'Knollys2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Knollys of Banbury, Knowles of Lovell Hill
Nicholas Knollys, '3rd Earl of Banbury' (b 03.01.1630/1, d 14.03.1673) | |||||||||||||||
Nicholas, along with his elder brother (who dsp), was illegitimate. His mother was Elizabeth Howard who gave birth to him whilst she was married to William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury. His real father was Edward Vaux (as shown by the link above). He took the name Knollys and claimed the Earldom of Banbury, as did his successors. The matter was not finally resolved until 1813 when the House of Lords rejected the claim. | |||||||||||||||
m1. Isabella Blount (bur 02.03.1654/5, dau of Mountjoy Blount, 1st Earl of Newport) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Anne Knollys | ||||||||||||||
m1. Charles Fry (bpt 19.07.1644, bur 04.08.1670) | |||||||||||||||
m2. Sir John Briscal (sb Sir John Briscoe of Amberley?) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (04.10.1655) Anne Sherard (d 06.03.1679/80, dau of William Sherard, 1st Lord of Leitrim) | |||||||||||||||
2. | Charles Knollys, '4th Earl of Banbury' (bpt 03.06.1662, d 26.08.1740) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (16.05.1689) Elizabeth Lister (bpt 07.06.1663, bur 31.12.1699, dau of Michael Lister of Burwell) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Charles Knollys, 'Viscount Wallingford' (b 15.10.1694, d 23.04.1695) | ||||||||||||||
B. | William Knollys, 'Viscount Wallingford' (b 15.10.1694, dvpsp 06.1740, Major) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Katherine Law (b c1711, d 14.10.1790, dau of John Law, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (30.04.1702) Mary Woods (d 12.05.1762, dau of Thomas Woods of Holborn) | |||||||||||||||
C. | Charles Knollys, '5th Earl of Banbury' (b 26.03.1703, d 13.03.1771) | ||||||||||||||
m. Martha Hughes (bur 17.09.1771, of Southampton) | |||||||||||||||
i. | William Knollys, '6th Earl of Banbury' (b 21.10.1726, d unm 29.08.1776, Lt. Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Thomas Woods Knollys, '7th Earl of Banbury' (b 06.12.1727, d 18.03.1793) | ||||||||||||||
m. (30.03.1761) Mary Porter (d 22.03.1798, dau of William Porter of Winchester) | |||||||||||||||
a. | William Knollys, Governor of Limerick, '8th Earl of Banbury' (bpt 02.03.1763, d 20.03.1834, General) | ||||||||||||||
m. (23.06.1795) Charlotte Martha Blackwell (d 05.02.1818, dau of Ebenezer Blackwell of London) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Sir William Thomas Knollys, Governor of Guernsey, 'Viscount Wallingford' (b 01.08.1797, d 23.06.1883, General) had issue | ||||||||||||||
William Thomas was known as 'Viscount Wallingford' until 1813 when his family's claim to the Earldom was rejected. | |||||||||||||||
m. (29.09.1830) Elizabeth St. Aubyn (d 23.01.1878, natural dau of Sir John St. Aubyn, 5th Bart of Clowance) | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Emma Knollys (b 1805/6, d 03.03.1887) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. (26.01.1828) Sir Edward St. Aubyn, 1st Bart of St. Michael's Mount (b 06.11.1799, d 30.11.1872 | |||||||||||||||
The following comes from BP1934 (Knowles of Lovell Hill) & TCB (vol 5, Knowles). Although BP1934 suggests that the following Charles was "said to have been the son of Charles, titular Earl of Banbury by his first marriage", it seems that, if he was a son of the '4th Earl', he was almost certainly illegitimate. | |||||||||||||||
D. | Sir Charles Knowles of Lovell Hill (Berkshire), Governor of Jamaica, 1st Bart (b 1704, d 09.12.1777, Admiral, MP) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (23.12.1740) Mary Alleyne (b c1720, d 16.03.1741/2, dau of John Alleyne of Barbadoes (by Mary, dau of William Terrill), sister of Sir John Gay, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Edward Knowles (b 1741-2, dvp unm 01.1762, Captain RN) | ||||||||||||||
m2. (29.07.1750) Maria Magdalena Theresa de Bouget (d 06.03.1796, dau of Henry Francis, Comte of Bouget) | |||||||||||||||
ii. | Sir Charles Henry Knowles of Lovell Hill, 2nd Bart (b 24.08.1754, d 28.11.731, Admiral) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (10.09.1800) Charlotte Johnstone (b 02.06.1782, d 09.06.1807, dau of Charles John Johnstone of Ludlow, brother of Sir Richard, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
iii. | Anna Charlotte Christiana Knowles (b 20.11.1752, d 15.05.1839) | ||||||||||||||
m. (29.03.1781) John Winder of Vaynor Park (d 29.02.1820, Captain) | |||||||||||||||
iv.+ | other issue (d unm) - Maria Teresia (b 06.11.1755), Anne Maria Theresa (b 08.02.1757) | ||||||||||||||
3. | Katherine Knollys | ||||||||||||||
m. John Law (financier) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): TCP (Banbury), BP1934 (Knollys), BE1883 (Knollys) with input as reported above
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