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Catherine Brereton 1492–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1541

Death Location: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Father: Andrew Brereton

Mother: Lady Leigh

Spouse(s): Thomas Smith

Children(s): Jane Smith, Thomas Smith, Bridget Smith, Lawrence Smith, Andrew Smith, Thomas Smith, George Smith, Edward Smith, Urian Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Roger Smith, Ursula Smith, William Smith, Rye Smith

In 1492, Catherine Brereton entered the world in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, born to Andrew Brereton And Lady Agnes Ellen Leigh. Catherine Brereton married Thomas Assheton Hough Smith, and had children including Andrew Smith, Bridget Smith, Edward Smith, Elizabeth Smith, George Smith, Jane Smith, Lawrence Smith, Roger Smith, Rye Smith, Thomas Smith, Urian Smith, Ursula Smith, William Smith. Catherine Brereton passed away in 1541 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1492, Catherine Brereton entered the world in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, born to Andrew Brereton And Lady Agnes Ellen Leigh.
  • Catherine Brereton married Thomas Assheton Hough Smith, and had children including Andrew Smith, Bridget Smith, Edward Smith, Elizabeth Smith, George Smith, Jane Smith, Lawrence Smith, Roger Smith, Rye Smith, Thomas Smith, Urian Smith, Ursula Smith, William Smith.
  • Catherine Brereton passed away in 1541 in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Brereton's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Brereton
1492–1541
Birth Place: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Parents
Andrew Brereton
1440–1527
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Lady (Agnes Ellen) Leigh
1445–1517
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William Brereton
1414–1456
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Philippa (Eleanor) Hulse
1415–1463
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Robert Legh
1409–1479
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Isabel (de) Stanley
1409–1498
Hooton, Wirral, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Willem Brereton
1390–1459
Alice Corbet
1390–1458
Hugh Hulse
1366–1415
Margarey Domville
1366–1443
Robert Leigh
1382–1415
Matilda Belgrave
1386–1478
William Stanley
1360–1427
Margaret Arderne
1362–1428
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1347–1426
Anyll Venables
1374–1442
John Corbet
1355–1394
John Corbet
1359–
Hugh Hulse
1342–1407
Ellen Bruen
1345–1390
John Domville
1322–1395
Cecily Mobberley
1323–1400
Robert Leigh
1361–1415
Isabel Belgrave
1365–1420
Thomas Belgrave
1348–1386
Joan Pulford
1348–1396
William Stanley
1311–1389
Alice Massey
1328–1380
Thomas Arderne
1342–1391
Catherine Stafford
1340–1392

Catherine Brereton's Descendants

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Catherine Brereton (1492–22 Sep 1541) m. Thomas (Assheton Hough) Smith (1480–1538)
  1. 1. Jane Smith 1520–1563 m. Hugh Massie 1516–1563 m. Randulph Crewe 1493–1578
    1. 1. William Massie 1545–1593 m. Jane Prestland 1546–1607
      1. 1. Edward Massey 1571–1618 m. Margaret Wright 1576–
        1. 1. William Massey 1592–1618 m. Alice Bonesale 1594–1639
        2. 2. John Massie 1597–1619 m. Anne Grosvenor 1598–1642
      2. 2. Richard Massie 1571–
      3. 3. Geffrey Massie 1573–
      4. 4. William Massie 1574–
      5. 5. Thomas Massie 1575–
      6. 6. Richard Massie 1577–1621
      7. 7. Edward Massie 1577–
      8. 8. Hugh Massey 1579–1620 m. Elizabeth Witney 1569–1646
      9. 9. Ann Massie 1579–
      10. 10. Thomas Massie 1580–
      11. 11. Geffrey Massie 1583–
    2. 2. Robert Massie 1548–1588
    3. 3. Elizabeth Massie 1551–
    4. 4. Thomas Massie 1554–
  2. 2. Thomas Smith 1514–1577 m. Margaret Pigeon 1519–1593
  3. 3. Bridget Smith 1514–1600 m. Robert Fulleshurst 1510– m. Robert Fulleshurst 1470–
  4. 4. Lawrence Smith 1516–1582 m. Anne Fullerhurst 1515– m. Jane Warburton 1525–1637
  5. 5. Andrew Smith 1517–1602
  6. 6. Thomas Smith 1519–1580
  7. 7. George Smith 1520–1608
  8. 8. Edward Smith 1522–1600
  9. 9. Urian Smith 1523–1601
  10. 10. Elizabeth Smith 1526–1620
  11. 11. Roger Smith 1528–1621
  12. 12. Ursula Smith 1530–1585 m. Rowland Stanley 1516–1613
  13. 13. William Smith 1530–1599
  14. 14. Rye Smith 1532–1599

Catherine Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Catherine Brereton in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
1541
22 Sep 1541
Age 49
Death of Catherine Brereton in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Catherine Brereton, person ID L7RM-T2N.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1541
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Catherine Brereton, person ID L7RM-T2N.

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