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William Boleyn 1451–1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1451

Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England

Death Date: Oct 1505

Death Location: Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Father: Geoffrey II

Mother: Anne I

Spouse(s): Margaret Butler

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

In 1451, William Boleyn entered the world in Blickling, Norfolk, England, born to Geoffrey Boleyn Ii And Anne Hoo I. William Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Alice Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Anthony Boleyn, Edward Boleyn, James Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, John Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn, William Boleyn. William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1451, William Boleyn entered the world in Blickling, Norfolk, England, born to Geoffrey Boleyn Ii And Anne Hoo I.
  • William Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Alice Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Anthony Boleyn, Edward Boleyn, James Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, John Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn, William Boleyn.
  • William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Boleyn's Ancestors

Self
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Birth Place: Blickling, Norfolk, England
Parents
Geoffrey Boleyn II
1406–1463
Salle, Norfolk, England
Anne (Hoo) I
1425–1536
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Geoffrey (Boleyn) I
1380–1440
Norfolk, England
Alice Bracton
1385–
Salle, Norfolk, England
Thomas (Hoo the) Elder
1396–1455
Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth Wychingham
1404–1445
Witchingham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Boleyn
1350–1411
Ann Brachton
1354–1410
John II
1359–1410
Lady Bracton
1363–1410
Thomas Hoo
1370–1420
Eleanor Felton
1361–1400
Nicholas Wychingham
1370–1444
Joan Antingham
1375–1459
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Boleyn
1300–1402
Margaret Boleyne
1304–1353
John I
1324–
Alice Arundel
1328–
John I
1324–
Alice Arundel
1328–
William Hoo
1342–1410
Alice Omer
1343–1401
Thomas Felton
1325–1381
Joan Walkefare
1325–1409
William Wychingham
1328–1381
Margaret Braose
1330–1374
William Antingham
1360–1420
Margarete Brewse
1360–1437

William Boleyn's Descendants

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William Boleyn (30 Jun 1451–Oct 1505) m. Margaret Butler (1454–1539)
  1. 1. Alice Boleyn 1487–1538 m. Robert (de) Clere 1453–1529
    1. 1. John Clere 1511–1557 m. Anne Tyrrell 1512–1576
      1. 1. Edward (Clere Burgess of Thetford and) Grampound 1536–1606 m. Frances Fulmerston 1536–1579 m. Agnes Crane 1548–1619
        1. 1. Anne Clere 1558–1616 m. William (Nicholas) Gilbert 1558–1607 m. Okeover Crompton 1554– m. John Stearne 1574–
        2. 2. Francis Clere 1562–1610 m. Elizabeth Wroth 1566–
        3. 3. Sir (Edward Clere) Kt 1564–1610
        4. 4. Temperance Clere 1564–1589
        5. 5. Edward Clere 1564–1626 m. Margaret Yaxley 1580– m. Agnes Clere 1568–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Clere 1566–1577
        7. 7. Charles (Clere) s.p. 1568–1570
        8. 8. Anne (Gilbert) Clere 1575–1615 m. John Stearne 1574–
        9. 9. Fulmerston Clere 1576–
      2. 2. Robert Clere 1532–1546
      3. 3. Elizabeth Clere 1532– m. Francis Trevor 1528–1565 m. Walter (Heronden) Esq 1535–1560 m. Walter Clevendon 1516–
      4. 4. Thomas Clere 1534–1546
      5. 5. Margaret Clere 1538– m. Walter Haddon 1515–1571
      6. 6. Edmond Clere 1540–1606
      7. 7. Elizabeth Clere 1540– m. Francis Trevor 1528–1565 m. Walter (Heronden) Esq 1535–1560 m. Walter Clevendon 1516–
    2. 2. Richard Clere 1511–1538
    3. 3. John (Clere or Tyrrell) I 1511–1557 m. Anne (Tyrrell) Clere 1515–1576
  2. 2. James Boleyn 1493–1561 m. Elizabeth Wood 1496–1583
  3. 3. Anthony Boleyn 1475–1493
  4. 4. Anne Boleyn 1475–1556 m. John (William Baron of Shelton Shelton) 21st 1472–1539
  5. 5. Thomas Boleyn 1477–1539 m. Elizabeth Howard 1480–1537
  6. 6. James Boleyn 1481–1561
  7. 7. Jane Boleyn 1485–1501
  8. 8. William Boleyn 1487–1571 m. Ellen Venables 1492–1525
  9. 9. John Boleyn 1489–1493
  10. 10. Margaret Boleyn 1489–1550 m. John Sackville 1489–1557
    1. 1. Anne Sackville 1520–1595 m. Nicholas Pelham 1514–1560
      1. 1. Anne Pelham 1538–1571 m. Thomas Shurlye 1534–1579
        1. 1. Judith Shurley 1570–1624 m. Peter (Garton) Knight 1566–1607
        2. 2. George (Shirley) II 1568–1647 m. Mary Halfhide 1575–1654 m. Dorothy 1545–
        3. 3. John Shurley 1568–1631 m. Jane Shirley 1571–1661 m. Dorothy Goring 1571–1640
      2. 2. John Pelham 1537–1580 m. Judith (Saint) John 1545–1607
      3. 3. Sir (Thomas Pelham 1st) Bt 1540–1624 m. Mary Walsingham 1550–1624
      4. 4. Mary Pelham 1540–
      5. 5. Nicholas Pelham 1541–
      6. 6. Edward Pelham 1543– m. Edward Pelham 1565–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Pelham 1545–
      8. 8. Robert Pelham 1551–
    2. 2. Richard Sackville 1516–1566 m. Winifred (de) Brugge 1516–1586
    3. 3. Christopher Sackville 1517–1559 m. Constance Colepeper 1524–1542
    4. 4. Mary Sackville 1524–1571 m. John (Lunsford of East Hoathly Sussex) Esq. 1520–1581 m. John Lunsford 1519–1581
    5. 5. Isabel Sackville 1529–1584 m. John Ashburnham 1524–1563 m. Edward Tirrell 1525–
  11. 11. Edward Boleyn 1496–1571 m. Anne Tempest 1497– m. Elizabeth 1503–
  12. 12. John Boleyn 1481–1484
  13. 13. William Boleyn 1483–1571
  14. 14. Margaret Boleyn 1487–1550

William Boleyn's Timeline

3 Records

1451
30 Jun 1451
Birth of William Boleyn in Blickling, Norfolk, England
Blickling, Norfolk, England
1505
10 Oct 1505
Age 54
Death of William Boleyn in Hever, Kent, England
Hever, Kent, England
1505
Oct 1505
Age 54
Burial of William Boleyn in Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1451
    Event Place: Blickling, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Boleyn, person ID LVXD-GNJ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1505
    Event Place: Hever, Kent, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Boleyn, person ID LVXD-GNJ.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Oct 1505
    Event Place: Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Boleyn, person ID LVXD-GNJ.

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