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Lady Catherine Carey 1524–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1524

Birth Location: Hampton Court Palace, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Apr 1568

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

Father: William Carey

Mother: Lady Boleyn

Spouse(s): Sir Knollys

Children(s): Elizabeth Leighton, Lettice Leicester(Banished), Mary (Stalker), Sir Knollys, Sir Banbury, Edward Knollys, Sir Knollys, Richard Knollys, Maud Knollys, Sir younger", Anne (West), Sir Knollys, Catherine Butler), Cecily Knollys, Margaret Knollys, Dudley Knollys

The story of Lady Catherine Carey began in 1524 in Hampton Court Palace, London, London, England, United Kingdom. Lady Catherine Carey married Sir Francis Knollys, and had children including Anne Knollys West, Catherine Knollys Fitzgerald Butler, Cecily Knollys, Dudley Knollys, Edward Knollys, Elizabeth Knollys Lady Leighton, Lettice Knollys Devereaux Dudley Blount Countess Of Essex And Of Leicester Banished, Margaret Knollys, Mary Knollys Stalker, Maud Knollys, Richard Knollys, Sir Francis Knollys The Younger, Sir Henry Knollys, Sir Robert Knollys, Sir Thomas Knollys, Sir William Knollys 1St Earl Banbury. 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 Hampton Court Palace, London, London, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Catherine Carey married Sir Francis Knollys, and had children including Anne Knollys West, Catherine Knollys Fitzgerald Butler, Cecily Knollys, Dudley Knollys, Edward Knollys, Elizabeth Knollys Lady Leighton, Lettice Knollys Devereaux Dudley Blount Countess Of Essex And Of Leicester Banished, Margaret Knollys, Mary Knollys Stalker, Maud Knollys, Richard Knollys, Sir Francis Knollys The Younger, Sir Henry Knollys, Sir Robert Knollys, Sir Thomas Knollys, Sir William Knollys 1St Earl Banbury.
  • Lady Catherine Carey passed away in 1568 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Carey's Ancestors

Self
Lady Carey
1524–1568
Birth Place: Hampton Court Palace, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Carey
1495–1576
Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Mary) Boleyn
1499–1543
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire, 1st Earl of Ormond, 1st Viscount) Rochford
1477–1539
Hever, Kent, England
Lady (Elizabeth Howard Countess of) Wiltshire
1480–1538
Great-Grandparents
Sir Boleyn
1451–1505
Lady Butler
1454–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir London
1406–1463
Lady Hoo
1424–1484
Thomas Ormond
1426–1515
Anne Hankford
1431–1485

Lady Carey's Descendants

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Lady (Catherine) Carey (Jun 1524–Apr 1568) m. Sir (Francis) Knollys (1514–19 Jul 1596)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Knollys Lady) Leighton 1549–1605 m. Sir (Thomas Leighton Governor of Guernsey and) Jersey 1530–1610
    1. 1. Anne Leighton 1591–1628 m. Sir (John St. John 1st Baronet St John of Lydiard) Tregoze 1585–1648
      1. 1. Anne (Wilmot Countess of) Rochester 1614–1696 m. Francis (Henry Lee 2nd Baronet of) Quarendon 1615–1639 m. Henry (Wilmot 1st Earl) Rochester 1612–1658
        1. 1. Sir (Francis Henry Lee 4th Baron) Quarnedon 1638–1667 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Pope 1645–1719
        2. 2. Henry (Lee 3rd Baronet) Quarendon 1637–1659
        3. 3. Unknown (Female) Lee 1635–1640
        4. 4. John (Wilmot 2nd Earl) Rochester 1647–1680
      2. 2. Oliver (St.) John 1612–1641
      3. 3. John (St. John) (Jr) 1615–
      4. 4. William (St.) John 1616–1643
      5. 5. Edward (St.) John 1617–1645
      6. 6. Barbara (St.) John 1618–
      7. 7. Nicholas (St.) John 1620–1639
      8. 8. Lucy (St.) John 1621–1658
      9. 9. Sir (Walter St. John 3rd Baronet of Lydiad Tregoze and of) Battersea 1622–1708
      10. 10. Francis (St.) John 1623–1624
      11. 11. Elizabeth (St.) John 1624–1629
      12. 12. Thomas (St.) John 1625–1630
      13. 13. Henry (St. John of) Tandragee 1628–1679
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Leighton) (Talbot) –1633
    3. 3. Thomas (Leighton) (Jr) 1584–
  2. 2. Lettice (Knollys (Devereaux, Dudley, Blount) Countess of Essex and of) Leicester(Banished) 1543–1634
  3. 3. Mary (Knollys) (Stalker) 1541–1593
  4. 4. Sir (Henry) Knollys 1542–1582
  5. 5. Sir (William Knollys 1st Earl) Banbury 1545–1632
  6. 6. Edward Knollys 1546–1580
  7. 7. Sir (Robert) Knollys 1547–1619
  8. 8. Richard Knollys 1548–1596
  9. 9. Maud Knollys 1550–1555
  10. 10. Sir (Francis Knollys "the) younger" 1552–1648
  11. 11. Anne (Knollys) (West) 1555–1608
  12. 12. Sir (Thomas) Knollys 1558–1596
  13. 13. Catherine (Knollys (FitzGerald,) Butler) 1560–1632
  14. 14. Cecily Knollys 1560–
  15. 15. Margaret Knollys 1561–
  16. 16. Dudley Knollys 1562–1580

Lady Carey's Timeline

4 Records

1524
Jun 1524
Birth of Lady Catherine Carey in Hampton Court Palace, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Hampton Court Palace, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1553
Jul 1553
Age 29
Lady Catherine Carey resided here in Frankfurt, Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany
Frankfurt, Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany
1568
15 Jan 1568
Age 44
Death of Lady Catherine Carey in Hampton Court Palace, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Hampton Court Palace, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1568
Apr 1568
Age 44
Burial of Lady Catherine Carey in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1524
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jun 1524
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bef. 1540
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jul 1553
    Event Place: Frankfurt, Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Nov 1558
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1568
    Event Place: Hampton Court Palace, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Apr 1568
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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