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Laurence Smith 1540–1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 Jun 1613

Death Location: Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir (Smithe)

Mother: Lady Whitehead

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith

Children(s): JANE Smith

In 1540, Laurence Smith entered the world in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Jacob Y Knight Of Halifax Smythe Smithe And Lady Elizabeth Whitehead. Laurence Smith married Margaret Aedison Edison Smith, and had children including Jane Smith. Laurence Smith passed away in 1613 in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Laurence Smith entered the world in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Jacob Y Knight Of Halifax Smythe Smithe And Lady Elizabeth Whitehead.
  • Laurence Smith married Margaret Aedison Edison Smith, and had children including Jane Smith.
  • Laurence Smith passed away in 1613 in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (Smithe)
1515–1552
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Whitehead
1518–1574
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Smith
1540–1618
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

JANE Smith
1575–1618
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Laurence Smith's Ancestors

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Laurence Smith
1540–1613
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Jacob(y) Knight of Halifax Smythe (Smithe)
1515–1552
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Whitehead
1518–1574
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laurence Smith's Descendants

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Laurence Smith (1540–20 Jun 1613) m. Margaret (Aedison Edison) Smith (1540–1618)
  1. 1. JANE Smith 1575–1618 m. Richard Cooker 1574–1617
    1. 1. Jane (Cooker (or) Cowker) 1599–1625 m. Robert (Henry) Wiseman 1582–1650
      1. 1. Edmond Wiseman 1622–1694 m. Jane Cowper 1618–1650
        1. 1. Thomas (Wiseman M9XGF) Sr. 1650–1672 m. Mary (Ann) Murton 1649–1675

Laurence Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Laurence Smith in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1613
20 Jun 1613
Age 73
Death of Laurence Smith in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England
Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1613
    Event Place: Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England
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