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William ( to Royal Family of England) Boleyn 1451 – 1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1451

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 10 Oct 1505

Death Location: Hever, Kent

Father: Geoffrey Boleyn

Mother: Lady Hoo

Spouse(s): Margaret Butler

Children(s): Lady Boleyn, Thomas BOLEYN, Jane Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Alice Boleyn

The story of William ( to Royal Family of England) Boleyn began in 1451 in England. William ( to Royal Family of England) Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Lady Anne Boleyn, Thomas Sir (to Royals of England) BOLEYN, Jane Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Alice Boleyn. William ( to Royal Family of England) Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Hever, Kent.

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Biography

  • The story of William ( to Royal Family of England) Boleyn began in 1451 in England.
  • William ( to Royal Family of England) Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Lady Anne Boleyn, Thomas Sir (to Royals of England) BOLEYN, Jane Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Alice Boleyn.
  • William ( to Royal Family of England) Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Hever, Kent.

Immediate Family

Parents

Geoffrey Boleyn
1406 – 1463
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
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Lady Hoo
1425 – 1484
Birth Location: Blickling, Litcham, Norfolk, England
LH

Spouses(s)

Margaret Butler
1465 – 1537
Birth Location: Ormond, Kerry, IRE
MB

Children(s)

Lady Boleyn
1475 – 1556
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
LB
Thomas BOLEYN
1477 – 1539
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
TB
Jane Boleyn
1485 –
Birth Location: Blickling (Norfolk) England
JB
Margaret Boleyn
Birth Location: Sussex
MB
Alice Boleyn
– 1538
Birth Location: Blickling (Norfolk) England
AB

William Boleyn's Ancestors

Self
William Boleyn
1451 – 1505
Birth Place: England
Parents
Geoffrey (17) Boleyn
1406 – 1463
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Lady (Anne(gg of Queen Ann ) To Royal Family of England\Harry) Hoo
1425 – 1484
Blickling, Litcham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Geoffrey ((18)) Boleyn
1380 – 1440
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Alice ((18)) Bracton
1385 – 1440
Salle, Norfolk, England
Thomas ((Lord Of Hasting 18th great uncle) To Royal Family of England) Hoo
1396 – 1455
St. Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Wychingham
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bullen
1350 – 1411
Jane Bracton
1354 – 1410
John Bracton
1359 – 1410
Jane
Thomas Hoo
1366 – 1420
Eleanor Felton
1378 – 1400
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bracton
1324 –
William Hoo
1342 – 1410
Alice Omer
1344 – 1400
Thomas Felton
Joan Walkfare

William Boleyn's Descendants

1.
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William (( to Royal Family of England)) Boleyn (1451 – 10 Oct 1505) m. Margaret Butler (Abt. 1465 – 03 Apr 1537)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne) Boleyn (18 Nov 1475 – Dec 1556) m. John Shelton (1472 – 21 Dec 1539)
    1. 1. Mary Shelton ( – 1571)
    2. 2. John Shelton ( – Nov 1558)
  2. 2. Thomas (Sir (to Royals of England)) BOLEYN (1477 – 12 Mar 1539) m. Elizabeth Howard (1480 – 03 Apr 1538)
    1. 1. Mary (( 4th cousin 15 times removed)) Boleyn (1501 – 19 Jul 1543) m. William ((14)(of Aldenham)) Carey (1495 – 22 Jun 1529) m. Willem Stafford (1495 – 1556)
      1. 1. Lady (Katherine Mary (13)(illegitimate Tudor)) Carey (19 May 1524 – 15 Jan 1568) m. Francis (( Sir Elder Knight) (13)) Knollys (1514 – 19 Jul 1596)
        1. 1. Lettice Knollys (8 November 1540/1 – 25 Dec 1634) m. Walter Devereux
        2. 2. Henry Knollys (1542 – 21 Dec 1582) m. Margaret Cave (25 Apr 1549 – 1606)
        3. 3. William Knollys (1545 – 25 May 1632)
        4. 4. Robert Knowles (1547 – Jan 1619)
        5. 5. Richard Knowles (1548 – 1596)
        6. 6. FRANCIS ((12)) KNOWLES (1552 – 1643) m. Lettice Barrett (1555 – 1620)
      2. 2. Henry Carey (04 Mar 1525 – 23 Jul 1596) m. Anne Morgan (1529 – 19 Jan 1607)
        1. 1. Judith Cary (1547 – 28 Mar 1572)
        2. 2. Henry Carey (1547 – )
        3. 3. George Carey (1547 – 08 Sep 1603) m. Elizabeth Spencer (1547 – 09 Nov 1616)
        4. 4. Thomas Carey (1548 – 1554)
        5. 5. William Carey (1549 – 1600)
        6. 6. George CAREY (1550 – 08 Sep 1603)
        7. 7. Katherine Carey (1550 – 25 Feb 1603)
        8. 8. William Cary (03 Oct 1550 – 01 Mar 1632)
        9. 9. Philadelphia Carey (1552 – 03 Feb 1627)
        10. 10. Sir (Edmund) Carey (1557 – 12 Sep 1637)
        11. 11. Robert Carey (1560 – 12 Apr 1639)
        12. 12. Margaret Carey (1563 – 30 Nov 1605)
        13. 13. Henry Carey (Sep 1564 – 1634)
        14. 14. Valentine Carey ( – 10 Jun 1626)
    2. 2. Thomas Boleyn (1499 – )
    3. 3. Anne (QUEEN OF ENGLAND (4 cousin 15 times removed)) Boleyn (1501 – 19 May 1536) m. Henry (King of England) Tudor (28 Jun 1491 – 28 Jan 1547)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (QUEEN OF ENGLAND) Tudor (07 Sep 1533 – 24 Mar 1603)
    4. 4. George Boleyn (1502 – 17 May 1536)
  3. 3. Jane Boleyn (1485 – )
  4. 4. Margaret Boleyn
  5. 5. Alice Boleyn ( – 1538)

William Boleyn's Timeline

2 Records

1451
1451
Birth of William ( to Royal Family of England) Boleyn in England
England
1505
10 Oct 1505
Age 54
Death of William ( to Royal Family of England) Boleyn in Hever, Kent
Hever, Kent

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1451
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1505
    Event Place: Hever, Kent
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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