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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: East Farleigh, co. Kent, England

Father: Geoffrey Boleyn

Mother: Anne Boleyn

Spouse(s): Margaret Butler

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

The story of William Boleyn began in 1449 in Blickling, Norfolk, England. William Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Anne Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn, Anthony BOLEYN, Jane Boleyn, Alice BOLEYN, Margaret Boleyn, James BOLEYN. William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in East Farleigh, co. Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Boleyn began in 1449 in Blickling, Norfolk, England.
  • William Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Anne Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn, Anthony BOLEYN, Jane Boleyn, Alice BOLEYN, Margaret Boleyn, James BOLEYN.
  • William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in East Farleigh, co. Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Geoffrey Boleyn
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)

Anne Boleyn
1475 – 1556
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, , England
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Thomas Boleyn
1477 – 1539
Birth Location: Hever Castle Hever, Kent Kingdom of 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
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. Anne Boleyn (18 Nov 1475 – Dec 1556)
  2. 2. Thomas Boleyn (1477 – 12 Mar 1539) m. Elizabeth Howard (1480 – 3 Apr 1538)
    1. 1. Sybilla Boleyn (1499 – 1500)
    2. 2. Thomas Boleyn (1499 – 1520)
    3. 3. Henry Boleyn (1500 – 1501)
    4. 4. Mary Boleyn (1501 – 19 Jul 1534) m. William Stafford (1499 – 5 May 1556) m. Henry Tudor (28 Jun 1491 – 28 Jan 1547) m. William Carey (1495 – 22 Jun 1528)
      1. 1. Katherine Carey (Jun 1524 – 15 Jan 1568) m. Sir (Francis) Knollys (1514 – 19 Jul, 1596)
        1. 1. Lettice Knollys (1539 – 25 Dec 1634)
        2. 2. Sir (Henry) Knollys (1542 – 21 Dec 1582) m. Margaret Cave (25 April 1549 – 15 August 1606)
        3. 3. Edward Knollys (1546 – 1580)
        4. 4. Robert Knollys (1547 – 1619)
        5. 5. Sir (William) Knollys (1547 – 25 May 1632)
        6. 6. Richard Knollys (1548 – 1596)
        7. 7. Elizabeth Knollys (1549 – 1605)
        8. 8. Francis Knollys (1550 – 1648)
        9. 9. Lady (Anne) Knollys (19 Jul 1555 – 30 Aug 1608) m. Governor (John) West (14 Dec 1590 – Mar 1659) m. Sir (Thomas) West (1556 – 24 Mar 1601)
        10. 10. Katherine Knollys (1560 – 1632)
        11. 11. Dudley Knollys
        12. 12. Margaret Knollys
        13. 13. Thomas Knollys
      2. 2. Henry Carey (4 Mar 1526 – 23 Jul 1596) m. Anne Morgan (1529 – 24 Oct 1568)
        1. 1. George Carey (1547 – 1603)
        2. 2. Katherine Carey (1547 – 25 Feb 1603) m. Charles Howard (1536 – 14 Dec 1624)
        3. 3. John Carey (1556 – 1617)
        4. 4. Edmund Carey (1557 – 1637)
        5. 5. Robert Carey (1560 – 1639)
        6. 6. Margaret Carey (1567 – 1605)
        7. 7. Thomas Carey
        8. 8. Henry Carey
        9. 9. Philadelphia Carey ( – 3 Feb 1627) m. Thomas Scrope (1567 – 2 September 1609)
        10. 10. Valentine Carey ( – 10 Jun 1626)
    5. 5. William Boleyn (1502 – 1503)
    6. 6. Margaret Boleyn (1503 – 1504)
    7. 7. George Boleyn (April 1504 – 17 May 1536) m. Jane Parker (1510 – 13 Feb 1542)
    8. 8. Catherine Boleyn (1505 – 1506)
    9. 9. Anne Boleyn (1507 – 19 May 1536) m. Henry Tudor (28 Jun 1491 – 28 Jan 1547) m. William Carey (1495 – 22 Jun 1528) m. Sir (Henry Percy, 6th Earl of) Northumberland (c.1502 – 29 Jun 1537)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (I England) Tudor (7 Sep 1533 – 24 Mar 1603) m. Robert Dudley (1532 – 1588)
      2. 2. TUDOR (July 1534 – July 1534)
      3. 3. Robert Cary (1515 – )
      4. 4. Katherine Carey (1520 – 1524)
  3. 3. Anthony BOLEYN (1483 – 30 Sep 1493)
  4. 4. Jane Boleyn (1485 – 1501)
  5. 5. Alice BOLEYN (1487 – 1538)
  6. 6. Margaret Boleyn (1489 – 1550)
  7. 7. James BOLEYN (1493 – 5 Dec 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, 1300s-Current

    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, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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