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Sir William Carey 1495–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 22 June 1529

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Thomas Carey

Mother: Margaret Spencer

Spouse(s): Mary Boleyn

Children(s): Henry Carey, Lady Carey

In 1495, Sir William Carey entered the world in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England, born to Thomas Carey And Margaret Eleanor Spencer. Sir William Carey married Mary Boleyn, and had children including Henry Carey, Lady Catherine Carey. Sir William Carey passed away in 1529 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Sir William Carey entered the world in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England, born to Thomas Carey And Margaret Eleanor Spencer.
  • Sir William Carey married Mary Boleyn, and had children including Henry Carey, Lady Catherine Carey.
  • Sir William Carey passed away in 1529 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Children(s)

Sir Carey's Ancestors

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Sir Carey
1495–1529
Birth Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Thomas Carey
1479–1536
Hungerford, Wiltshire, England
Margaret (Eleanor) Spencer
1472–1536
Grandparents
Sir (William) Carey
1437–1471
Cocington, Devon, England
Alice Fulford
1443–1460
Fulford, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Carey's Descendants

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Sir (William) Carey (1495–22 June 1529) m. Mary Boleyn (1499–19 July 1543)
  1. 1. Henry Carey 1526–1596 m. Ann Morgan 1529–1607
    1. 1. Katherine Carey 1545–1602 m. Charles Howard 1536–1624
      1. 1. Mary Howard 1558–1624 m. William Scott 1558–1621
        1. 1. Henry Scott 1560–1624 m. Martha Whatlock 1568–1611
    2. 2. George (Carey, 2nd Baron) Hunsdon 1547–1603 m. Elizabeth Spencer 1555–
  2. 2. Lady (Catherine) Carey 1524–1568 m. Sir (Francis) Knollys 1514–1596
    1. 1. Lettice Knollys 1543–1634 m. Walter (Devereux, 1st Earl of) Essex 1541–1576
      1. 1. Penelope (Devereux, Lady) Rich 1562–1607 m. Robert (Rich, 1st Earl of) Warwick 1559–1618

Sir Carey's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Sir William Carey in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
1529
22 June 1529
Age 34
Death of Sir William Carey in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1529
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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