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William Boleyn 1449–1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1449

Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 10 Oct 1505

Death Location: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England

Father: Geoffrey II

Mother: Anne Boleyn

Spouse(s): Margaret Butler

Children(s): Thomas Wiltshire, Anne Boleyn, Anthony BOLEYN, Jane Boleyn, Alice BOLEYN, Margaret Boleyn, James BOLEYN

William Boleyn was born in 1449 in Blickling, Norfolk, England, the child of Geoffrey Boleyn Ii And Anne Boleyn. William Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Alice Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Anthony Boleyn, James Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn 1St Earl Of Wiltshire. William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • William Boleyn was born in 1449 in Blickling, Norfolk, England, the child of Geoffrey Boleyn Ii And Anne Boleyn.
  • William Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Alice Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Anthony Boleyn, James Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn 1St Earl Of Wiltshire.
  • William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Geoffrey II
1406–1463
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Anne Boleyn
1425–1484
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Butler
1465–1537
Birth Location: County Kilkenny, Ireland
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Children(s)

Thomas Wiltshire
1477–1539
Birth Location: Hever Castle Hever, Kent Kingdom of England
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Anne Boleyn
1475–1556
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, , England
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Anthony BOLEYN
1483–1493
Birth Location: Of, Norfolk, , England
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Jane Boleyn
1485–1501
Birth Location: Blicking, Norfolk, , England
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Alice BOLEYN
1487–1538
Birth Location: Of, Norfolk, , England
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Margaret Boleyn
1489–1550
Birth Location: , Sussex, , England
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James BOLEYN
1493–1561
Birth Location: Salle, Norfolk, , England
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William Boleyn's Ancestors

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William Boleyn
1449–1505
Birth Place: Blickling, Norfolk, England
Parents
Geoffrey Boleyn II
1406–1463
Norfolk, England
Anne Boleyn
1425–1484
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Boleyn's Descendants

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William Boleyn (1449–10 Oct 1505) m. Margaret Butler (1465–3 Apr 1537)
  1. 1. Thomas (Boleyn 1st Earl of) Wiltshire 1477–1539 m. Elizabeth (Howard Countess of Wiltshire, Countess of Ormond and Viscountess) Rochford 1480–1538
    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
      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
        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
        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
  2. 2. Anne Boleyn 1475–1556
  3. 3. Anthony BOLEYN 1483–1493
  4. 4. Jane Boleyn 1485–1501
  5. 5. Alice BOLEYN 1487–1538
  6. 6. Margaret Boleyn 1489–1550
  7. 7. James BOLEYN 1493–1561

William Boleyn's Timeline

2 Records

1449
1449
Birth of William Boleyn in Blickling, Norfolk, England
Blickling, Norfolk, England
1505
10 Oct 1505
Age 56
Death of William Boleyn in East Farleigh, co. Kent, England
East Farleigh, co. Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1449
    Event Place: Blickling, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1505
    Event Place: East Farleigh, co. Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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