KNOLLYS, Rt Hon 3rd Viscount 1931-2023
Richard R
He was s of the 2nd Viscount KNOLLYS and Margaret
Mary Josephine 1901-87 d of Sir Stuart Auchinloss COATS 2nd
Bt 1868-1959 and Jane Muir 1869-1958 d of Thomas GREENLEES 1841-1928 of
Netherton, Castlehead, Paisley by his 19 Sept 1865 m (High Kirk, Paisley) to Margaret
Kerr MCMURCHY 1845-1921. He m 1959 Hon
Sheelin Virginia MAXWELL 1937-2022 d
of Lt-Col Hon Somerset Arthur MAXWELL MP 1905-ka1942 (s of 11th Baron FARNHAM 1879-1957)
and Angela Susan ROBERTS 1910-53 d of Capt Marshall Owen ROBERTS 1878-1931 and
Irene Helen MURRAY 1882-1972 (3xgt gd of 3rd Duke of ATHOLL 1729-74,
and gd of 1st Baron DUNLEATH 1819-95), and had three sons and a dau. His
eldest son succeeds him:
PATRICK NICHOLAS MARK
Knollys 4th Viscount KNOLLYS has yet to establish his claim, b
11 March 1962, he m 1998 as her 2nd h Sarah W[illoughby] b 1961 reg
Q3 London d of Michael Delamain PETCH 1932-2017 of Chobham, Surrey by his c1960
m to Priscilla W[illoughby] b 1936 reg Q3 Surrey d of Alan Francis BLACK 1908-90
by his 3 Dec 1932 m (St George’s Hanover Sq) to Patricia Willoughby 1910-70 d
of Ralph Thomas ROKEBY 1863-1924 scion
of that gentry family f/o Arthingworth
and Maud Julia EDEN 1877-1957 of Long Island, NY, and had a son and a dau
SON LIVING
Hon ALEXANDER EDWARD SOMERSET b 24 Jan 2000
DAUGHTER LIVING
Hon Sophia Emma b 2002
Richard R
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Sir Francis Knollys; m.Catherine Carey (d.15 Aug 1568), niece of Queen Anne Boleyn and sister of Lord Hunsdon
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Sir William (ca 1547-25 May 1632), cr 1603 Baron Knollys of Greys, cr 1616 Viscount Wallingford, cr 1626 Earl of Banbury; m.1st Dorothy (d.31 Oct 1605), dau of Edmund Braye, Lord Braye, and widow of Lord Chandos; m.2nd ca 1605 Lady Elizabeth Howard (bap 11 Aug 1586-17 Apr 1658); he had at least one child (a dau who d.before 1610) and possibly others by his second wife; she bore two sons during the marriage, though not until after more than 20 years of marriage, when her husband was 80 or more; the legitimacy of these sons was questioned immediately and ever since; there is evidence that the Earl may have in some way acknowledged the elder, but he mentioned no children in his will; the second son was:
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Nicholas KNOLLYS, sometimes surnamed VAUX, titular 3rd Earl of Banbury (3 Jan 1631-14 Mar 1674); he sat in the 1660 Parliament but thereafter his right to do so was challenged, though never officially denied; m.1st Lady Isabella Blount (bur 2 Mar 1655); m.2nd 4 Oct 1655 Hon. Anne Sherard (d.6 Mar 1680)
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Charles KNOLLYS, titular 4th Earl of Banbury (bap 3 Jun 1662-26 Aug 1740); m.1st 16 May 1689 Elizabeth Lister (bap 7 Jun 1663-bur 31 Dec 1699); m.2nd 30 Apr 1702 Mary Woods (d.12 May 1762)
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Rev. Charles, titular 5th Earl of Banbury (26 Mar 1703-13 Mar 1771); m.Martha Hughes (bur 17 Sep 1771)
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Thomas Woods, titular 7th Earl of Banbury (6 Dec 1727-18 Mar 1793); m.30 Mar 1761 Mary Porter (d.22 Mar 1798)
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William, titular 8th Earl of Banbury (bap 2 Mar 1763-20 Mar 1834); he made what was apparently the last official effort to be recognized as Earl until his petition was finally and firmly denied in 1813, whereupon he is said to have stopped using the title; he m.23 Jun 1795 Charlotte Blackwell (d.5 Feb 1818)
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Sir William Thomas, called Viscount Wallingford until 1813 (1 Aug 1797-23 Jun 1883); m.29 Sep 1830 Elizabeth (d.28 Jan 1878), sister of Sir Edward St Aubyn, Bt.
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Francis (16 Jul 1837-15 Aug 1924), cr 1902 Baron Knollys, of Caversham, cr 1911 Viscount Knollys, of Caversham; m.11 Apr 1887 Hon. Ardyne Mary Tyrwhitt (d.26 Dec 1922)
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Edward George William Tyrwhitt, 2nd Viscount Knollys (16 Jan 1895-3 Dec 1966); m.11 Oct 1928 Margaret Mary Josephine (d.1987), dau of Sir Stuart Auchincloss Coats, 2nd Bt.
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David Francis Dudley, 3rd Viscount Knollys (12 Jun 1931-21 Apr 2023); m.1 Oct 1959 Hon. Sheelin Virginia Maxwell (5 Dec 1937-26 Sep 2022)
