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CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE 1533 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1533

Birth Location: Briercliffe upon Hill, Burnley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 23 Mar 1580

Death Location: Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Smythe

Mother: Alice NUTTER

Spouse(s): Joanna Dawson

Children(s): Thomas Smith

CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE was born in 1533 in Briercliffe upon Hill, Burnley, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir John Smythe and Alice NUTTER. CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE married Joanna Dawson, and had children including Thomas Smith. CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE passed away in 1580 in Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE was born in 1533 in Briercliffe upon Hill, Burnley, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir John Smythe and Alice NUTTER.
  • CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE married Joanna Dawson, and had children including Thomas Smith.
  • CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE passed away in 1580 in Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England.

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CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE's Ancestors

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CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE
1533 – 1580
Birth Place: Briercliffe upon Hill, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir John Smythe
1513 – 1559
Briercliffe upon Hill, Lancashire, England
Alice NUTTER
1515 – 1566
Lancashire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE's Descendants

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CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE (1533 – 23 Mar 1580) m. Joanna Dawson (abt 1535 – Bef 1566)
  1. 1. Thomas Smith (Abt. 1560 – )
    1. 1. Christopher Smith ( – 16 Apr 1638) m. Elizabeth Towneley (27 Mar 1598 – 29 Jun 1679)
      1. 1. William Smith (1625 – )
      2. 2. Lawrence Smith (29 Mar 1629 – 08 Aug 1700)
      3. 3. Henry Smith (1632 – 1707)
      4. 4. Richard Smith (24 May 1635 – 1689)
      5. 5. Thomas Smith (17 Dec 1637 – 18 Nov 1697)
      6. 6. Mary (Hitchon) Smith (1639 – 1687)
      7. 7. Christopher Smith m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fairbanks (18 Apr 1622 – 1703) m. Lydia Broadribb (1635 – 1712)
        1. 1. Christopher Smith (1677 – 1739) m. Katharine Snelson (1683 – 1742)
        2. 2. Edward Smith (1660 – )
        3. 3. John Smith (1660 – 1746)
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Halstead) Smith

CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE's Timeline

2 Records

1533
1533
Birth of CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE in Briercliffe upon Hill, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Briercliffe upon Hill, Burnley, Lancashire, England
1580
23 Mar 1580
Age 47
Death of CHRISTOPHER SMYTHE in Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England
Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Briercliffe upon Hill, Burnley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1580
    Event Place: Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England

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