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William Boleyn 1451 – 1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1451

Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 10 Oct 1505

Death Location: Hever, Kent, England

Father: Geoffrey Boleyn

Mother: Anne Hoo

Spouse(s): Margaret Butler

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

The story of William Boleyn began in 1451 in Blickling, Norfolk, England. William Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Anthony Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, James Boleyn, John Boleyn, Edward Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, Alice Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, William Boleyn. William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Hever, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Boleyn began in 1451 in Blickling, Norfolk, England.
  • William Boleyn married Margaret Butler, and had children including Anthony Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, James Boleyn, John Boleyn, Edward Boleyn, Jane Boleyn, Alice Boleyn, Margaret Boleyn, William Boleyn.
  • William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Hever, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Geoffrey Boleyn
1406 – 1463
Birth Location: Salle, Norfolk, England
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Anne Hoo
1424 – 1484
Birth Location: Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Butler
1454 – 1539
Birth Location: County Kilkenny, Ireland
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Children(s)

Anthony Boleyn
1475 – 1493
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
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Anne Boleyn
1476 – 1479
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Thomas Boleyn
1477 – 1539
Birth Location: Hever Castle, Blickling, Norfolk, England
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Anne Boleyn
1479 – 1555
Birth Location: Blickling Hall, Norfolk, England
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James Boleyn
1480 – 1561
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
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John Boleyn
1481 – 1484
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, , England
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Edward Boleyn
1482 – 1571
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
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Jane Boleyn
1485 – 1543
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
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Alice Boleyn
1487 – 1538
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
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Margaret Boleyn
1489 – 1550
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
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William Boleyn
1491 – 1571
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
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William Boleyn's Ancestors

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William Boleyn
1451 – 1505
Birth Place: Blickling, Norfolk, England
Parents
Geoffrey Boleyn
1406 – 1463
Salle, Norfolk, England
Anne (de) Hoo
1424 – 1484
Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Geoffrey Boleyn
1380 – 1440
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Cecily (de) Welles
1385 – 1440
Salle, Norfolk, England
Thomas Hoo
1396 – 1455
Litcham, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth, (Baronness) Wychingham
1404 – 1445
Wychingham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn
1350 – 1411
Anne Bracton
1360 – 1411
Thomas Hoo
1366 – 1420
Eleanor Felton
1360 – 1400
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johan Boleyn
1300 – 1369
Emma Bullen
1304 –
John Bracton
1324 – 1410
Alice Arundel
1328 – 1410
William Hoo
1335 – 1410
Alice Omer
1343 – 1376
Thomas Felton
1315 – 1381
Joan Walkfare
1325 – 1409

William Boleyn's Descendants

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William Boleyn (30 Jun 1451 – 10 Oct 1505) m. Margaret Butler (1454 – 1539)
  1. 1. Anthony Boleyn (Abt 1475 – 30 Sep 1493)
  2. 2. Anne Boleyn (1476 – 31 Oct 1479)
  3. 3. Thomas Boleyn (1 Jan 1477 – 12 Mar 1539) m. Elizabeth Howard (21 Jan 1480 – 3 Apr 1538)
  4. 4. Anne Boleyn (28 Nov 1479 – 6 Jan 1555) m. John Shelton (1472 – 21 Dec 1539)
    1. 1. Sir (John) Shelton (1504 – 15 Nov 1558) m. Lady (Margaret, Baroness of Shelton Manor) Parker (1509 – 15 Nov 1558) m. Mary Parker (Abt 1500 – 1558)
      1. 1. Alice Shelton (1527 – 1590) m. Sir (Thomas) Josseline (Abt 1529 – )
      2. 2. Emma SHELTON (Abt 1528 – )
      3. 3. Ralph Shelton (1 Nov 1530 – 3 Oct 1580) m. Amy Wodehouse (1510 – ) m. Mary Wodehouse (1534 – 5 Jul 1568) m. Anne Barrow (1530 – 1617)
        1. 1. Alice Shelton (1551 – ) m. Thomas Wallne (Abt 1550 – Abt 1606) m. Tobias Wilkinson (Abt 1568 – ) m. William Wrool (Abt 1570 – ) m. Thomas Waller (Abt 1570 – ) m. Robert Cureton (Abt 1548 – )
        2. 2. Margaret Shelton (24 Dec 1556 – 1623) m. Anthony Southwell (3 May 1579 – 1623)
        3. 3. THOMAS SHELTON (19 May 1558 – 25 Dec 1595) m. Elizabeth Flowerdew (Abt 1558 – 1608) m. Anna Appleyard m. Thomas Shelton (Abt 1562 – )
        4. 4. JOHN SHELTON (21 Dec 1559 – 1605) m. Elizabeth Cromwell (Abt 1563 – ) m. Joan (Jane) Maleverer (1563 – 1580) m. Jane Maleverer (Abt 1543 – )
        5. 5. Andrew Shelton (Abt 1560 – ) m. Joan Ferne (Abt 1571 – )
        6. 6. Ralph Shelton (11 Nov 1560 – 22 Jul 1628) m. Jane West (1558 – Abt 1606) m. Dorothy (de) Jermyn (13 Sep 1584 – ) m. Frances Jermyn (Abt 1560 – )
        7. 7. Edward Shelton (Abt 1563 – )
        8. 8. Edward Shelton (1 Dec 1564 – 10 Mar 1565)
        9. 9. Audrey ("Ethelred") Shelton (10 Jun 1568 – 24 Apr 1631) m. Thomas Walsingham (1561 – 11 Aug 1630) m. Tobias Wilkinson (Abt 1568 – ) m. William Wrool (1564 – ) m. Robert Wright (Abt 1554 – ) m. m. Robt Wright
        10. 10. William Shelton (Abt 1573 – ) m. Martha Emory (1575 – 1635)
      4. 4. Anne Shelton (Abt 1534 – 12 Aug 1588) m. William Godslue (Abt 1527 – )
      5. 5. Margaret Shelton (1535 – 1606)
      6. 6. Daughter Shelton (Abt 1536 – 1554)
      7. 7. John Shelton (Abt 1536 – Nov 1558)
      8. 8. Alice SHELTON (1547 – 4 Oct 1605)
      9. 9. Mary Shelton (Abt 1550 – 16 Aug 1603) m. Scudamore m. Richard Hopwood (31 Dec 1655 – )
      10. 10. Rachel Shelton (1554 – 1554)
      11. 11. Rebecca Shelton (1554 – 1554)
    2. 2. Mary Shelton (Bet 1510 and 1516 – Bet 1570 and 1571)
    3. 3. Joan Shelton ( – 1568) m. Edmund Knyvett (1501 – 1 May 1550) m. Edmund Knyvett (1508 – 1 May 1551)
  5. 5. James Boleyn (Abt 1480 – 5 Dec 1561) m. Elizabeth Wood (Abt 1497 – )
  6. 6. John Boleyn (1481 – 1484)
  7. 7. Edward Boleyn (Abt 1482 – 18 Dec 1571) m. Anne Tempest (1497 – )
  8. 8. Jane Boleyn (Abt 1485 – 1543) m. Philip Calthorpe (1480 – 17 Apr 1549)
  9. 9. Alice Boleyn (1487 – 1 Nov 1538) m. Robert Clere (1439 – 10 Aug 1529)
  10. 10. Margaret Boleyn (Abt 1489 – 1550) m. John Sackville (17 Mar 1484 – 27 Sep 1557) m. Thomas Muirhead
  11. 11. William Boleyn (Abt 1491 – 18 Dec 1571)

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, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1451
    Event Place: Blickling, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1505
    Event Place: Hever, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Oct 1505
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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