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John Smythe 1499 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1499

Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 OCT 1587

Death Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Smythe

Mother: Joanne Brouncker

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The story of John Smythe began in 1499 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. John Smythe passed away in 1587 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John Smythe began in 1499 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
  • John Smythe passed away in 1587 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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John Smythe's Ancestors

Self
John Smythe
1499 – 1587
Birth Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Smythe
1465 – 1527
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Joanne ("Lady Blackwell" De) Brouncker
1470 –
Melksham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Smyth
1440 – 1472
England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Scott
1444 – 1540
Ursula (Ann) Gouldinge
1470 – 1535
Melksham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Smythe
1412 –
Lady Smythe
1418 – 1467
John Scott
1423 – 1485
Agnes Beaufitz
1427 – 1487
John Gouldinge
1450 – 1530
Maud Cavendish
1456 – 1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Trent)
1390 – 1461
Joan Smyth
1395 – 1434
Michael Scott
1390 – 1433
Isabella Herbert
1406 – 1457
William Beaufitz
1397 – 1487
Elizabeth Cruse
1400 – 1465
Thomas Golding
1435 – 1505
Thomas Cavendish
1430 – 1477
Catherine Scudamore
1434 – 1489

John Smythe's Timeline

3 Records

1499
1499
Birth of John Smythe in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1587
25 OCT 1587
Age 88
Death of John Smythe in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1587
25 OCT 1587
Age 88
Burial of John Smythe in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1587
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1587
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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