Family and Education
b. by 1508, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Knyvet of Buckenham by Muriel, da. of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, wid. of John Grey, 2nd Viscount. Lisle. m. by 1527, Anne, da. of Sir John Shelton of of Carrow, Norf., 2s. inc. Sir Thomas suc. fa. Aug. 1512, gt.-gdfa. 2 Dec. 1515. Kntd. May 1538.Date of birth estimated from age at gt.-gdfa’s i.p.m., C142/30/4. Vis. Norf. (Norf. Arch.), ii. 346; LP Hen. VIII, i, xiii, xiv; C142/91/66.
Offices Held
Jt. receiver, Denbigh June 1539 – Nov. 1547; sheriff, Norf. and Suff. 1539 – 40; j.p. Norf. 1543 – d.; commr. benevolence 1544/45; member of Henry VIII’s Household.
Main residences: Buckenham Castle, Norf.; London.
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Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
KNYVET, Sir Edmund (by 1508-51)
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