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Richard Knight 1547 – 1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Debenham, Sufolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 July 1611

Death Location: Leigh, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Lechford

Mother: Mary Challoner

Spouse(s): Anne Lusher

Children(s): Mary Knight

Born in 1547 in Debenham, Sufolk, England, United Kingdom, Richard Knight was the child of Henry Thatcher Lechford and Mary Challoner. In time, Richard Knight married Anne Lusher, and they raised a family that included Mary Elmyra Southwell Knight. Richard Knight died in Leigh, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1611.

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Parents

Henry Lechford
1529 – 1567
Birth Location: Leigh, Surrey, England
HL
Mary Challoner
1533 – 1579
Birth Location: Charlwood, Surrey, England
MC

Spouses(s)

Anne Lusher
1551 – 1579
Birth Location: Horley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
AL

Children(s)

Mary Knight
1565 – 1650
Birth Location: Denton, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
MK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1547
    Event Place: Debenham, Sufolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 July 1611
    Event Place: Leigh, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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