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Lady Catherine Carey 1522 – 1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: Newry, Down, Ireland

Death Date: 1549

Death Location: Hampton Court Palace, London, Middlesex, England

Father: William Carey

Mother: Lady Boleyn

Spouse(s): Francis Elder)

Children(s): Henry Knollys, Lettice Knollys, William Knollys, Robert Knollys, Richard Knollys, Francis Knollys, Anne Knollys, Cecilia Knollys, Katharine Boteler, Mary Knollys

Lady Catherine Carey was born in 1522 in Newry, Down, Ireland, the child of William Carey and Lady Mary Boleyn. Lady Catherine Carey married Francis Knollys (the Elder), and had children including Henry Knollys, Lettice Knollys, William Knollys, Robert Knollys, Richard Knollys, Francis Knollys, Anne Knollys, Cecilia Knollys, Katharine Boteler, Mary Knollys. Lady Catherine Carey passed away in 1549 in Hampton Court Palace, London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Catherine Carey was born in 1522 in Newry, Down, Ireland, the child of William Carey and Lady Mary Boleyn.
  • Lady Catherine Carey married Francis Knollys (the Elder), and had children including Henry Knollys, Lettice Knollys, William Knollys, Robert Knollys, Richard Knollys, Francis Knollys, Anne Knollys, Cecilia Knollys, Katharine Boteler, Mary Knollys.
  • Lady Catherine Carey passed away in 1549 in Hampton Court Palace, London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Carey
1500 – 1528
Birth Location: Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
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Lady Boleyn
1499 – 1543
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Francis Elder)
1514 – 1596
Birth Location: Grays, Oxfordshire, England
FE

Children(s)

Henry Knollys
1542 – 1582
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
HK
Lettice Knollys
1543 – 1634
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
LK
William Knollys
1545 – 1632
Birth Location: England
WK
Robert Knollys
1547 – 1619
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire (or Reading, Berkshire), England
RK
Richard Knollys
1548 – 1596
Birth Location: Son, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France
RK
Francis Knollys
1550 – 1648
Birth Location: Reading Abbey, Berkshire, England
FK
Anne Knollys
1555 – 1633
Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England
AK
Cecilia Knollys
1558 – 1600
Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England
CK
Katharine Boteler
1560 – 1632
Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, , England
KB
Mary Knollys
Birth Location: –
MK

Lady Carey's Ancestors

Self
Lady Carey
1522 – 1549
Birth Place: Newry, Down, Ireland
Parents
William Carey
1500 – 1528
Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Mary) Boleyn
1499 – 1543
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Carey
1455 – 1536
Moulsford (Berkshire) England
Margaret Carey
1472 – 1536
St. Andrew's, Holborn St. Andrew's St. James', Clerkenwell St. Sepulchre's Heston Ealing, Middlesex, England
Thomas (Boleyn) KG
1477 – 1538
Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Howard
1480 – 1538
Arundel, Arun District, West Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Suffolk
1451 – 1505
Margaret Ormonde
1454 – 1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Godfried Boleyn
1405 – 1462
Anna Hoo
1425 – 1484
Sir Ormond
1425 – 1515
Lady Butler
1428 – 1485

