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Lady Alice,Alce Watson of Bengeworth 1532–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1532 or 1535?

Birth Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 28 May 1585

Death Location: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Worcester

Mother: Lady Weeks

Spouse(s): William\Willyam Shakespeare)

Children(s): Sarah Smith

In 1532, Lady Alice,Alce Watson of Bengeworth entered the world in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Watson Earl Worcester And Lady Agnes Of Bengeworth Worcestershire Weeks. Lady Alice,Alce Watson of Bengeworth married William Willyam Sir Lewis Smith Smythe Master Alderman Master Godfather Of William Shakespeare, and had children including Sarah Smith. Lady Alice,Alce Watson of Bengeworth passed away in 1585 in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England.

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  • In 1532, Lady Alice,Alce Watson of Bengeworth entered the world in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Watson Earl Worcester And Lady Agnes Of Bengeworth Worcestershire Weeks.
  • Lady Alice,Alce Watson of Bengeworth married William Willyam Sir Lewis Smith Smythe Master Alderman Master Godfather Of William Shakespeare, and had children including Sarah Smith.
  • Lady Alice,Alce Watson of Bengeworth passed away in 1585 in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England.

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Lady Bengeworth's Ancestors

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Lady Bengeworth
1532–1585
Birth Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Watson, Earl Worcester
1504–1568
Evesham, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
Lady (Agnes of Bengeworth, Worcestershire) Weeks
1505–1571
Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Watson
1482–1538
Lady (MARGARET PLANTAGENET, 8th Countess of Salisbury "Blessed Margaret" (Daughter of the Duke of Clarence,a brother of King Plantagenet Iv) Iii
1472–1541
Windsor Castle, London, England
Sir (John) Weeks
1475–1521
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,Alce Watson of) Bengeworth (25 Jun 1532 or 1535?–28 May 1585) m. William\Willyam ((Sir) Lewis Smith\Smythe Master Alderman & Master, (Godfather of William) Shakespeare) (04 Jan 1530/32–6 Dec 1578)
  1. 1. Sarah Smith 1548–1581 m. Joseph Hills 1548–1649
    1. 1. Marke (or Mart) Hills 1567–1603 m. Mary (Jane) Merriman 1561–1613
      1. 1. Katherine Hills 1590–1609 m. John Trott 1586–1609
        1. 1. Hester Trott 1609–1682 m. William (H Hyde (1st Proprietor of Norwich,) Conn. 1600–1681

Lady Bengeworth's Timeline

2 Records

1532
25 Jun 1532 or 1535?
Birth of Lady Alice,Alce Watson of Bengeworth in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
1585
28 May 1585
Age 53
Death of Lady Alice,Alce Watson of Bengeworth in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1532 or 1535?
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lincolnshire & Huntingdonshire: - Calendar of Lincolnshire Wills, 1601-1652, Calendars of Huntingdonshire Wills, 1479-1652

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1585
    Event Place: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England

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