Margaret Spencer (1472 – 1536) was the daughter of Sir Robert Spencer, of Spencercombe, in the English

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 County of Devon

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, by his wife Lady Eleanor Beaufort

Eleanor Beaufort

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, the daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Lady Eleanor Beauchamp.

In 1490, she was married to Sir Thomas Carey, of Chilton Foliat

Chilton Foliat

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, in Wiltshire

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, son of Sir William Carey and Alice Furford. They had eight children:

• Sir John Carey, of Plashey
  John Carey (courtier)
  Sir John Carey, of Plashey was a courtier to King Henry VIII. He served the king as a Groom of the Privy Chamber, and, being a descendant of Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, John Carey was a third cousin to Henry VIII....
  
   (1491–1552), married Joyce Denny (1495–1559). She was the daughter of Sir Edmund Denny, of Cheshunt
  Edmund Denny
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   and Lady Mary Coke.
• Anne Carey (1493–1550)
• William Carey (1495–1528), Gentleman of the Privy Chamber
  Privy chamber
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   and Esquire of the Body to King Henry VIII of England
  Henry VIII of England
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  , married Mary Boleyn
  Mary Boleyn
  Mary Boleyn , was the sister of English queen consort Anne Boleyn and a member of the Boleyn family, which enjoyed considerable influence during the reign of King Henry VIII of England...
  
  . It is thought that shortly after the marriage, Henry VIII began an affair with Mary, and around this time she gave birth to two children whose parentage is questioned by historians, Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
  Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
  Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, of Hunsdon was an English nobleman.He was the son of Mary Boleyn, the sister of Anne Boleyn and also the mistress to King Henry VIII of England...
  
   and Catherine Carey
  Catherine Carey
  Katherine Carey, often spelt Catherine Carey, after her marriage Katherine Knollys and later Lady Knollys, pronounced "Noles" Katherine Carey, often spelt Catherine Carey, after her marriage Katherine Knollys and later Lady Knollys, pronounced "Noles" Katherine Carey, often spelt Catherine Carey,...
  
  . If they were Margaret's biological grandchildren, then her descendants include Charles Darwin
  Charles Darwin
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  , Winston Churchill
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  , Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales
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  .
• Margaret Carey (1496–1560)
• Eleanor Carey
  Eleanor Carey
  Eleanor Carey was the daughter of Sir Thomas Carey of Chilton Foliat and his wife Margaret Spencer. She was the great-granddaughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, which meant she was a third cousin to Henry VIII....
  
   (died after 1528). She was a nun at Wilton Abbey.
• Daughter Carey. She was a nun at Wilton Abbey.
• Edward Carey (1498–1560)
• Mary Carey (1501–1560), married John Delaval, Sheriff of Northumberland (1493–1562).