Lady Carey's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Catherine) Carey (1522 – 1549) m. Francis (Knollys (the) Elder) (1514 – 18 Aug 1596)
  1. 1. Henry Knollys (1542 – 21 December 1582)
  2. 2. Lettice Knollys (8 November 1543 – 25 December 1634) m. Walter Devereux (Sep 16, 1539 – Sep 22, 1576) m. Robert Dudley (24 June 1533 – 4 September 1588)
    1. 1. Lord (Robert Dudley 2nd Earl of Essex Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Prince Robert) Tutor (10 Nov 1566 – 25 Feb 1601) m. Queen (Elizabeth I of England) Tudor (07 Sep 1533 – 24 Mar 1602) m. Frances (de) Burgh (1567 – 17 February 1632) m. Frannces (Countess of) Sussex ( – abt 1627)
      1. 1. Walter Devereux (January 1592 – Jul 26, 1641)
      2. 2. Robert Devereux (11 January 1591 – 14 September 1646)
      3. 3. Henry Devereux (1595 – 1596)
      4. 4. Frances Seymour (30 September 1599 – 24 April 1674)
      5. 5. Dorothy Stafford (20 December 1600 – 30 March 1636)
      6. 6. Eleanor (Lydia) Devereux
      7. 7. Penelope Devereux ( – 1599)
    2. 2. Robert Devereux (19 Nov 1566 – 25 Feb 1601)
    3. 3. Robert Dudley ( – 15 Jul 1584)
  3. 3. William Knollys (1545 – abt 1632) m. Elizabeth (Countess of Banbury) Howard m. Lettice Barrett (1541 – 1631)
    1. 1. Catherine Knollys
    2. 2. Knoyle
    3. 3. Nicholas Knollys (1631 – 1674)
  4. 4. Robert Knollys (1547 – January 1619)
  5. 5. Richard Knollys (1548 – 1596)
  6. 6. Francis Knollys (1550 – 1648) m. Lettice Barratt
  7. 7. Anne Knollys (19 July 1555 – 17 August 1633) m. Thomas (Leighton) West (1556 – 1630)
    1. 1. Katherine West (1571 – bef 1583)
    2. 2. Lucy West (1572 – one day)
    3. 3. Eleanor (Elizabeth) West (11 Sep 1573 – 15 Jan 1632)
    4. 4. Zachariah West (1574 – 1630)
    5. 5. Sir (Robert) West (3 Jan 1575 – 24 Mar 1602)
    6. 6. Anne West (1579 – 1670)
    7. 7. Lettice West (1579 – 1594)
    8. 8. Richard (7th Baron) West (Feb 6 1579 – Mar 3 1643)
    9. 9. Walsingham West (13 Nov 1579 – 1583)
    10. 10. Jane West (25 Dec 1579 – 1606)
    11. 11. Francis West (28 October 1586 – 1633)
    12. 12. John ((1st Governor of Virgina)) West (14 Dec 1590 – 1659) m. Anne Moody (1600 – 10 April 1667)
      1. 1. Thomas West ( – abt 1689)
      2. 2. John West (6 Jun 1632 – abt 1796) m. Ursula (Unity) Croshaw (Abt. 8 Feb 1630 – Aft. 30 Oct 1693) m. Cockacoeske West (1634 – 1686)
        1. 1. Thomas (Oliphant) West (1670 – 23 Dec 1740) m. Agnes (Abt 1670 – Abt 1720) m. Martha West ( – 16 Dec 2004)
        2. 2. John West (1657 – 1716)
        3. 3. Sarah (Anne) Fox (1660 – 1708)
        4. 4. John West (1666 – 1734) m. Judith Armistead
      3. 3. Anne West
      4. 4. Anne West ( – abt 1730)
      5. 5. Mary West ( – abt 1727)
    13. 13. Nathaniel West (1592 – 24 Feb 1623) m. Frances (Mary) Hinton (1601 – )
    14. 14. Elizabeth West
  8. 8. Cecilia Knollys (1558 – 1600)
  9. 9. Katharine Boteler (1560 – December 1632)
  10. 10. Mary Knollys

Lady Carey's Timeline

8 Records

1522
1522
Birth of Lady Catherine Carey
None
1524
Jun 1524
Age 2
Birth of Lady Catherine Carey in Greater London, England
Greater London, England
1524
19 May 1524
Age 2
Birth of Lady Catherine Carey in Chilton Folist, Wiltshire, England
Chilton Folist, Wiltshire, England
1524
19 May 1524
Age 2
Birth of Lady Catherine Carey in Newry, Down, Ireland
Newry, Down, Ireland
1549
1549
Age 27
Death of Lady Catherine Carey
None
1568
15 Jan 1568
Age 46
Death of Lady Catherine Carey in Greater London, England
Greater London, England
1568
15 Jan 1568
Age 46
Death of Lady Catherine Carey in Hampton Court Palace, London, Middlesex, England
Hampton Court Palace, London, Middlesex, England
1569
1569
Age 47
Death of Lady Catherine Carey
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1524
    Event Place: Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1524
    Event Place: Chilton Folist, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1524
    Event Place: Newry, Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1568
    Event Place: Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, 1399-1795, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1568
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1569

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1549

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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