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William Carey 1495–1526 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1495

Birth Location: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 22 June 1526

Death Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Father: Thomas Moulsford

Mother: Margaret Spencer

Spouse(s): Mary None

Children(s): Katherine None, Henry Hunsdon

The story of William Carey began in 1495 in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England. William Carey married Mary, and had children including Henry Carey 1St Baron Hunsdon, Katherine. William Carey passed away in 1526 in Bristol, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Carey began in 1495 in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England.
  • William Carey married Mary, and had children including Henry Carey 1St Baron Hunsdon, Katherine.
  • William Carey passed away in 1526 in Bristol, Somerset, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Carey's Ancestors

Self
William Carey
1495–1526
Birth Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Thomas Carey Of Moulsford
1460–1500
Chilton Foliot, Wiltshire, England
Margaret Spencer
1472–1501
Spencercombe, Devon, England
Grandparents
William (Cary Of) Cockington
1437–1471
Cockington, Devon, England
Robert (Spencer) Knt.
1430–1510
Spencercombe, Devon, England
Eleanor Beaufort
1440–1509
England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Kg
1406–1455
Eleanor Beauchamp
1406–1467
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Beaufort
1371–1410
Margaret Beaufort
1380–1439

William Carey's Descendants

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William Carey (about 1495–22 June 1526) m. Mary (1508–19 July 1543)
  1. 1. Katherine 1524–1569 m. Francis Knollys 1510–1596
    1. 1. Anne Knollys 1555–1608 m. Thomas (West 2nd Lord) Delaware 1555–1602
      1. 1. John West 1590–1659 m. Anne Percy 1600–1650
        1. 1. John West 1632–1689 m. Ursula (Unity) Croshaw 1636–1669
      2. 2. Robert West 1575–
      3. 3. Wakingham West 1579–
      4. 4. Anne West 1581–
      5. 5. Penelope West 1582–1618 m. Hertbert Pelham 1580–1624
        1. 1. Herbert Pelham 1600–
        2. 2. Penelope Pelham 1619–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Pelham 1624–
      6. 6. Katherine West 1583–
      7. 7. Francis West 1586–1634
      8. 8. Letitia West 1589–
      9. 9. Nathaniel West 1592–1624 m. Frances Greville 1599–1635
        1. 1. Nathaniel West 1622–1671
      10. 10. Elizabeth West 1573–1633 m. Herbert Pelham 1545–1620 m. Richard Saltonstall 1586–1661
        1. 1. Katherine Pelham 1607–1609
      11. 11. Thomas (West 3rd Lord) Delaware 1577–1618 m. Cecily Shirley –1662
        1. 1. Cecilia West 1605–1638
        2. 2. Henry (West 4th Lord) Delaware 1603–1628
  2. 2. Henry (Carey 1st Baron) Hunsdon 1525–1596

William Carey's Timeline

2 Records

1495
about 1495
Birth of William Carey in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
1526
22 June 1526
Age 31
Death of William Carey in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1495
    Event Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1526
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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