A son of Geoffry Boleyn and Anne Hoo, Sir William Boleyn was born at Bickling Hall, Norfolk, England. He married Lady Margaret Butler, daughter of Thomas Butler, Earl of Ormonde. They had ten children, among them Anne Boleyn (1475-1556, m. Sir John Shelton) and Sir Thomas Boleyn (m. Lady Elizabeth Howard). Sir William was, therefore, the paternal grandfather of Queen Anne Boleyn (d.1536) and great grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603).
Geoffrey stated in his will, "My body to be buried in the Cathedral of Norwich, near the sepulture of Dame Ann Boleyn, my mother..."
Family Members
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Geoffrey Boleyn
1406–1463
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Anne Hoo Boleyn
1425–1484
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Margaret Butler Boleyn
1454–1539
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Thomas Boleyn
unknown–1471
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Alice Boleyn Fortescue
1438–1485
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Isabel Boleyn Cheney
1440–1485
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Ann Boleyn Heydon
1450–1510
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Anne Boleyn Heydon
1450–1510
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Anthony Boleyn
unknown–1493
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Anne Boleyn
1476–1479
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Thomas Boleyn
1477–1539
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Anne Boleyn Shelton
1479–1556
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Alice Boleyn Clere
1487–1538
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Margaret Boleyn Sackville
1489 – unknown
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