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Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol 1495 – 1528 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jun 1528

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Thomas Cary

Mother: Lady Cary

Spouse(s): Lady Boleyn, Joane Herle

Children(s): Lady Chamber,, Richard Cary, Sir Goodale

In 1495, Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol entered the world in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England, born to Thomas Cary and Lady Agnes Hody Baroness Cary. Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol married Lady Mary Boleyn, Joane Herle, and had children including Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber,, Richard Robert Cary, Sir Robert John Goodale. Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol passed away in 1528 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol entered the world in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England, born to Thomas Cary and Lady Agnes Hody Baroness Cary.
  • Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol married Lady Mary Boleyn, Joane Herle, and had children including Lady Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy Chamber,, Richard Robert Cary, Sir Robert John Goodale.
  • Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol passed away in 1528 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cary
1460 – 1540
Birth Location: Clovelly, Devon, England
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Lady Cary
1505 – 1525
Birth Location: Pilsdon, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Lady Boleyn
1499 – 1543
Birth Location: Bickling, Hall, England
LB
Joane Herle
1502 – 1512
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
JH

Children(s)

Lady Chamber,
1524 – 1568
Birth Location: Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
LC
Richard Cary
1517 – 1570
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
RC
Sir Goodale
1525 – 1575
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
SG

Sir Bristol's Ancestors

Self
Sir Bristol
1495 – 1528
Birth Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Thomas Cary
1460 – 1540
Clovelly, Devon, England
Lady (Agnes Hody Baroness) Cary
1505 – 1525
Pilsdon, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Willem (Sir Carey van) Cockington
1437 – 1471
Cockington, Devonshire
Lady (Elizabeth) Paulette
1443 – 1460
Fulford, Devon, England
Sir (John) Hody
1485 – 1505
Pilleston, Dorset, England
Mrs. (John William) Hody
1485 – 1505
Pilleston, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Philip Cockington
1400 – 1437
Lady Orchard
1408 – 1472
Sir Knight
1415 – 1461
Johanna Bosom
1420 – 1461
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Carey
1375 – 1404
Jane Hanchford
1376 – 1450
William deOrchard
1380 – 1440
Alice Trevett
1380 – 1440
John Bozom(Bosom)
1390 – 1440
Henry Fortescue
1400 – 1422

Sir Bristol's Descendants

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Sir (William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of) Bristol (1495 – 22 Jun 1528) m. Lady (Mary) Boleyn (1499 – 19 Jun 1543) m. Joane Herle (1502 – 28 Nov 1512)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Catherine "Kate" ("The Illegitimate Tudor") Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's Privy) Chamber, (19 May 1524 – 15 Jan 1568) m. Sir (Lord Francis "The Elder" Knollys van Rotherfield) Grey (1514 – 19 Jul 1596)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann (Lady) Cecilia of the Royal House of Tudor Knollys, Baroness De La) Warr (19 Jul 1555 – 30 Aug 1608) m. Sir (Thomas Leighton) West (24 Mar 1556 – 15 Feb 1618)
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas Richard West II) (Plantagenet) (9 Jul 1577 – 7 Jun 1618) m. Cecilia (Baroness de la Warr) Shirley (3 Mar 1577 – 31 July 1662)
        1. 1. Ann West (1609 – 1660) m. Gov (of Virginia John I) West (14 Dec 1590 – 10 Apr 1659)
  2. 2. Richard (Robert) Cary (11 Jun 1517 – June 1570) m. Ann Dines (1515 – 3 Oct 1560)
    1. 1. Sir (William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of) Bristol (3 Oct 1550 – 1 Mar 1632) m. Elizabeth (Alice) Goodale (20 Apr 1556 – 6 Nov 1623)
      1. 1. John Cary (1565 – 2 Nov 1681) m. Elizabeth Godfrey (1570 – 01 Nov 1680)
        1. 1. Mary Carey (4 Dec 1602 – 7 Sep 1658) m. Captain (Edmund) Lewis (1601 – Jan 1650)
      2. 2. Sarah (Carey) (Jenney) (1593 – 4 Apr 1656) m. John ((Little James ship -arriving in Plymouth 1623) Jenney (Jennings\Jenings after) 1623) (1589 – 28 Dec 1643)
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane Jenney) (Jennings) (1620 – 1683) m. Samuel ((Quaker?)) Pope (1625 – 11 Apr 1640)
  3. 3. Sir (Robert John) Goodale (1525 – 1 Feb 1575) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Capers (11 Jan 1530 – 3 Mar 1580)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Alice) Goodale (20 Apr 1556 – 6 Nov 1623) m. Sir (William Cary , High Sheriff and Lord Mayor of) Bristol (3 Oct 1550 – 1 Mar 1632)

Sir Bristol's Timeline

11 Records

1491
28 Jun 1491
Birth of Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol in Clovelly, Bristol, Avon, England
Clovelly, Bristol, Avon, England
1495
1495
Birth of Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
1500
1500
Age 5
Birth of Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol in Bristol, City of Gloucestershire , England
Bristol, City of Gloucestershire , England
1500
1500
Age 5
Birth of Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol in Clovelly, Devon, England
Clovelly, Devon, England
1500
1500
Age 5
Birth of Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol in Chilton, Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Chilton, Foliot, Wiltshire, England
1528
22 Jun 1528
Age 33
Death of Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol in Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1528
22 Jun 1528
Age 33
Death of Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1572
22 June 1572
Age 77
Death of Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol in St. Nicholas Parish, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
St. Nicholas Parish, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1572
28 Mar 1572
Age 77
Death of Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1572
28 Mar 1572
Age 77
Death of Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1572
6 Mar 1572
Age 77
Burial of Sir William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff and Mayor Of Bristol in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Bristol, City of Gloucestershire , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Clovelly, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1491
    Event Place: Clovelly, Bristol, Avon, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Chilton, Foliot, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1572
    Event Place: St. Nicholas Parish, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1572
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1572
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1528
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1528
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1572
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: GUILDHALL: P69/MRY9/A/01/MS 6984

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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