1612
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1500
    Event Place: Wymondham Abbey Manor, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Confirmation
    Event Year: 20 Sep 1915
    Event Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Boston Archdiocese Roman Catholic Sacramental Records, 1789-1920, Boston Archdiocese; Boston, Massachusetts; Sacramental Records; Volume: 61249; Page: 72

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 July 1553
    Event Place: Wymondham, Norfolk, , England
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