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Susan Knightley, Baroness Spencer 1498 – 1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1532

Death Location: Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Fawsley

Mother: Jane Skenard

Spouse(s): Sir Spencer

Children(s): LADY PURDON

The birth of Susan Knightley Baroness Spencer took place in 1498 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, to Sir Richard IV Knightley of Fawsley and Jane Skenard. Susan Knightley Baroness Spencer married Sir William Spencer, Knight, Baron, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire and 13th great grandfather of Lady Diana Spencer, and together they had LADY MARGARET SPENCER PURDON. Susan Knightley Baroness Spencer's death occurred in 1532 in Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

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Sir Fawsley
1455 – 1534
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Jane Skenard
1461 – 1539
Birth Location: Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Spencer
1496 – 1532
Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

LADY PURDON
1530 – 1625
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1498
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Sep 1532
    Event Place: Althorp Manor, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

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