Eleanor
Cary
aka Carey
Born after in Chilton, Wiltshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Cary
and Margaret (Spencer) Cary
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after
at about age 33
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Aug 2011
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Biography
Eleanor Carey[1] or Cary[2] was born about 1495[1] and died after 1528.[3]
She was a nun at Wilton Abbey[3] and almost became the Abbess of the Abbey, but she lost the race over a sex scandal. Apparently she 'confessed' to Henry VIII that she had two children by two different priests, and boyfriend on the side. The funny part is that Anne Boleyn backed her.[1][4] (Eleanor's brother William was married to Anne's sister Mary Boleyn).
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wikipedia: Eleanor Carey
- ↑ Browning, Charles H., (2002). Magna Charta Barons, 1915. Baronial Order of Runnemede. pp.315. Google Books. (see photo).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wikipedia: Margaret Spencer
- ↑ Wikipedia: "She confessed to having borne “two children by two sundry priests” and was involved with a servant from the household of Lord Willoughby de Broke."
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