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Lady Margaret Boleyn

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Lady Margaret Boleyn was born in 1489, in Blickling, Norfolk, England, her father, Sir William Boleyn, was 38 and her mother, Lady Margaret Ormond Butler, was 35. She married John Sackville in 1507, in Sussex, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1550, in Withyham, Sussex, England, at the age of 61, and was buried in Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

John Sackville
1489–1557
Lady Margaret Boleyn
1489–1550
Marriage: 1507
Christopher Sackville MP
1509–1558
Isabel Sackville
1529–1584
Richard Sackville
1516–1566
Christopher Sackville
1517–1559
Anne Sackville
1520–1595
Mary Sackville
1524–1571

Sources (3)

  • Margaret Boleyn Sackville, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
  • PCC Will of Sir William Boleyn of Blikling, Norfolk 1505 [including extract]

World Events (1)

1549 · Book of Common Prayer

Book of Common Prayer, a product of the English Reformation, was published in 1549 for assistance in the administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Church of England. The book outlined morning, evening, and communion prayers and orders for baptism and marriage, thus making England a truly Protestant state.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Bullen .

Flemish: derivative of the personal name Bol, from Baldwin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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