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Sir Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl Of Wiltshire 1477–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1477

Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 12 Mar 1539

Death Location: Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England

Father: William Boleyn

Mother: Margaret Boleyn

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howard

Children(s): Mary Boleyn, Anne England, George Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn, Henry Boleyn

The story of Sir Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl Of Wiltshire began in 1477 in Blickling, Norfolk, England. Sir Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl Of Wiltshire married Elizabeth Howard, and had children including Anne Boleyn Queen Of England, George Boleyn, Henry Boleyn, Mary Anne Lady Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn. Sir Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl Of Wiltshire passed away in 1539 in Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England.

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  • The story of Sir Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl Of Wiltshire began in 1477 in Blickling, Norfolk, England.
  • Sir Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl Of Wiltshire married Elizabeth Howard, and had children including Anne Boleyn Queen Of England, George Boleyn, Henry Boleyn, Mary Anne Lady Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn.
  • Sir Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl Of Wiltshire passed away in 1539 in Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England.

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Sir Wiltshire's Ancestors

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Sir Wiltshire
1477–1539
Birth Place: Blickling, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Margaret Boleyn
1454–1539
County Kilkenny, Ireland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wiltshire's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl Of) Wiltshire (1477–12 Mar 1539) m. Elizabeth Howard (1480–3 Apr 1537)
  1. 1. Mary (Anne (Lady)) Boleyn 1499–1543 m. William (Carey of) Aldenham 1495–1528
    1. 1. Sir (Knight Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, High Steward of Oxford, Lord Chamberlain,) MP 1526–1596 m. Anne (Morgan Baroness Morgan OR) Williams 1529–1606
      1. 1. Robert Carey 1560–1639 m. Elizabeth Carey 1563–1641 m. Ann Trevanion 1555–1641
        1. 1. Henry Carey 1596–1661 m. Martha Carey 1601–1677 m. Martha Carey 1601–1677
        2. 2. Philadelphia Wharton –1654
        3. 3. Thomas Carey 1597–1634
      2. 2. George (Carey 2nd Baron) Hunston 1548–1603 m. Elizabeth Spencer 1552–1618
        1. 1. Elizabeth Cary 1576–1635 m. Thomas (Lord) Berkeley 1575–1611
      3. 3. John (Carey, 3rd Baron) Hunsdon 1550–1617
      4. 4. Thomas (I Carey,) I 1548–1634
      5. 5. Edmund (Carey, Kt.,) MP 1558–1637
      6. 6. William (Carey,) MP –1593
      7. 7. Anna Carey 1554–1620
      8. 8. Katherine Carey 1547–1602 m. Karel (Lord Howard van) Effingham 1536–1624
        1. 1. Willem (Lord Howard van) Effingham 1577–1615 m. Anne Howard 1575–1638
      9. 9. Philadelphia Carey 1552–1627 m. Thomas Scrope 1567–1609
        1. 1. Emmanuel Scrope 1584–1630
      10. 10. Margaret Hoby 1567–1605
      11. 11. Margaret Hoby 1567–1605
    2. 2. Catherine Carey 1524–1569 m. Sir (Frances) Knollys 1151–1596
      1. 1. Lettice Knollys 1543–1634 m. Walter (Devereux, Earl Of) Essex 1541–1576
        1. 1. Robert (Devereux, 2nd Earl Of) Essex 1565–1601 m. Frances Walsingham 1567–1633
  2. 2. Anne (Boleyn, Queen Of) England 1501–1536 m. Henry (Tudor, King Of England) VIII 1491–1547
    1. 1. Elizabeth (I Queen of) England 1533–1603
  3. 3. George Boleyn 1504–1536
  4. 4. Thomas Boleyn 1499–
  5. 5. Henry Boleyn 1503–1508

Sir Wiltshire's Timeline

2 Records

1477
1477
Birth of Sir Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl Of Wiltshire in Blickling, Norfolk, England
Blickling, Norfolk, England
1539
12 Mar 1539
Age 62
Death of Sir Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl Of Wiltshire in Hever Castle, Kent, England
Hever Castle, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1477
    Event Place: Blickling, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1539
    Event Place: Hever Castle, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hever, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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