KNOLLYS, Henry II (c.1542-82), of Ewelme, Oxon. and Kingsbury, Warws.

Family and Education

b. c. 1542, 1st s. of Sir Francis Knollys and bro. of Edward, Francis, Richard, Robert and William. educ. Magdalen Coll. sch. Oxf.; ?Magdalen Coll. Oxf.; ?G. Inn 1564. m. 1565, Margaret (d.1606), da. and h. of Sir Ambrose Cave, 2da.EHR, liv. 501-4; Vis. Warws. (Harl. Soc. xii), 19; VCH Warws. iv. 166; CSP Span. 1558-67, pp. 446, 450-2.

Offices Held

Keeper of Moulton park, Northants. 1568; esquire of the body by 1570; master of the toyles 1570; capt. in Ireland 1573; j.p.q. Warws. from c. 1574, Oxon. from c. 1578; commr. musters, Warws. by 1573, Oxon. 1580; constable, Wallingford castle and steward of honour of Ewelme and keeper of park 1578.CPR, 1566–9, p. 267; 1569–72, p. 73; Somerville, Duchy, i. 548, 573 n. 2; CSP Ire. 1509–73, p. 523; APC, xii. 17; Lansd. 56, f. 168 seq.

Parlimentarian

KNOLLYS, Henry II (c.1542-82), of Ewelme, Oxon. and Kingsbury, Warws.

Main residences: Ewelme, Oxon; Kingsbury, Warws.

Author

N.M.F.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

KNOLLYS, Henry II (c.1542-82)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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