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William Boleyn. Sir William Boleyn, KB (1451 – 10 October 1505) of Blickling Hall in Norfolk and Hever Castle in Kent, was a wealthy and powerful landowner who served as Sheriff of Kent in 1489 and as Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1500. [1] He was the father of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, whose daughter was Queen Anne Boleyn ...
The Boleyn family was a prominent English family in the gentry and aristocracy. They reached the peak of their influence during the Tudor period, when Anne Boleyn became the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII, their daughter being the future Elizabeth I. John Boleyn of Salle, Norfolk first appears on the register of Walsingham Abbey.
The earliest evidence for any of the Boleyn family in the Salle area regards John Boleyn and William Boleyn who lived in the thirteenth century. A John Boleyn was mentioned in 1283 in the Register of Walsingham Abbey and there is a record of the Prior of Walsingham suing William Boleyn of Thurning, and Prior's Bailiff in Salle, for an account ...
Jan 27, 2024 · Sir William Boleyn (1451 – 10 October 1505) was the son of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, a wealthy mercer and Lord Mayor of London, and his wife, Anne Hoo. He was the father of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, and the paternal grandfather of King Henry VIII's second Queen, Anne Boleyn.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Sir William Boleyn, KB (1451 – 10 October 1505) of Blickling Hall in Norfolk and Hever Castle in Kent, was a wealthy and powerful landowner who served as Sheriff of Kent in 1489 and as Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1500. He was the father of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, whose daughter was Queen Anne Boleyn ...
In 1500, at the age of 49, his occupation is listed as high sheriff of norfolk and suffolk in England. He died on 10 October 1505, in Hever, Kent, England, at the age of 54, and was buried in Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England.
May 1, 2022 · William Boleyn: Birthdate: circa 1491: Birthplace: Blickling, Norfolk, England: Death: December 18, 1571 (75-84) Buckley, Hampshire, , England Immediate Family: Son of Sir William Boleyn, High Sheriff of Kent and Margaret Boleyn Brother of Anne Shelton; Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire.
