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Lady Catherine Carey 1524–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 19, 1524

Birth Location: Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 15 Aug 1568

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

Father: Sir Aldenham

Mother: Mary Boleyn

Spouse(s): Sir Knollys

Children(s): Lettice Knollys

The story of Lady Catherine Carey began in 1524 in Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Lady Catherine Carey married Sir Francis Knollys, and had children including Lettice Knollys. Lady Catherine Carey passed away in 1568 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Catherine Carey began in 1524 in Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.
  • Lady Catherine Carey married Sir Francis Knollys, and had children including Lettice Knollys.
  • Lady Catherine Carey passed away in 1568 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Carey's Ancestors

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Lady Carey
1524–1568
Birth Place: Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir William Carey of Aldenham
1500–1528
Chilton, Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Mary Boleyn
1501–1543
Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Carey of Chilton) Foliat
1460–1536
Chilton Foliot, Wilts, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Spencer
1472–1536
Spencercombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Boleyn
1477–
Blickling (Norfolk) England
Lady (Elizabeth) Howard
1480–1538
Norfolk
Great-Grandparents
Lord Howard
1443–1524
Elizabeth Tilney
1445–1497
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Carey's Descendants

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Lady (Catherine) Carey (May 19, 1524–15 Aug 1568) m. Sir (Francis) Knollys (1514–19 Jul 1596)
  1. 1. Lettice Knollys 1543–1634 m. Walter Devereaux 1539–1576
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothy "Dot") Devereux 1564–1619 m. Sir (Henry Percy II, 9th Earl of) Northumberland 1564–1632
      1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Percy 1598–1659 m. Robert (Sidney Earl of) Leicester 1595–1677
        1. 1. Dorothy Sydney 1617–1684 m. Henry ("3rd Baron Spencer", '1st Earl of Sunderland' Spencer) Earl 1620–1643

Lady Carey's Timeline

3 Records

1524
May 19, 1524
Birth of Lady Catherine Carey in Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1539
1539
Age 15
Lady Catherine Carey was married in Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1568
15 Aug 1568
Age 44
Death of Lady Catherine Carey in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 19, 1524
    Event Place: Hengrave, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1568
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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