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Lord William Smythe 1505 – 1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Stainforth, Hatfield, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 May 1550

Death Location: Hatfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir STAFF

Mother: Alice Trafford

Spouse(s): Catherine Rawls, Agnes Smythe

Children(s): Mary Smythe

Lord William Smythe was born in 1505 in Stainforth, Hatfield, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Richard William Smythe KNIGHT of PUTNEY SHERIFF of STAFF and Alice Trafford. Lord William Smythe married Catherine Rawls, Agnes Smythe, and had children including Mary Smythe. Lord William Smythe passed away in 1550 in Hatfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Lord William Smythe was born in 1505 in Stainforth, Hatfield, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Richard William Smythe KNIGHT of PUTNEY SHERIFF of STAFF and Alice Trafford.
  • Lord William Smythe married Catherine Rawls, Agnes Smythe, and had children including Mary Smythe.
  • Lord William Smythe passed away in 1550 in Hatfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir STAFF
1460 – 1527
Birth Location: Rockhampton, Gloustershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Trafford
1485 – 1545
Birth Location: Trafford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Rawls
1510 – 1585
Birth Location: Stainforth Manor, Stainforth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
CR
Agnes Smythe
1507 –
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Mary Smythe
1535 – 1567
Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
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Lord Smythe's Ancestors

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Lord Smythe
1505 – 1550
Birth Place: Stainforth, Hatfield, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard William Smythe KNIGHT of PUTNEY SHERIFF of STAFF
1460 – 1527
Rockhampton, Gloustershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Trafford
1485 – 1545
Trafford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Smythe's Descendants

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Lord (William) Smythe (1505 – 2 May 1550) m. Catherine Rawls (1510 – 28 May 1585) m. Agnes Smythe (1507 – )
  1. 1. Mary Smythe (1535 – 1567) m. William (Brewster\) II (24 January 1535 – 10 August 1590)
    1. 1. William (Brewster,) Elder (1566 – 10 April 1644) m. Mary Wentworth (1568 – 27 Apr 1627)
      1. 1. Jonathan Brewster (12 August 1593 – 7 August 1659) m. Lucretia Oldham (14 January 1600 – 1671)
        1. 1. Mary Brewster (16 Apr 1627 – 23 Mar 1698) m. John Turner (22 October 1620 – 28 June 1697)

Lord Smythe's Timeline

7 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Lord William Smythe in Stainforth, Hatfield, England, United Kingdom
Stainforth, Hatfield, England, United Kingdom
1529
1529
Age 24
Lord William Smythe was married in Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1548
1548
Age 43
Lord William Smythe was married in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1550
2 May 1550
Age 45
Death of Lord William Smythe in Hatfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Hatfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1550
17 May 1550
Age 45
Burial of Lord William Smythe in Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
1559
2 Dec 1559
Age 54
Lord William Smythe was married in Bunny, Nottinghamshire, England
Bunny, Nottinghamshire, England
1597
30 Mar 1597
Age 92
Lord William Smythe was baptized in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Stainforth, Hatfield, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1597
    Event Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1837

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1837

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1559
    Event Place: Bunny, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1837

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1550
    Event Place: Hatfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 May 1550
    Event Place: Hatfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873
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