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William Boleyn 1491 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, or Blickling Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 18 Dec 1571

Death Location: Buckley, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir Boleyn,

Mother: Margaret Butler,

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In 1491, William Boleyn entered the world in Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, or Blickling Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England, born to Sir William Boleyn, and Margaret Butler,. William Boleyn passed away in 1571 in Buckley, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1491, William Boleyn entered the world in Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, or Blickling Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England, born to Sir William Boleyn, and Margaret Butler,.
  • William Boleyn passed away in 1571 in Buckley, Hampshire, England.

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William Boleyn's Ancestors

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William Boleyn
1491 – 1571
Birth Place: Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, or Blickling Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir William Boleyn,
1449 – 1505
Blicking Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Margaret Butler,
1454 – 1537
Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Geoffrey Boleyn) II,
1406 – 1463
Blicking Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Lady (Anne Elizabeth) Hoo,
1415 – 1484
Blickling, Norfolk England
Sir (Lord Thomas) Butler,
1426 – 1515
Ormond, Kerry, Ierland
Lady (Anne Hankeford) Butler,
1431 – 1485
Ormond, Kerry, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir (Bullen),
1380 – 1440
Alice Bracton
1385 – 1440
Thomas Hoo,
– 1455
Elizabeth Wychingham
1385 –
James Butler,
1393 – 1452
Joan Beauchamp
1396 – 1430
Richard Butler,
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boleyn,
1350 – 1411
Johanna Bracton,
1355 – 1410
Sir Butler,
1362 – 1405
Lady Wells,
1359 – 1397
William Beauchamp
1343 – 1411
Lady Stuart
1375 – 1435

William Boleyn's Timeline

2 Records

1491
1491
Birth of William Boleyn in Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, or Blickling Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, or Blickling Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England
1571
18 Dec 1571
Age 80
Death of William Boleyn in Buckley, Hampshire, England
Buckley, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Hever Castle, Hever, Kent, or Blickling Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1571
    Event Place: Buckley, Hampshire, England

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