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William Boleyn 1451–1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1451

Birth Location: Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 10 October 1505

Death Location: Hever, Kent, England

Father: Geoffrey Boleyn

Mother: Lady Hoo

Spouse(s): Margaret Butler

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

In 1451, William Boleyn entered the world in Wiltshire, England, born to Geoffrey Boleyn And Lady Anne Elizabeth Hoo. William Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Alice Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Sir Edward Boleyn, Sir James Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn. William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Hever, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1451, William Boleyn entered the world in Wiltshire, England, born to Geoffrey Boleyn And Lady Anne Elizabeth Hoo.
  • William Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Alice Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, Sir Edward Boleyn, Sir James Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn.
  • William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Hever, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Boleyn's Ancestors

Self
William Boleyn
1451–1505
Birth Place: Wiltshire, England
Parents
Geoffrey Boleyn
1406–1471
Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Lady (Anne Elizabeth) Hoo
1410–1484
Hoo Manor, Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Hoo IV Lord) Hastings
1385–1455
Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire
Lady (Elizabeth Wychingham Baroness Hoo and) Hastings
1385–1451
Witchingham, St Faiths, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hoo
1366–1420
Eleonore Felton
1360–1390
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hoo
1340–1410
Alice Omer
1345–1401

William Boleyn's Descendants

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William Boleyn (1451–10 October 1505) m. Margaret Butler (1465–3 Apr 1537)
  1. 1. Thomas Boleyn 1477–1539 m. Countess (Elizabeth) Howard 1458–1504 m. Elizabeth Howard 1486–1538
    1. 1. Anne (Queen) Boleyn 1501–1536 m. Henri (VIII) d'Angleterre 1491–1547 m. Henry VIII 1491–1547 m. William STAFFORD 1500–1556 m. Sir (William) Carey 1495–1528 m. Thomas Johns 1492–1559
      1. 1. Elisabeth (Iere) d'Angleterre 1533–1603
      2. 2. Elizabeth England 1533–1603
      3. 3. King (Edward) VI 1537–1553
      4. 4. John Tudor 1526–1527
    2. 2. Anne (Boleyn Koningin van) Engeland 1507–1536 m. King (Henry VIII "King of England, Ireland, Scotland") Tudor 1491–1547
      1. 1. Elisabeth (I Tudor Queen of) England 1533–1603
    3. 3. Mary Boleyn 1504–1543
  2. 2. Margaret Boleyn 1475–1550
  3. 3. Jane Boleyn 1475–1501
  4. 4. Anne Boleyn 1478–1479
  5. 5. Sir (Edward) BOLEYN 1480–
  6. 6. Sir (James) Boleyn 1478–
  7. 7. Alice Boleyn 1470–1505

William Boleyn's Timeline

2 Records

1451
1451
Birth of William Boleyn in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, 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: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Bewsey Warrington, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1505
    Event Place: Hever, Kent, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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