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Richard William Smith 1530 – 1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 25 Mar 1567

Death Location: Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

Father: '"Robert Smith

Mother: Catherine Blount

Spouse(s): Sybill Waters

Children(s):

Richard William Smith Sr was born in 1530 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, the child of '"Robert I (Smythe) Smith and Catherine Joyce Blount. Richard William Smith Sr married Sybill Waters. Richard William Smith Sr passed away in 1567 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard William Smith Sr was born in 1530 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, the child of '"Robert I (Smythe) Smith and Catherine Joyce Blount.
  • Richard William Smith Sr married Sybill Waters.
  • Richard William Smith Sr passed away in 1567 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England.

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Children(s)

Richard Smith's Ancestors

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Richard Smith
1530 – 1567
Birth Place: Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
Parents
'"Robert I (Smythe) Smith
1500 – 1539
Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
Catherine (Joyce) Blount
1501 – 1549
Kinlet, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard (Smythe)) Smith
1465 – 1527
Rockhampton, Gloustershire, England
Joan (De) Brouncker
1470 – 1579
Melksham, Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Sir (John) Hillier-Blount-Kinlet
1471 – 1531
Kinlet, Shropshire, England
Sarah (Katherine (Lady in Waiting to Queen Catherine)) Pershall
1480 – 1541
Knightley, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Smyth
1440 – 1472
Isabella Rich
Lord Cornwall
1455 – 1524
Anne Cornwall
1458 – 1549
Hugh Pershale
1459 –
Isabel Stanley
1464 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Richard William Smith Sr in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
1567
25 Mar 1567
Age 37
Death of Richard William Smith Sr in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1567
    Event Place: Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Uffington, Berkshire, England

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