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Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth 1507–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1507

Birth Location: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 May 1585

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

Father: Sir Lord

Mother: Lady Weeks

Spouse(s): ® Shakespeare

Children(s): Lady Smythe

In 1507, Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth entered the world in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John James Ii Watson 1St Lord And Lady Agnes Of Bengeworth Worcestershire Weeks. Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth married Sir William Smith Smythe Master And Alderman Godfather To Shakespeare, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Emma Smythe. Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth passed away in 1585 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1507, Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth entered the world in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John James Ii Watson 1St Lord And Lady Agnes Of Bengeworth Worcestershire Weeks.
  • Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth married Sir William Smith Smythe Master And Alderman Godfather To Shakespeare, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Emma Smythe.
  • Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth passed away in 1585 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Lord
1500–1568
Birth Location: Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
SL
Lady Weeks
1505–1571
Birth Location: Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

® Shakespeare
1510–1578
Birth Location: Elmdon, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
®S

Children(s)

Lady Smythe
1539–1602
Birth Location: Elmdon, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England
LS

Lady Bengeworth's Ancestors

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Lady Bengeworth
1507–1585
Birth Place: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John James II Watson 1st Lord
1500–1568
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Lady (Agnes of Bengeworth, Worcestershire) Weeks
1505–1571
Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (of Dartford) Stoughton
1467–1528
Cle Abby, London, , England
Margaret Baret
1471–1538
Ash, Kent, , England
Sir (John) Weeks
1492–1573
Holme, Yorks, England
Lady (Alice de) Bates
1474–1526
East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Bengeworth's Descendants

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Lady (Alice Watson of) Bengeworth (ABT 1507–28 May 1585) m. ® (Sir William Smith\Smythe - Master and Alderman; Godfather to) Shakespeare (1510–6 DEC 1578)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Emma) Smythe 1539–1602 m. Richard (Castleman) Castell 1538–1594
    1. 1. Jane Castleman 1564–1631 m. John (J) Pike 1564–1587
      1. 1. Lt. (John Humphrey "Castleman") Pike 1588–1654 m. Dorothy ("The Immigarnt" Pike) Daye 1592–1664
        1. 1. John Pike 1613–1689 m. Mary Turvell 1616–1682

Lady Bengeworth's Timeline

2 Records

1507
ABT 1507
Birth of Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1585
28 May 1585
Age 78
Death of Lady Alice Watson of Bengeworth in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1507
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1585
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
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