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William BOLEYN 1451–1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1451

Birth Location: Blickling, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 10 Oct 1505

Death Location: Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Father: Geoffrey BOLEYN

Mother: Anne HOO

Spouse(s): Margaret BUTLER

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

William BOLEYN was born in 1451 in Blickling, Norfolk, England, the child of Geoffrey Boleyn And Anne Elizabeth Hoo. 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

  • William BOLEYN was born in 1451 in Blickling, Norfolk, England, the child of Geoffrey Boleyn And Anne Elizabeth Hoo.
  • 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
1406–1463
Blicking Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Anne (Elizabeth) HOO
1425–1484
Blickling, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Geoffrey BOLEYN
1380–1440
Salle, Norfolk, England
Alice BRACTON
1385–1440
Thomas HOO
1396–1455
Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth ECHINGHAM
1394–1464
Etchingham, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas BOLEYN
1350–1411
Ann BRACHTON
–1410
John BRACTON
1359–1410
Lillian BOLLEYN
1358–1410
Thomas HOO
1370–1420
Eleanor FELTON
1361–1400
William ECHYNGHAM
1350–1413
Joan FITZALAN
1360–1404
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John BOLEYN
1300–1402
Margaret BOLEYN
1304–1353
John BRACHTON
1324–1410
Alice ARUNDEL
1328–1410
John BRACHTON
1324–1410
Alice ARUNDEL
1328–1410
John BOLEYN
1338–1402
Emma BOLEYN
1330–1377
William HOO
1342–1410
Alice OMER
1340–1376
Thomas FELTON
1325–1381
Joan WALKFARE
1380–1409
William ECHYNGHAM
1334–1388
Elizabeth CRIOL
1336–1391
John FITZALAN
1351–1379
Eleanor MAUTRAVERS
1345–1404

William BOLEYN's Descendants

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William BOLEYN (1451–10 Oct 1505) m. Margaret BUTLER (1454–Aft 3 Apr 1539)
  1. 1. Thomas BOLEYN 1477–1539 m. Elizabeth HOWARD 1480–1537
    1. 1. Mary BOLEYN 1499–1543 m. William CAREY 1489–1528 m. William STAFFORD 1508–1556
      1. 1. Catherine CAREY 1524–1569 m. Francis KNOLLYS 1514–1596
        1. 1. Anne KNOLLYS 1555–1608 m. Thomas WEST 1555–1602
        2. 2. Lady (Cecilia Anne Elizabeth "Cecily" KNOLLYS) (KNOWLES), 1540–1632
        3. 3. Mary KNOLLYS 1541–1593 m. Edward STALKER 1637–
        4. 4. Henry KNOLLYS 1542–1592 m. Margaret CAVE 1549–1606
        5. 5. Lettice KNOLLYS 1543–1634 m. Walter DEVEREUX 1539–1576 m. Robert DUDLEY 1531–1588 m. Christopher BLOUNT 1555–1601
        6. 6. William (KNOLLYS, 1ST EARL OF) BANBURY 1544–1632
        7. 7. William KNOLLYS 1545–1632 m. Dorothy BRAY 1524–1605 m. Elizabeth HOWARD 1586–1658 m. Zilpha KNOWLES 1540–1605
        8. 8. Edward KNOLLYS 1546–1580
        9. 9. Robert KNOLLYS 1547–1619 m. Catherine VAUGHAN 1552–
        10. 10. Maud KNOWLES 1548–1551
        11. 11. Richard KNOLLYS 1548–1596 m. Joan HEIGHAM 1549–1631
        12. 12. Sir (Richard KNOLLYS,) MP 1548–1596
        13. 13. Sir (Robert) KNOLLYS 1548–1596 m. Agnes (Sarum) GARNER 1548–
        14. 14. Maud KNOLLYS 1548–
        15. 15. Elizabeth KNOLLYS 1549–1605 m. Thomas LEIGHTON 1529–1610
        16. 16. Henry (Francis) KNOLLYS 1550–1582 m. Margaret CAVE 1559–
        17. 17. Francis KNOLLYS 1550–1648 m. Lettice BARRETT 1555–1620
        18. 18. Rear (Admiral Sir Francis KNOLLYS, KT.,) MP 1552–1648
        19. 19. Baroness (de la Warr Anne KNOLLYS, KT.,) MP 1555–1608
        20. 20. Catharine KNOLLYS 1559–1632 m. Gerald FITZGERALD 1559–1612 m. Philip BOTELER 1544–1592
        21. 21. Baroness (Offaley Lady Catherine) KNOLLYS 1560–1632
        22. 22. Cecily KNOLLYS 1560–
        23. 23. Dudley KNOLLYS 1562–1562
        24. 24. Thomas KNOLLYS –1596 m. Odelia (de) MERODE 1559–
      2. 2. Henry CAREY 1526–1596 m. Anne MORGAN 1529–1607 m. Emilia BASSANO 1569–1645
    2. 2. Anne BOLEYN 1501–1536 m. Henry VIII 1491–1547
    3. 3. Thomas BOLEYN 1502–
    4. 4. Henry BOLEYN 1503–1508
    5. 5. George (Rochford) BOLEYN 1504–1536 m. Jane PARKER 1504–1542
    6. 6. Catherine BOLEYN 1505–1506
  2. 2. Anthony BOLEYN 1475–1493
  3. 3. Alice BOLEYN 1475–1538 m. Robert (DE) CLERE 1453–1529
  4. 4. Anne BOLEYN 1475–1556 m. John SHELTON, 1472–1539 m. John SHELTON 1476–1539
  5. 5. John BOLEYN 1481–1484
  6. 6. William BOLEYN 1483–1571
  7. 7. Jane BOLEYN 1485–1555 m. Philip CALTHORPE 1480–1549
  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
  11. 11. James BOLEYN 1493–1561 m. Elizabeth WOOD 1496–1583
  12. 12. Edward BOLEYN 1496–1571 m. Anne TEMPEST 1498– m. Elizabeth 1503–

William BOLEYN's Timeline

3 Records

1451
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
10 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: 1451
    Event Place: Blickling, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for William Boleyn, person ID LVXD-GNJ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1505
    Event Place: Hever, Kent, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for William Boleyn, person ID LVXD-GNJ.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1505
    Event Place: Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for William Boleyn, person ID LVXD-GNJ.

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