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William Boleyn 1451 – 1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1451

Birth Location: Blickling (Norfolk) England

Death Date: 10 October 1505

Death Location: Hever (Kent) England

Father: Elizabeth Howard

Mother: Sir Rochford

Spouse(s): Lady Ormond

Children(s): Sir Boleyn..

The story of William Boleyn began in 1451 in Blickling (Norfolk) England. William Boleyn married Lady Margaret Butler, Countess of Ormond, and had children including Sir Thomas, Earl of Wiltshire & Ormonde 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 Lady Margaret Butler, Countess of Ormond, and had children including Sir Thomas, Earl of Wiltshire & Ormonde Boleyn...
  • William Boleyn passed away in 1505 in Hever (Kent) England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Howard
1480 – 1537
Birth Location: Arundel, West Sussex, England
EH
Sir Rochford
1477 – 1539
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
SR

Spouses(s)

Lady Ormond
1454 – 1537
Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Children(s)

Sir Boleyn..
1477 – 1539
Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England
SB

William Boleyn's Ancestors

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William Boleyn
1451 – 1505
Birth Place: Blickling (Norfolk) England
Parents
Elizabeth Howard
1480 – 1537
Arundel, West Sussex, England
Sir (Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond, Viscount of) Rochford
1477 – 1539
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
William Boleyn
1451 – 1505
Blickling (Norfolk) England
Lady (Margaret Butler, Countess of) Ormond
1454 – 1537
Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Butler
Anne Hanheforde\Hankford
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Boleyn's Descendants

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William Boleyn (1451 – 10 October 1505) m. Lady (Margaret Butler, Countess of) Ormond (1454 – 3 Apr 1537)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas, Earl of Wiltshire & Ormonde) Boleyn.. (1477 – 12 March 1539) m. Elizabeth (... Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde) Howard (1484 – 3 April 1538)
    1. 1. Mistress (of Henry VIII Lady Mary) Boleyn (1495 – 17 July 1546) m. Sir (Nicolaas VII Carew van Bedington, Knight of the) Garter (1496 – 2 Mar 1539) m. King Henry (28 Jun 1491 – 28 Jan 1547)
      1. 1. Lady (Mary (Maria)) Carew (1520 – 15 Jan 1568) m. Arthur (Sir Darcy of) Brimham (1505 – 3 April 1561)
        1. 1. Sir (Henry) Darcy (1535 – 28 Oct 1612) m. Catharina Fermor (1550 – 22 May 1577)

William Boleyn's Timeline

2 Records

1451
1451
Birth of William Boleyn in Blickling (Norfolk) England
Blickling (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 (Norfolk) England

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