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Sir William Carey 1495–1528 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jun 1528

Death Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Carey

Mother: Lady Spencer

Spouse(s): Lady Boleyn

Children(s): Lady Carey, William Carey, John Cary

In 1495, Sir William Carey entered the world in Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Carey And Lady Margaret Spencer. Sir William Carey married Lady Mary Boleyn, and had children including John Cary, Lady Mary Catherine Carey, William Carey. Sir William Carey passed away in 1528 in Bristol, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Sir William Carey entered the world in Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Carey And Lady Margaret Spencer.
  • Sir William Carey married Lady Mary Boleyn, and had children including John Cary, Lady Mary Catherine Carey, William Carey.
  • Sir William Carey passed away in 1528 in Bristol, Somerset, England.

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Sir Carey's Ancestors

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Sir Carey
1495–1528
Birth Place: Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Carey
1460–1548
Chilton Foliot, Wilts, England
Lady (Margaret) Spencer
1466–1536
Spencercombe, Devon, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Carey's Descendants

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Sir (William) Carey (1495–22 Jun 1528) m. Lady (Mary) Boleyn (1504–19 Jul 1534)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Catherine) Carey 1526–1568 m. Francis ((Sir)) Knowlys\Knollys 1526–1569 m. Sir (Francis) Knollys\Knowles 1514–1596
    1. 1. SIR (William) Knowles 1546–1632 m. Dorothy Bray 1530–1605 m. Elizabeth Howard 1586–1658
      1. 1. William Knowles 1566–1598 m. Grace Clavell 1570–1598
        1. 1. John Knolles 1596–1685 m. Elizabeth WILLIS 1621–
  2. 2. William Carey 1524–1545
  3. 3. John Cary 1526–1617

Sir Carey's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Sir William Carey in Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
1528
22 Jun 1528
Age 33
Death of Sir William Carey in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1518-1529
    Event Place: Devon, Somerset
    Record Source: British Chancery Records, 1386-1558

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1528
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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