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Sir William Carey 1495–1528 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Chilton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 23 Jun 1528

Death Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Carey

Mother: Margaret Spencer

Spouse(s): Mary Boleyn

Children(s): Lady Knollys

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

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Children(s)

Sir Carey's Ancestors

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Sir Carey
1495–1528
Birth Place: Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Carey
1465–1548
Clovelly, Devon, England
Margaret Spencer
1472–1501
Spencercombe, Devon, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Carey
1437–1471
Devon, England
Alice Fulford
1443–1460
Fulford, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Carye
1406–1437
Christopher Orchard
1406–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Carey's Descendants

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Sir (William) Carey (1495–23 Jun 1528) m. Mary Boleyn (1504–19 Jul 1534)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine Carey) Knollys 1524–1568 m. Sir (Francis Bart) Knollys 1514–1596
    1. 1. Sir (Richard) Knollys 1550–1610 m. Joan Heigham 1548–1633
      1. 1. Richard Knowles 1565–1622 m. Margaret Hopkinson 1575–1622
        1. 1. James Knowles 1616–1677 m. Elizabeth Isherwood 1616–

Sir Carey's Timeline

3 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Sir William Carey in Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Chilton, Wiltshire, England
1520
4 Feb 1520
Age 25
Sir William Carey was married in Flempton, Suffolk, England
Flempton, Suffolk, England
1528
23 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, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1520
    Event Place: Flempton, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1528
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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