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Sir Henry, Francis, Knollys Knight 1542 – 1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 21 December 1582

Death Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Francis Knollys

Mother: Katherine Knollys

Spouse(s): Margaret Cave

Children(s): Elizabeth KNOLLYS, Lettice Paget

Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight was born in 1542 in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Francis Knollys and Katherine Knollys. Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight later married Margaret "Margery" Cave, and together they raised children including Elizabeth KNOLLYS and Lettice Paget. In 1582, Sir Henry Francis Knollys Knight passed away in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England.

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Parents

Francis Knollys
1514 – 1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
FK
Katherine Knollys
1524 – 1569
Birth Location: –
KK

Spouses(s)

Margaret Cave
1559 – 1606
Birth Location: Stanford-on-Avon Northamptonshire, England
MC

Children(s)

Elizabeth KNOLLYS
1579 – 1621
Birth Location: Of, Rotherfieldgrays, Oxfordshire, England
EK
Lettice Paget
1583 – 1655
Birth Location: –
LP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1542
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1572(?)1575(?)
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 16 July 1565
    Event Place: The Strand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1575
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: BEF 1579
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 December 1582
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stanford-on-Avon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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