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William Boleyn 1451–1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1451

Birth Location: Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 10 October 1505

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

Father: Geoffrey II

Mother: Lady England

Spouse(s): Lady 20ggm

Children(s): Thomas Wiltshire, Anne Boleyn, John Boleyn, Anthony Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, Alice Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, William Boleyn, James Boleyn, Edward Boleyn

In 1451, William Boleyn entered the world in Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England, born to Geoffrey Boleyn Ii And Lady Elizabeth Howard Stokes Nyland Suffolk England. William Boleyn married Lady Margaret Le Boteler Butler Countess Of Ormond 20Ggm, and had children including Alice Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Anthony Boleyn, Edward Boleyn, James Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, John Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn Earl Van Wiltshire, William Boleyn. William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1451, William Boleyn entered the world in Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England, born to Geoffrey Boleyn Ii And Lady Elizabeth Howard Stokes Nyland Suffolk England.
  • William Boleyn married Lady Margaret Le Boteler Butler Countess Of Ormond 20Ggm, and had children including Alice Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Anthony Boleyn, Edward Boleyn, James Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, John Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn Earl Van Wiltshire, William Boleyn.
  • William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Norwich, City of Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Geoffrey II
1406–1463
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
GI
Lady England
1483–1538
Birth Location: Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LE

Spouses(s)

Lady 20ggm
1455–1537
Birth Location: Londen
L2

Children(s)

Thomas Wiltshire
1477–1539
Birth Location: Hever Castle Hever Kent, England, United Kingdom
TW
Anne Boleyn
1475–1556
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
AB
John Boleyn
1489–1556
Birth Location: Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, England
JB
Anthony Boleyn
1483–1493
Birth Location: Blicking Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
AB
Jane Boleyn
1485–1501
Birth Location: –
JB
Alice Boleyn
1487–1538
Birth Location: Blickling Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
AB
Margaret Boleyn
1485–1550
Birth Location: Sussex, England
MB
William Boleyn
1479–1561
Birth Location: England
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James Boleyn
1493–1561
Birth Location: –
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Edward Boleyn
1496–
Birth Location: –
EB

William Boleyn's Ancestors

Self
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Birth Place: Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Parents
Geoffrey Boleyn II
1406–1463
Norfolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth Howard, Stokes Nyland Suffolk) England
1483–1538
Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Geoffrey (Boleyn) I
1380–1440
Norfolk, England
Alice Boleyn
1385–
Salle, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn
1350–1411
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Boleyn's Descendants

1.
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William Boleyn (1451–10 October 1505) m. Lady (Margaret Le Boteler Butler, Countess of Ormond) 20ggm (1455–3 Apr 1537)
  1. 1. Thomas (Boleyn Earl van) Wiltshire 1477–1539 m. Elizabeth (Boleyn) Howard 1486–1538
    1. 1. Mary (Boleyn Carey) Stafford 1504–1543 m. Sir (William Carey of) Aldenham 1500–1528
      1. 1. Lady (Mary Catherine) Carey 1524–1568 m. Sir (Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys, Knight of The Garter, Sheriff) O 1514–1596
        1. 1. ANNE (*+ Cecilia Lady Baroness de la Warr KNOLLYS Knowles (WEST) *+11gm(poss. gd of) HenryVIII) 1555–1608 m. Knight (Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West) *+11gf\13gf\=\ 1557–1601
        2. 2. Abigail (Lettice) KNOLLYS 1551–1620
        3. 3. Henry Knollys 1542–1582
        4. 4. William Knollys 1545–1632
        5. 5. Robert Knollys 1547–1619
        6. 6. Richard Knollys 1548–1596
        7. 7. Francis Knollys 1550–1648
        8. 8. Katharine Boteler 1560–1632
      2. 2. Mary (I Tudor) ENGLAND 1516–1558
      3. 3. Agnes CAREY 1517–
      4. 4. Sir (Thomas CARRE) I 1518–1578
      5. 5. Susan CAREY 1520–1580
      6. 6. Agnes CARY 1521–1580
      7. 7. Katherine KNOLLYS 1524–1569
      8. 8. Sir (Knight Henry CAREY, 1ST BARON HUNSDON, HIGH STEWARD OF OXFORD, LORD CHAMBERLAIN, MP (Illegitimate son of Tudor King Henry) VIII) 1526–1596
    2. 2. Anna (Boleyn Koningin van) Engeland 1501–1536
    3. 3. Margaret Boleyn 1496–1526
    4. 4. Sybilla Boleyn 1499–1500
    5. 5. Thomas Boleyn 1499–1520
    6. 6. Hendrik Boleyn 1500–1501
    7. 7. Emily (Maud) Boleyn 1503–
    8. 8. George Boleyn 1504–1536
  2. 2. Anne Boleyn 1475–1556
  3. 3. John Boleyn 1489–1556
  4. 4. Anthony Boleyn 1483–1493
  5. 5. Jane Boleyn 1485–1501
  6. 6. Alice Boleyn 1487–1538
  7. 7. Margaret Boleyn 1485–1550
  8. 8. William Boleyn 1479–1561
  9. 9. James Boleyn 1493–1561
  10. 10. Edward Boleyn 1496–

William Boleyn's Timeline

2 Records

1451
1451
Birth of William Boleyn in Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
1505
10 October 1505
Age 54
Death of William Boleyn in Hever (Kent) England
Hever (Kent) England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1451
    Event Place: Blickling, Broadland District, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1505
    Event Place: Hever (Kent) England
    Record Source: 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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