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Sir Thomas Boleyn K.G., K.B., 1st Earl of Wiltshire 1477–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1477

Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 13 Mar 1539

Death Location: Hever, Kent, England

Father: Sir Suffolk

Mother: Margaret Butler

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lady

Children(s): Mary Boleyn, Henry Boleyn, Anne wife), Sir Rochford, Thomas Boleyn, Sybilla Boleyn

In 1477, Sir Thomas Boleyn K.G., K.B., 1st Earl of Wiltshire entered the world in Blickling, Norfolk, England, born to Sir William Boleyn High Sheriff Of Kent Norfolk And Suffolk And Margaret Countess Of Ormond Butler. Sir Thomas Boleyn K.G., K.B., 1st Earl of Wiltshire married Elizabeth Howard Lady, and had children including Anne Boleyn Queen Of England 2Nd Marriage Avery Humphrey Pelham West Boleyn King Henry Viii S Second Wife, Henry Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, Sir George Boleyn Viscount Rochford, Sybilla Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn. Sir Thomas Boleyn K.G., K.B., 1st Earl of Wiltshire passed away in 1539 in Hever, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1477, Sir Thomas Boleyn K.G., K.B., 1st Earl of Wiltshire entered the world in Blickling, Norfolk, England, born to Sir William Boleyn High Sheriff Of Kent Norfolk And Suffolk And Margaret Countess Of Ormond Butler.
  • Sir Thomas Boleyn K.G., K.B., 1st Earl of Wiltshire married Elizabeth Howard Lady, and had children including Anne Boleyn Queen Of England 2Nd Marriage Avery Humphrey Pelham West Boleyn King Henry Viii S Second Wife, Henry Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, Sir George Boleyn Viscount Rochford, Sybilla Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn.
  • Sir Thomas Boleyn K.G., K.B., 1st Earl of Wiltshire passed away in 1539 in Hever, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Suffolk
1451–1505
Birth Location: –
SS
Margaret Butler
1454–1537
Birth Location: Killkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland
MB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lady
1458–1538
Birth Location: Norfolk, Norfolk, England
EL

Children(s)

Mary Boleyn
1504–1543
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
MB
Henry Boleyn
1502–
Birth Location: Aylsham, Norfolk, , England
HB
Anne wife)
1501–1536
Birth Location: Blickling Hall, Hever Castle, England
Aw
Sir Rochford
1504–1536
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
SR
Thomas Boleyn
1499–
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
TB
Sybilla Boleyn
1499–1500
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
SB

