Biography of Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury 1703-1771
Paternal Family Tree: Knollys
In 1674 [his grandfather] Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 43) died. His son [his father] Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 11) de jure 4th Earl Banbury, 4th Viscount Wallingford, 4th Baron Knollys.
On 16 May 1689 [his father] Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 26) and Elizabeth Lister Countess of Banbury (age 25) were married. She by marriage Countess Banbury. Said to be at the Nag's Head Coffee-House James Street although this may have been the location of the reception. He the son of [his grandfather] Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury and [his grandmother] Anne or Abigail Sherard.
On 06 Oct 1692 Captain Philip Lawson was killed in a duel by his brother-in-law [his father] Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 30). The House of Lords decided that he was not a Peer (there was doubt over the paternity of his father), and he pleaded in the King's Bench. The second husband his wife [his aunt] Anna Maria Knollys (age 36) had lost to dueling.
On 30 Apr 1702 [his father] Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 39) and [his mother] Mary Woods (age 18) were married at St Bride's Church. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of [his grandfather] Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury and [his grandmother] Anne or Abigail Sherard.
On 26 Mar 1703 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury was born to Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 40) and Mary Woods (age 19). He was baptised on 14 Apr 1703 at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
On 09 May 1722 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 19) matriculated Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1725 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 21) graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
In 1725 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 21) graduated with a Master of Arts degree.
On 28 Dec 1725 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 22) and Martha Hughes (age 21) were married at Nursling, Hampshire. He the son of Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 63) and Mary Woods (age 41).
On 21 Oct 1726 [his son] William Knollys 6th Earl Banbury was born to Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 23) and [his wife] Martha Hughes (age 22).
On 16 Dec 1727 [his son] Thomas Woods Knollys 7th Earl Banbury was born to Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 24) and [his wife] Martha Hughes (age 23).
On 26 Aug 1740 [his father] Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury (age 78) died at Dunkirk. His son Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 37) de jure 5th Earl Banbury, 5th Viscount Wallingford, 5th Baron Knollys.
In 1750 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 46) was appointed Vicar at St John the Baptist Church, Burford which office he held for life.
On 30 Mar 1761 [his son] Thomas Woods Knollys 7th Earl Banbury (age 33) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Porter (age 18) were married at St Thomas Church, Winchester. He the son of Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 58) and [his wife] Martha Hughes (age 57).
On 12 May 1762 [his mother] Mary Woods (age 78) died.
On 13 Mar 1771 Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury (age 67) died. He was buried on 19 Mar 1771 at St John the Baptist Church, Burford. His son [his son] William Knollys 6th Earl Banbury (age 44) de jure 6th Earl Banbury, 6th Viscount Wallingford, 6th Baron Knollys.
Around Sep 1771 [his former wife] Martha Hughes (age 67) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Philip IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Knollys
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Troutbeck
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Knollys
Great x 3 Grandmother: Lettice Peniston
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Carey 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Spencer 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Carey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Boleyn 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Vere Countess of Surrey 
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Duchess Norfolk 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet of Charlton Wiltshire 
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Knyvet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pickering 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stumpe
Father: Charles Knollys 4th Earl Banbury 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Sherard
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Sherard
Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Sherard
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Poulteney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Rose Poulteney
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sherard 1st Baron Sherard
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Moore of Bourne in Lincolnshire
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Moore
GrandMother: Anne or Abigail Sherard
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cave
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Cave of Stanford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Danvers 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Cecil Cave of Stanford
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Cecil 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Cecil
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Heckington
Great x 1 Grandmother: Abigail Cave Baroness Sherard
Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Bennett of Greenwich
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Bennett
Charles Knollys 5th Earl Banbury 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Thomas Woods
Mother: Mary Woods
GrandMother: Mary Harwood