Lettice Knollys

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Lettice Knollys (Barrett)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hanham, Gloucestershire, England
Death: 1620 (63-65)
Reading, Berkshire, England
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Barrett and Elizabeth Barrett
Wife of Rear Admiral Sir Francis Knollys, Kt., MP
Mother of Sir Francis Knollys, MP; Leticia Hampden; Richard Knollys; Elizabeth Hammond and Eleanor Knollys

Managed by: Daniel Robert May
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About Lettice Knollys

Born 1555 in Hanham, Gloucestershire, England
Daughter of John Barrett
and [mother unknown]

Wife of
Francis (Knowles) Knollys
— married
21 Dec 1588 in London All Hallows London Wall, Middlesex, England

Descendants
Mother of
Lettice (Knollys) Hampden, Francis Knollys and Elizabeth (Knollys) Hammond

Died 1634
at about age 79
in Reading, Berkshire, England

 Biography 

On 21 Dec 1588 she married Francis Knollys. Their marriage took place, by license, at All Hallows London Wall. [1] It appears that during their married life they lived in a number of properties in Berkshire. From Burkes: "He inherited under his father's will the manor of Battle, and other estates in the vicinity of Reading, and was styled of Reading Abbey."[2]

Sources
↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5VT-8VS : 12 March 2020), Frauncis Knowlles, 1588.
↑ A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, John Burke and John Bernard Burke. Published 1838.
History of Parliament online: KNOLLYS, Francis (c.1550-1648), of Reading Abbey, Berks

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Barrett-545

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Lettice Knollys's Timeline

1555
1555
Hanham, Gloucestershire, England
1588
1588
1590
1590
1591
1591
1598
1598
1620
1620
Age 65
Reading, Berkshire, England
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