Sir Wiltshire's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wiltshire
1477–1539
Birth Place: Blickling, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir William Boleyn High Sheriff of Kent, Norfolk and Suffolk
1451–1505
Margaret (Countess of Ormond) Butler
1454–1537
Killkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wiltshire's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Thomas Boleyn K.G., K.B., 1st Earl of) Wiltshire (1 Jan 1477–13 Mar 1539) m. Elizabeth (Howard) Lady (1458–3 April 1538)
  1. 1. Mary Boleyn 1504–1543 m. 1 (Henry VIII Tudor King of England) VIII 1491–1547 m. William Carey 1496–1528 m. Sir (William Stafford, K.B., of Rochford, Essex, Chebsey,) Staffordshire 1512–1556
    1. 1. Lady (Catherine) Carey 1524–1569 m. Sir (Lord Francis I "The Elder" Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La) War, 1514–1596 m. Sir (Lord Francis I "The Elder" Knollys, Knight of the Garter, Sheriff of Hampshire, Statesman, English Courtier, Privy Councillor, 2nd Lord of La) War, 1514–1596
      1. 1. ANNE (Lady Baroness de la Warr) Knollys 1555–1608 m. Gov. (Thomas 3rd Baron De La Warr) West 1577–1618 m. THOMAS (Leighton 2nd Baron 2nd Lord de la Warr Delaware Privy Council and High Sheriff of Hampshire) WEST 1556–1601
        1. 1. Gov. (John) West 1590–1659 m. Anne (Claiborne) Percy 1613–1667
        2. 2. Helena West 1587–1637 m. Sir (William) Savage 1583–
        3. 3. Henry (IV De La Warr) West 1603–1628
        4. 4. Robert West 1575–1602
        5. 5. Hannah ("Anne" West) Lady 1588–1628
        6. 6. Helena West 1587–1637
        7. 7. Jane West 1588–1606
        8. 8. Nathaniel (Shirley Plantation West Lt.) Col 1592–1623
        9. 9. Penelope West 1582–1619
        10. 10. Lettice West 1589–1645
        11. 11. Catherine (or Katherine) West 1583–1650
        12. 12. Walsingham West 1579–1583
        13. 13. Elizabeth West 1573–1632 m. Herbert Pelham 1546–1620
        14. 14. Francis (Deputy Governor of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia West WESTOVER) PLANTATION 1586–1634
        15. 15. John (Capt. Crown Governor of Virginia 1635-1637 mem. House of Burgesses (1628–30) WEST (immi-Eng-VA) what is now BELFIELD PLANTATION , Capt. Gov of) VA 1590–1659
        16. 16. Thomas (3rd de la Warr) West 1577–1618 m. Cecily (Lady Kempe) Sherley 1580–1662
      2. 2. Lady (Anne-Baroness de la Warr) Knollys 1555–1608 m. Thomas (Leighton Sir 2nd Lord 11th Baron De La Warr) West 1556–1602
        1. 1. 1 (Sir Robert) West 1573–1602 m. Elizabeth Cook 1579–1645
        2. 2. Penelope West 1582–1624
        3. 3. Eleanor West 1587–1637
        4. 4. LetitaLettice (West) / 1579–1645
        5. 5. Capt. (John West) Gov. 1590–1659 m. Anne (Clairborne) Percy 1600–1667
        6. 6. Anne (Hannah West) Lady 1581–1663
        7. 7. Eleanor (Elizabeth) West 1593–1617
        8. 8. Elizabeth West 1573–1633 m. Sir (Herbert) Pelham 1545–1620 m. Sir (Richard) Saltonstall 1586–1661
        9. 9. Nathaniel (West Lt.) Col. 1592–1623 m. Mary (Frances) Hinton 1598–1633
        10. 10. 1 (Thomas) West 1577–1618 m. Elizabeth Sankey 1568–1639
      3. 3. Dudley (Knollys, son of Sir Francis I died as an) infant 1562–1562
      4. 4. Sir (Richard Knollys) (Knowles) 1548–1610
      5. 5. Sir (Henry Knollys (Knowles)MP Oxford U) I 1541–1582
      6. 6. Lady (Mary Knollys (Knowles) died as a) child 1542–1588
      7. 7. Elizabeth ((Knowles) Knollys) Lady 1546–1605
      8. 8. Maud ((Knowles) Knollys) Lady 1546–1580
      9. 9. Francis (Knollys) Sir 1550–1648
      10. 10. Thomas ((Knowles) Knollys) Sir 1554–1596
      11. 11. Catherine (Knollys) Lady 1560–1632
      12. 12. William (Knollys Sir 1st Earl) Banbury 1547–1632
      13. 13. Edward ((Knowles) Knollys) Sir 1541–1582
      14. 14. Robert ((Knowles) Knollys) Sir 1545–1632
      15. 15. Lettice Knollys 1539–1634
      16. 16. Mary ((Knowles) Knollys Lady of Rotherford) Grey 1541–1593
      17. 17. Robert (William Knowles) Sir 1547–1619
      18. 18. Richard (Knollys) Sir 1548–1596
      19. 19. Maud (Knollys) (Knowles) 1546–
      20. 20. Richard Knollys 1548–1596
      21. 21. Sir (Edward) Knollys 1541–1582
      22. 22. Dudley Knollys 1562–1562
      23. 23. Margaret Knollys 1561–
      24. 24. Cecilia (Anne Elizabeth) Knollys 1562–1600
      25. 25. Lady (Elizabeth) Knollys 1545–1611
      26. 26. Cecilia Knollys 1540–1600
      27. 27. Lady (Mary Knollys (Knowles) Lady of Rotherford) Grey 1541–1593
      28. 28. Robert (Knollys) Sir 1547–1619
      29. 29. Francis Knollys 1550–1648
      30. 30. Catherine Knollys 1560–1632
      31. 31. Sir (Thomas Knollys) (Knowles), 1554–1596
      32. 32. Henry (Francis Knollys) Sir 1542–1582
      33. 33. William (Knollys 1st Earl Banbury) Sir 1547–1632
      34. 34. Lady (Anne) Knollys 1539–1588 m. William Talbott 1550–1613
        1. 1. William (Talbott) II 1584–1643
      35. 35. Sir (Robert Knollys) (Knowles), 1545–1632
      36. 36. Lettice Knollys 1539–1634
    2. 2. Henry ("Tudor" Carey) Sir 1525–1596
    3. 3. Henry Carey 1526–1596
  2. 2. Henry Boleyn 1502–
  3. 3. Anne (Boleyn, Queen of England, (2nd marriage) (Avery, Humphrey, Pelham, West, Boleyn) (King Henry VIII's second) wife) 1501–1536
  4. 4. Sir (George Boleyn, Viscount) Rochford 1504–1536 m. Jane (Boleyn "lady Rochford" Parker) Parker 1505–1542
    1. 1. George (II Boleyn "1st Cousin to Queen Ann Boleyn married to King Henry) VIII" 1536–1603
    2. 2. Anne Boleyn 1527–1536
  5. 5. Thomas Boleyn 1499–
  6. 6. Sybilla Boleyn 1499–1500

Sir Wiltshire's Timeline

3 Records

1477
1 Jan 1477
Birth of Sir Thomas Boleyn K.G., K.B., 1st Earl of Wiltshire in Hever, Kent, England
Hever, Kent, England
1477
1 Jan 1477
Birth of Sir Thomas Boleyn K.G., K.B., 1st Earl of Wiltshire in Blickling, Norfolk, England
Blickling, Norfolk, England
1539
13 Mar 1539
Age 62
Death of Sir Thomas Boleyn K.G., K.B., 1st Earl of Wiltshire in Hever, Kent, England
Hever, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1477
    Event Place: Hever, Kent, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 783

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1539
    Event Place: Hever, Kent, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 783

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1477
    Event Place: Blickling, Norfolk, England
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