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® Sir William Smith\Smythe - Master and Alderman; Godfather to Shakespeare 1510–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Elmdon, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England

Death Date: 25 Feb 1578

Death Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Father: * VIII

Mother: Alice Parker

Spouse(s): Jane Smith

Children(s): Lady (Smith)

® Sir William Smith\Smythe - Master and Alderman; Godfather to Shakespeare was born in 1510 in Elmdon, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England, the child of Sir Viscount John Johannes I Carrington Strangford Smythes Smythe Smyth Smithe Smith Van Essex Of Blackmore Manor Lord Viscount Strangford High Sheriff Of Essex Assistant To King Henry Viii And Alice Parker. ® Sir William Smith\Smythe - Master and Alderman; Godfather to Shakespeare married Jane Smith, and had children including Lady Joane Roberts Smith. ® Sir William Smith\Smythe - Master and Alderman; Godfather to Shakespeare passed away in 1578 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.

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  • ® Sir William Smith\Smythe - Master and Alderman; Godfather to Shakespeare was born in 1510 in Elmdon, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England, the child of Sir Viscount John Johannes I Carrington Strangford Smythes Smythe Smyth Smithe Smith Van Essex Of Blackmore Manor Lord Viscount Strangford High Sheriff Of Essex Assistant To King Henry Viii And Alice Parker.
  • ® Sir William Smith\Smythe - Master and Alderman; Godfather to Shakespeare married Jane Smith, and had children including Lady Joane Roberts Smith.
  • ® Sir William Smith\Smythe - Master and Alderman; Godfather to Shakespeare passed away in 1578 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.

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® Shakespeare's Ancestors

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® Shakespeare
1510–1578
Birth Place: Elmdon, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
Parents
* Sir Viscount John\Johannes I Carrington-Strangford -Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith-van Essex-of Blackmore Manor, Lord Viscount Strangford, High Sheriff of Essex, Assistant to King Henry VIII
1500–1535
Gosham, Wiltshire or Rivenhall, Braintree District, Essex, England
Alice Parker
1472–1503
Gosfield, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Willus) Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith
1470–
Wrington, Somerset, England
Lady (Maude Matilda) Page-Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith
1470–1527
Devonshire, England
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® Shakespeare's Descendants

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® (Sir William Smith\Smythe - Master and Alderman; Godfather to) Shakespeare (1510–25 Feb 1578) m. Jane Smith (1522–01 Sep 1567)
  1. 1. Lady (Joane Roberts) (Smith) 1534–1581 m. Sir (Robert Bryan) "Knight" 1530–1604
    1. 1. Thomas Bryan 1554–1611 m. Frances (Faith) Bowlinge 1569–1624
      1. 1. Mary Bryan 1606–1700 m. Richard Birt\Births 1602–1635 m. Richard Birt\Births 1602–1635
        1. 1. Hannah Births 1628–1662 m. Henry (Jefts\Jeffes) sr 1605–1700

® Shakespeare's Timeline

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1510
1510
Birth of ® Sir William Smith\Smythe - Master and Alderman; Godfather to Shakespeare in Elmdon, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
Elmdon, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
1578
25 Feb 1578
Age 68
Death of ® Sir William Smith\Smythe - Master and Alderman; Godfather to Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Elmdon, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1578
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

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