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William Knight Carey 1437 – 1471 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 August 1437

Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, Gb

Death Date: 06 May 1471

Death Location: Killed beheaded in the War of the Roses at the Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Philips Cockington

Mother: Christine Orchard

Spouse(s): Lady Fulford

Children(s): Sir Cockington

William Knight Carey was born in 1437 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Gb, the child of Philips Sir Carey van Cockington and Christine Orchard. William Knight Carey married Lady Alice Fulford, and had children including Sir Thomas Carey Van Cockington. William Knight Carey passed away in 1471 in Killed beheaded in the War of the Roses at the Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • William Knight Carey was born in 1437 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Gb, the child of Philips Sir Carey van Cockington and Christine Orchard.
  • William Knight Carey married Lady Alice Fulford, and had children including Sir Thomas Carey Van Cockington.
  • William Knight Carey passed away in 1471 in Killed beheaded in the War of the Roses at the Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Carey's Ancestors

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William Carey
1437 – 1471
Birth Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, Gb
Parents
Philips Sir Carey van Cockington
1400 – 1437
Cockington, Devonshire
Christine Orchard
1415 – 1472
Devon, England
Grandparents
Robert Cary
1375 –
Devon, England
Jane
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Carey's Descendants

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William (Knight) Carey (12 August 1437 – 06 May 1471) m. Lady (Alice) Fulford (1443 – 1496)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Carey Van) Cockington (1460 – 21 Jun 1536) m. Margaret ((Margaretha) Spencer) Carey (1472 – 16 Aug 1501)
    1. 1. John Carey (1491 – 1552)
    2. 2. Anne Carey (1493 – 1550)
    3. 3. Lady (Cecilia 'Cecily' of Seckford De Spencer Sysley) Felton (1494 – 13 May 1547) m. Sir (Thomas Sesley) Felton (1495 – 13 Jan 1588)
      1. 1. Cecelia Sysley (Abt. 1517 – 8 Dec 1584) m. Henry Kimball (Abt. 1510 – 4 Jan 1558)
        1. 1. Henry Kimball (1 Jul 1539 – 1583) m. Margaret Munning (1545 – 08 Dec 1582)
    4. 4. William Carey (4 Feb 1495 – 22 Jun 1528)
    5. 5. Margaret Carey (1496 – 1560)
    6. 6. Eleanor Carey (1497 – 1526)
    7. 7. Edward Carey (1498 – 1560)
    8. 8. Mary Carey (1501 – 1560)

William Carey's Timeline

2 Records

1437
12 August 1437
Birth of William Knight Carey in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Gb
Bristol, Gloucestershire, Gb
1471
06 May 1471
Age 34
Death of William Knight Carey in Killed beheaded in the War of the Roses at the Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Killed beheaded in the War of the Roses at the Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 August 1437
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, Gb
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 May 1471
    Event Place: Killed beheaded in the War of the Roses at the Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clovelly, Torridge District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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