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Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire 1477–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1477

Birth Location: Hever Castle Hever, Kent Kingdom of England

Death Date: 12 Mar 1539

Death Location: Hever, Kent, England

Father: William Boleyn

Mother: Margaret Butler

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Rochford

Children(s): Anne Boleyn, Sybilla Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn, George Rochford, Margaret Boleyn, Catherine Boleyn, William Boleyn, Henry Boleyn, Mary Boleyn

In 1477, Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire entered the world in Hever Castle Hever, Kent Kingdom of England, born to William Boleyn And Margaret Butler. Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire married Elizabeth Howard Countess Of Wiltshire Countess Of Ormond And Viscountess Rochford, and had children including Anne Boleyn, Catherine Boleyn, George Boleyn 2Nd Viscount Rochford, Henry Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, Sybilla Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn, William Boleyn. Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire passed away in 1539 in Hever, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1477, Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire entered the world in Hever Castle Hever, Kent Kingdom of England, born to William Boleyn And Margaret Butler.
  • Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire married Elizabeth Howard Countess Of Wiltshire Countess Of Ormond And Viscountess Rochford, and had children including Anne Boleyn, Catherine Boleyn, George Boleyn 2Nd Viscount Rochford, Henry Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, Sybilla Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn, William Boleyn.
  • Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire passed away in 1539 in Hever, Kent, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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Thomas Wiltshire's Ancestors

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Thomas Wiltshire
1477–1539
Birth Place: Hever Castle Hever, Kent Kingdom of England
Parents
William Boleyn
1449–1505
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Margaret Butler
1465–1537
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Grandparents
Geoffrey (Boleyn) II
1406–1463
Norfolk, England
Anne Boleyn
1425–1484
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Wiltshire's Descendants

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Thomas (Boleyn 1st Earl of) Wiltshire (1477–12 Mar 1539) m. Elizabeth (Howard Countess of Wiltshire, Countess of Ormond and Viscountess) Rochford (1480–3 Apr 1538)
  1. 1. Anne Boleyn 1507–1536 m. Henry (Tudor) VIII 1491–1547 m. William Carey 1495–1528 m. Sir (Henry Percy, 6th Earl of) Northumberland 1502–1537
    1. 1. Elizabeth (I England) Tudor 1533–1603 m. Robert Dudley 1532–1588
    2. 2. TUDOR 1534–1534
    3. 3. Robert Cary 1515–
    4. 4. Katherine Carey 1520–1524
  2. 2. Sybilla Boleyn 1499–1500
  3. 3. Thomas Boleyn 1499–1520
  4. 4. George (Boleyn 2nd Viscount) Rochford 1504–1536 m. Jane (Parker Lady) Rochford 1510–1542
  5. 5. Margaret Boleyn 1503–1504
  6. 6. Catherine Boleyn 1505–1506
  7. 7. William Boleyn 1502–1503
  8. 8. Henry Boleyn 1500–1501
  9. 9. Mary Boleyn 1501–1534 m. Henry (Tudor) VIII 1491–1547 m. William Stafford 1499–1556 m. William Carey 1495–1528
    1. 1. Henry (Carey Baron) Hunsdon 1526–1596 m. Anne Morgan 1529–1568
      1. 1. Katherine (Carey Countess of) Nottingham 1547–1603 m. Charles (Howard 1st Earl of) Nottingham 1536–1624
      2. 2. John Carey 1556–1617
      3. 3. Edmund Carey 1557–1637
      4. 4. George Carey 1547–1603
      5. 5. Robert Carey 1560–1639
      6. 6. Margaret Carey 1567–1605
      7. 7. Valentine Carey –1626
      8. 8. Philadelphia Carey –1627 m. Thomas Scrope 1567–1609
        1. 1. Emanuel Scrope 1584–1630 m. Elizabeth Manners 1586–1653 m. Martha Jones 1592–1630
    2. 2. Katherine Carey 1524–1568 m. Sir (Francis) Knollys 1514–1596
      1. 1. Lettice Knollys 1539–1634
      2. 2. Sir (Henry) Knollys 1542–1582 m. Margaret Cave 1549–1606
        1. 1. Lettice Knollys 1583–1655
        2. 2. Elizabeth Knollys 1579–1621
      3. 3. Sir (William) Knollys 1547–1632
      4. 4. Lady (Anne Knollys Baroness de la) Warr 1555–1608 m. Sir (Thomas) West 1556–1601 m. Governor (John West) I 1590–1659
        1. 1. John West 1590–1659 m. Cockacoeske, (Queen of the) Pamunkey 1634–1686
      5. 5. Edward Knollys 1546–1580
      6. 6. Robert Knollys 1547–1619
      7. 7. Elizabeth Knollys 1549–1605
      8. 8. Richard Knollys 1548–1596
      9. 9. Katherine Knollys 1560–1632
      10. 10. Francis Knollys 1550–1648

Thomas Wiltshire's Timeline

2 Records

1477
1477
Birth of Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl of Wiltshire in Hever Castle Hever, Kent Kingdom of England
Hever Castle Hever, Kent Kingdom of England
1539
12 Mar 1539
Age 62
Death of 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: Hever Castle Hever, Kent Kingdom of England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1539
    Event Place: Hever Castle, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hever, Kent, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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