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Anne Boleyn 1479 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1479

Birth Location: Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 6 Jan 1555

Death Location: Aldington, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Boleyn

Mother: Margaret Butler

Spouse(s): John Shelton

Children(s): Sir Shelton, Mary Shelton, Joan Shelton

The story of Anne Boleyn began in 1479 in Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England. Anne Boleyn married John Shelton, and had children including Sir John Shelton, Mary Shelton, Joan Shelton. Anne Boleyn passed away in 1555 in Aldington, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Anne Boleyn began in 1479 in Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England.
  • Anne Boleyn married John Shelton, and had children including Sir John Shelton, Mary Shelton, Joan Shelton.
  • Anne Boleyn passed away in 1555 in Aldington, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Boleyn
1451 – 1505
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
WB
Margaret Butler
1454 – 1539
Birth Location: County Kilkenny, Ireland
MB

Spouses(s)

John Shelton
1472 – 1539
Birth Location: Shelton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Sir Shelton
1504 – 1558
Birth Location: SHELTON, Norfolk, England
SS
Mary Shelton
1510 – 1570
Birth Location: –
MS
Joan Shelton
– 1568
Birth Location: –
JS

Anne Boleyn's Ancestors

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Anne Boleyn
1479 – 1555
Birth Place: Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Boleyn
1451 – 1505
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Margaret Butler
1454 – 1539
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Grandparents
Geoffrey Boleyn
1406 – 1463
Salle, Norfolk, England
Anne (de) Hoo
1424 – 1484
Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, England
Thomas Butler
1426 – 1515
Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
Anne Hankford
1431 – 1485
Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Boleyn
1380 – 1440
Cecily Welles
1385 – 1440
Thomas Hoo
1396 – 1455
Elizabeth, Wychingham
1404 – 1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn
1350 – 1411
Anne Bracton
1360 – 1411
Thomas Hoo
1366 – 1420
Eleanor Felton
1360 – 1400

Anne Boleyn's Descendants

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Anne Boleyn (28 Nov 1479 – 6 Jan 1555) m. John Shelton (1472 – 21 Dec 1539)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Shelton (1504 – 15 Nov 1558) m. Lady (Margaret, Baroness of Shelton Manor) Parker (1509 – 15 Nov 1558) m. Mary Parker (Abt 1500 – 1558)
    1. 1. Alice Shelton (1527 – 1590) m. Sir (Thomas) Josseline (Abt 1529 – )
    2. 2. Emma SHELTON (Abt 1528 – )
    3. 3. Ralph Shelton (1 Nov 1530 – 3 Oct 1580) m. Amy Wodehouse (1510 – ) m. Mary Wodehouse (1534 – 5 Jul 1568) m. Anne Barrow (1530 – 1617)
      1. 1. Alice Shelton (1551 – ) m. Thomas Wallne (Abt 1550 – Abt 1606) m. Tobias Wilkinson (Abt 1568 – ) m. William Wrool (Abt 1570 – ) m. Thomas Waller (Abt 1570 – ) m. Robert Cureton (Abt 1548 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Shelton (24 Dec 1556 – 1623) m. Anthony Southwell (3 May 1579 – 1623)
      3. 3. THOMAS SHELTON (19 May 1558 – 25 Dec 1595) m. Elizabeth Flowerdew (Abt 1558 – 1608) m. Anna Appleyard m. Thomas Shelton (Abt 1562 – )
      4. 4. JOHN SHELTON (21 Dec 1559 – 1605) m. Elizabeth Cromwell (Abt 1563 – ) m. Joan (Jane) Maleverer (1563 – 1580) m. Jane Maleverer (Abt 1543 – )
      5. 5. Andrew Shelton (Abt 1560 – ) m. Joan Ferne (Abt 1571 – )
      6. 6. Ralph Shelton (11 Nov 1560 – 22 Jul 1628) m. Jane West (1558 – Abt 1606) m. Dorothy (de) Jermyn (13 Sep 1584 – ) m. Frances Jermyn (Abt 1560 – )
      7. 7. Edward Shelton (Abt 1563 – )
      8. 8. Edward Shelton (1 Dec 1564 – 10 Mar 1565)
      9. 9. Audrey ("Ethelred") Shelton (10 Jun 1568 – 24 Apr 1631) m. Thomas Walsingham (1561 – 11 Aug 1630) m. Tobias Wilkinson (Abt 1568 – ) m. William Wrool (1564 – ) m. Robert Wright (Abt 1554 – ) m. m. Robt Wright
        1. 1. Thomas Walsingham (Abt 1590 – 1669) m. Elizabeth (Browne) Bourne (Abt 1608 – 4 Nov 1672) m. Elizabeth Manwood (Abt 1596 – 1632)
        2. 2. Catherine Walsingham (1592 – )
        3. 3. Miss Walsingham (Abt 1594 – )
        4. 4. Thomas Walsingham (1600 – 1669) m. Elizabeth Manwood (Abt 1596 – 1632)
      10. 10. William Shelton (Abt 1573 – ) m. Martha Emory (1575 – 1635)
    4. 4. Anne Shelton (Abt 1534 – 12 Aug 1588) m. William Godslue (Abt 1527 – )
    5. 5. Margaret Shelton (1535 – 1606)
    6. 6. Daughter Shelton (Abt 1536 – 1554)
    7. 7. John Shelton (Abt 1536 – Nov 1558)
    8. 8. Alice SHELTON (1547 – 4 Oct 1605)
    9. 9. Mary Shelton (Abt 1550 – 16 Aug 1603) m. Scudamore m. Richard Hopwood (31 Dec 1655 – )
    10. 10. Rachel Shelton (1554 – 1554)
    11. 11. Rebecca Shelton (1554 – 1554)
  2. 2. Mary Shelton (Bet 1510 and 1516 – Bet 1570 and 1571)
  3. 3. Joan Shelton ( – 1568) m. Edmund Knyvett (1501 – 1 May 1550) m. Edmund Knyvett (1508 – 1 May 1551)

Anne Boleyn's Timeline

3 Records

1479
28 Nov 1479
Birth of Anne Boleyn in Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England
Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England
1479
24 Dec 1479
Anne Boleyn was christened in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1555
6 Jan 1555
Age 76
Death of Anne Boleyn in Aldington, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Aldington, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1479
    Event Place: Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1479
    Event Place: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1555
    Event Place: Aldington, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shelton, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
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