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John Smythe 1515–1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 May 1543

Death Location: North Elmham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Smythe

Mother: Alice Townsende

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Edmund Smythe

In 1515, John Smythe entered the world in Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Smythe And Alice Townsende. John Smythe married Jone Coson, and had children including Edmund Smythe. John Smythe passed away in 1543 in North Elmham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1515, John Smythe entered the world in Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Smythe And Alice Townsende.
  • John Smythe married Jone Coson, and had children including Edmund Smythe.
  • John Smythe passed away in 1543 in North Elmham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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John Smythe's Ancestors

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John Smythe
1515–1543
Birth Place: Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Smythe
1500–1538
Cosham, Wiltshire, England
Alice Townsende
1500–1579
Cosham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John) Townsend
1475–1540
St. Giles'-in-The-Fields, Middlesex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Heydon) Townsend
1479–1539
Raynam or Baconsthorpe , Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Smythe's Descendants

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John Smythe (1515–5 May 1543)
  1. 1. Edmund Smythe 1543–

John Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of John Smythe in Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1543
5 May 1543
Age 28
Death of John Smythe in North Elmham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
North Elmham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Walsham Le Willows, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1543
    Event Place: North Elmham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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