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William Cary 1495–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 22 JUN 1529

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Thomas Carey

Mother: Margaret Spencer

Spouse(s): Mary Carey

Children(s): Henry Carey, Katherine Cary

The story of William Cary began in 1495 in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England. William Cary married Mary Carey, and had children including Henry Carey, Katherine Cary. William Cary passed away in 1529 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cary began in 1495 in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England.
  • William Cary married Mary Carey, and had children including Henry Carey, Katherine Cary.
  • William Cary passed away in 1529 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cary's Ancestors

Self
William Cary
1495–1529
Birth Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Thomas Carey
–1536
England
Margaret Spencer
1480–
England
Grandparents
William Carey
1437–1471
England
Robert Spencer
1492–
England
Eleanor Beaufort
1406–1501
Great-Grandparents
John Somerset
1373–1410
Margaret Holland
1380–1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cary's Descendants

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William Cary (1495–22 JUN 1529) m. Mary Carey (1499–19 JUL 1543)
  1. 1. Henry Carey 1524–1596
  2. 2. Katherine Cary 1524–1568 m. Francis Knowles 1514–1596
    1. 1. William Knowles 1547–1632
    2. 2. Lettice (Dudley, Countess of Leicester (nee Knollys) Countess of) Leicester 1541–1634 m. Robert ((Earl of Leicester)) Dudley 1533–1588
      1. 1. Robert Dudley 1579–1584
    3. 3. Henry Knollys 1542–1582
    4. 4. Anne West 1555–1608
    5. 5. Ann Knowles 1553–1609 m. Thomas ((2nd Lord De La Warr)) West 1556–1601
      1. 1. Francis (West) Esq. 1586–1633 m. Temperance West 1590–1628 m. Temperance ((Mrs. George)) Yardley 1576–1628
      2. 2. John West 1590–1659 m. Anne West 1600–1667
        1. 1. Thomas West –1656
        2. 2. John West 1633–1691 m. Ursula 1636–1669 m. Cockacoeske West 1634–1686

William Cary's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of William Cary in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
1529
22 JUN 1529
Age 34
Death of William Cary in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1529
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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