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William Carey 1491–1528 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1491

Birth Location: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 22 June 1528

Death Location: Gloucestershire, England

Father: Thomas Carey

Mother: Margaret Spencer

Spouse(s): Mary Boleyn

Children(s): Catherine Carey

The story of William Carey began in 1491 in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England. William Carey married Mary Boleyn, and had children including Catherine Carey. William Carey passed away in 1528 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Carey began in 1491 in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England.
  • William Carey married Mary Boleyn, and had children including Catherine Carey.
  • William Carey passed away in 1528 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Children(s)

William Carey's Ancestors

Self
William Carey
1491–1528
Birth Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Thomas Carey
1460–1500
Clovelly, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Eleanor) Spencer
1472–1536
Spencercombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Spencer
1430–1510
Eleanor Beaufort
1431–1501
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Somerset
1406–1455
Eleanor Beauchamp
1407–1467
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Somerset
1373–1410
Margaret Holland
1325–1360
Richard Beauchamp
1382–1439
Elizabeth Berkeley
1386–1422

William Carey's Descendants

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William Carey (Abt. 1491–22 June 1528) m. Mary Boleyn (Abt. 1499–19 July 1543)
  1. 1. Catherine Carey 1524–1568 m. Francis (Knollys the) Elder 1514–1596
    1. 1. Henry Knollys 1541–1582 m. 1549–1606
      1. 1. Lettice Knollys 1583–1655 m. William Paget 1572–1629
        1. 1. Anne Paget 1605–1629 m. Simon Harcourt 1601–1642

William Carey's Timeline

2 Records

1491
Abt. 1491
Birth of William Carey in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
1528
22 June 1528
Age 37
Death of William Carey in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1491
    Event Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1528
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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