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Lady Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey 1524–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1524

Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 January 1568

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

Father: Sir Aldenham

Mother: Mary Boleyn

Spouse(s): Sir Knollys

Children(s): Lady Knollys

In 1524, Lady Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir William Carey Of Aldenham And Mary Catherine Boleyn. Lady Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey married Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys, and had children including Lady Lettice Countess Of Essex Amp Leicester Knollys. Lady Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey passed away in 1568 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1524, Lady Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey entered the world in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir William Carey Of Aldenham And Mary Catherine Boleyn.
  • Lady Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey married Sir Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys, and had children including Lady Lettice Countess Of Essex Amp Leicester Knollys.
  • Lady Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey passed away in 1568 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Aldenham
1491–1528
Birth Location: Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Boleyn
1498–1543
Birth Location: Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Sir Knollys
1514–1596
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
SK

Children(s)

Lady Knollys
1543–1634
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
LK

Lady Carey's Ancestors

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Lady Carey
1524–1568
Birth Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Carey of Aldenham
1491–1528
Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Catherine) Boleyn
1498–1543
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas of Chilton Carey, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Knight of the) Garter
1460–1536
Chilton Foliot, Wilts, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Eleanor) Spencer
1472–1536
Spencercombe, Devon, England
Sir (Thomas) Boleyn
1501–1588
Bold, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Howard
1506–1534
Great Houghton (Yorkshire) England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Boleyn
1449–1505
Margaretha (Ormond)
1454–1540
Thomas Howard
1443–1524
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Carey's Descendants

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Lady (Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor")) Carey (19 May 1524–15 January 1568) m. Sir (Lord Francis I "The Elder") Knollys (1514–18 Aug 1596)
  1. 1. Lady (Lettice , Countess of Essex & Leicester) Knollys 1543–1634 m. Walter ((1st Earl of Essex)) Devereux 1539–1576
    1. 1. Dorothy ("Dot" Devereux Countess of) Northumberland 1564–1619 m. Henry (Percy II, 9th Earl of Northumberland) (Sir) 1564–1632
      1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Percy 1598–1659 m. Robert (Sydney, 2nd Earl of) Leicester 1595–1677
        1. 1. Dorothy ((Sacharissa) Sydney, Countess of Sunderland, Baroness Spencer of) Wormleighton 1617–1684 m. Henry (Spencer, 1st Earl of) Sunderland 1621–1683

Lady Carey's Timeline

5 Records

1524
19 May 1524
Birth of Lady Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1568
15 January 1568
Age 44
Death of Lady Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey in Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1628
9 Mar 1628
Age 104
Lady Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey was baptized in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England
1750
23 Jan 1750
Age 226
Lady Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey was baptized in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1869
26 Dec 1869
Age 345
Lady Mary Catherine ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey was baptized in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1524
    Event Place: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1628
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1750
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P1612

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1869
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St. Paul, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1568
    Event Place: Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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