Richard Knightley, of Gnosall

concerns

This Richard is the same as Richard Knightley, of Gnosall. Merge should be performed by a curator.

brief biography and family

Richard Knightley, son of John Knightley and Elizabeth de Burgh, born in 1364 in Gnosall, Stafford, England. Richard had a wife named Joan Giffard, daughter of John Giffard of Chillington.

Father of Richard Knightley MP (d 1442). Brother of John Knightley MP (d 1416), who was son of John Knightley MP & Elizabeth de Burgh, and who married Joan Thornbury.

comments

Surname has also been reported to be de Knightley.

Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1416 in Staffordshire, England <unattested>.

sources

• https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/k...
• https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/k...

links

• https://digginroots.com/getperson.php?personID=I2343&tree=bilsbarro...

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Sir Richard Knightley BIRTH 1364 Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England DEATH 1415 (aged 50–51) Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England BURIAL St. Lawrence Churchyard Gnosall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England MEMORIAL ID 153072015

Family Members Parents John Knightley unknown–1413

Elizabeth de Burgh 1340–1416

Spouse Joan Gifford Knightley 1368 – unknown

Siblings Juliane Knightley Alice Knightley Edmund Knightley 1368–1416 John Knightley 1369–1416 Robert Knightley 1370 – unknown

Children Margaret Knightley Purefoy 1380–1441 Richard Knightley 1390–1442 John Knightley 1393–1423