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Edward Boleyn 1496–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England

Death Date: 5 Dec 1561

Death Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England

Father: William Kent

Mother: Margaret Butler

Spouse(s): Anne (Boleyn)

Children(s): Mary Boleyn, Elizabeth (Brampton\Payne)

Edward Boleyn was born in 1496 in Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England, the child of William Boleyn High Sherrif Of Kent And Margaret Butler. Edward Boleyn married Anne Tempest Boleyn, and had children including Elizabeth Boleyn Brampton Payne, Mary Boleyn. Edward Boleyn passed away in 1561 in Blickling, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Boleyn was born in 1496 in Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England, the child of William Boleyn High Sherrif Of Kent And Margaret Butler.
  • Edward Boleyn married Anne Tempest Boleyn, and had children including Elizabeth Boleyn Brampton Payne, Mary Boleyn.
  • Edward Boleyn passed away in 1561 in Blickling, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Kent
1451–1505
Birth Location: Blicking Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
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Margaret Butler
1454–1537
Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Anne (Boleyn)
1498–1521
Birth Location: Great Houghton (Yorkshire) England
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Children(s)

Mary Boleyn
1516–
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
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Elizabeth (Brampton\Payne)
1520–
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
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Edward Boleyn's Ancestors

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Edward Boleyn
1496–1561
Birth Place: Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England
Parents
William Boleyn High Sherrif of Kent
1451–1505
Blicking Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Margaret Butler
1454–1537
Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Geoffrey Boleyn Lord) Mayor
1406–1463
Blicking Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Lady (Anne Elizabeth Hoo) (Hastings)
1425–1484
Blickling, Norfolk England
Sir (Lord Thomas Butler, The Earl of Wool, 7th Earl of Ormand, 8th EArl of Carrick, and Knight of) Bath
1425–1515
Kilkenny Castle, Ormande Kerry, Ireland
Lady (Anne Hankeford Butler Countess of) Ormond
1431–1485
Ormond, Kerry, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Butler
1393–1452
Johanna Beauchamp
1395–1430
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ormond
1362–1405
Anne Ormond
1360–1397

Edward Boleyn's Descendants

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Edward Boleyn (1496–5 Dec 1561) m. Anne (Tempest) (Boleyn) (1498–1521)
  1. 1. Mary Boleyn 1516–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Boleyn) (Brampton\Payne) 1520– m. William Pygge 1515–1558 m. Thomas Payne 1516–1548
    1. 1. Elizabeth Payne 1540–1590

Edward Boleyn's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496
Birth of Edward Boleyn in Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England
Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England
1561
5 Dec 1561
Age 65
Death of Edward Boleyn in Blickling, Norfolk, England
Blickling, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1561
    Event Place: Blickling, Norfolk, England
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