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Catherine Cary 1524–1569 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1524

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 January 1569

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Aldenham

Mother: Mary Boleyn

Spouse(s): Francis I

Children(s): Henry Knollys, Lettice Dudley, William Knollys, Richard Knollys, Francis II, Katharine Boteler, Robert Knollys, Anne West

Catherine Cary was born in 1524 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William Carey Of Aldenham And Mary Catherine Lady In Waiting Mistress Of Henry 8Th Boleyn. Catherine Cary married Francis Knollys I, and had children including Anne West, Francis Knollys Ii, Henry Knollys, Katharine Boteler, Lettice Dudley, Richard Knollys, Robert Knollys, William Knollys. Catherine Cary passed away in 1569 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Catherine Cary was born in 1524 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir William Carey Of Aldenham And Mary Catherine Lady In Waiting Mistress Of Henry 8Th Boleyn.
  • Catherine Cary married Francis Knollys I, and had children including Anne West, Francis Knollys Ii, Henry Knollys, Katharine Boteler, Lettice Dudley, Richard Knollys, Robert Knollys, William Knollys.
  • Catherine Cary passed away in 1569 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Cary's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Cary
1524–1569
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Carey of Aldenham
1495–1528
Chilton Foliot, Wilts, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Catherine Lady in Waiting, mistress of Henry 8th) Boleyn
1499–1543
Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn
1477–1505
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Elisabeth Howard
1455–1537
Arundel, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Kent
1451–1505
Lady Butler
1454–1539
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
Elizabeth Howard
1445–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Howard
1425–1485

Catherine Cary's Descendants

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Catherine Cary (19 Jun 1524–15 January 1569) m. Francis (Knollys) I (1514–19 July 1596)
  1. 1. Henry Knollys 1542–1582
  2. 2. Lettice Dudley 1543–1634 m. Walter Devereux 1539–1576
    1. 1. Penelope Devereux 1563–1607 m. Robert Rich 1559–1623 m. Charles (8th Baron Mountjoy) Blount 1563–1606
      1. 1. Henry (Rich Earl of) Holland 1590–1649 m. Isabel Cope 1597–1655
        1. 1. Susannah Rich 1625–1649 m. James Howard 1620–1689
      2. 2. Mountjoy Blount 1596–1666 m. Anne (Le) Boteler 1600–1669
        1. 1. Anne Blount 1637–
        2. 2. Charles Blount –1631
        3. 3. Henrietta (Maria) Blount 1632–1634
        4. 4. Henry Blount –1679
        5. 5. Isabella Blount 1630–
        6. 6. Mountjoy (George) Blount –1675
        7. 7. Thomas Blount –1675
      3. 3. Lettice Lake 1585–1619 m. George Carey 1541–1617 m. Arthur Lake 1598–1633
      4. 4. Robert Rich 1587–1658
      5. 5. Penelope Clifton 1592–1613
      6. 6. Essex Cheke 1585–1658
      7. 7. Isabella Smythe 1595–1632
    2. 2. Dorothy Devereux 1564–1619 m. Walter (II) Gilliam 1554–1591
      1. 1. John Gilliam 1586–1651
      2. 2. Richard (Devereux) Gilliam 1582–1651
      3. 3. Sir (Henry Percy, Lord of) Alnwick 1596–1659
      4. 4. Algernon (Charles) Percy 1602–1668
      5. 5. Dorothy (Devereux) Percy 1598–1650 m. Robert Sydney 1595–1677
        1. 1. Dorothy Spencer 1617–1684
        2. 2. Algernon Sydney 1623–1683
        3. 3. Lucy Sydney 1623–1624
        4. 4. Mary Sydney 1629–1648
        5. 5. Frances Sydney 1630–1651
        6. 6. Elizabeth Sydney 1632–1650
        7. 7. Diana Sydney 1628–1670
        8. 8. Philip Sydney 1619–1698
        9. 9. Henry Sydney 1641–1704
        10. 10. Lucy Pelham 1627–1685
        11. 11. Isabella Smythe 1634–1663
      6. 6. Lord (George of Northumberland) Percy 1595–1632
      7. 7. Lucy Percy 1599–1660
    3. 3. Robert Devereux 1566–1601
  3. 3. William Knollys 1545–1632
  4. 4. Richard Knollys 1548–1596
  5. 5. Francis (Knollys) II 1550–1648
  6. 6. Katharine Boteler 1560–1632
  7. 7. Robert Knollys 1547–1619
  8. 8. Anne West 1555–1608
    1. 1. Francis West 1586–1634 m. Temperance Flowerdew 1590–1628
    2. 2. John West 1590–1660
    3. 3. Elizabeth West 1573–1633
    4. 4. Thomas West 1577–1618
      1. 1. Martha West 1615–1700

Catherine Cary's Timeline

2 Records

1524
19 Jun 1524
Birth of Catherine Cary in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1569
15 January 1569
Age 45
Death of Catherine Cary in Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England
Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1524
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1569
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

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