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William (Sir) Boleyn 1449–1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1449

Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, , England

Death Date: 1505

Death Location: Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England

Father: Geoffrey Boleyn

Mother: Anne Hoo

Spouse(s): Margaret Butler

Children(s): Margaret Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn

The story of William (Sir) Boleyn began in 1449 in Blickling, Norfolk, , England. William (Sir) Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Margaret Boleyn, Thomas 1St Earl Of Wiltshire 1St Earl Ormonde Viscount Rochford Sir Knight Of The Garter Boleyn. William (Sir) Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William (Sir) Boleyn began in 1449 in Blickling, Norfolk, , England.
  • William (Sir) Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Margaret Boleyn, Thomas 1St Earl Of Wiltshire 1St Earl Ormonde Viscount Rochford Sir Knight Of The Garter Boleyn.
  • William (Sir) Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, 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
1406–1462
Blickling, Norfolk, , England
Anne Hoo
1410–1484
Blickling, Norfolk, , England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Boleyn's Descendants

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William ((Sir)) Boleyn (1449–1505) m. Margaret Butler (1465–3 Apr 1537)
  1. 1. Margaret Boleyn 1489–1550 m. John Sackville 1483–1557
    1. 1. Richard Sackville 1516–1566 m. Winifred Brydges 1515–1608
      1. 1. Thomas Sackville 1537–1608 m. Cicely Baker 1535–1615
        1. 1. John Sackville 1567–1619 m. Joane Downton 1569–
  2. 2. Thomas (1st Earl of Wiltshire, 1st Earl Ormonde, Viscount Rochford, Sir Knight of the Garter) Boleyn 1477–1539 m. Elizabeth Howard 1486–1537
    1. 1. Anne Boleyn 1501–1536 m. Henry Tudor 1491–1547
      1. 1. Elizabeth Tudor 1533–1603

William Boleyn's Timeline

2 Records

1449
1449
Birth of William (Sir) Boleyn in Blickling, Norfolk, , England
Blickling, Norfolk, , England
1505
1505
Age 56
Death of William (Sir) Boleyn in Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England
Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1449
    Event Place: Blickling, Norfolk, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1493-1500
    Event Place: Sussex, Norfolk
    Record Source: British Chancery Records, 1386-1558

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 1505, General, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: England: Canterbury - Wills Proved in The Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1383-1558 (A-J)
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England

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