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Sir George Smith, Lord Ashby 1541–1607 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1541

Birth Location: Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 31 Jul 1607

Death Location: Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Smith

Mother: Lady Moreton

Spouse(s): Lady Giffard

Children(s): Sir Wollston

The story of Sir George Smith, Lord Ashby began in 1541 in Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England. Sir George Smith, Lord Ashby married Lady Anne Giffard, and had children including Sir Francis Smith Of Wollston. Sir George Smith, Lord Ashby passed away in 1607 in Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir George Smith, Lord Ashby began in 1541 in Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • Sir George Smith, Lord Ashby married Lady Anne Giffard, and had children including Sir Francis Smith Of Wollston.
  • Sir George Smith, Lord Ashby passed away in 1607 in Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Ashby's Ancestors

Self
Sir Ashby
1541–1607
Birth Place: Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Frances Smith
1522–1606
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Lady (Mary) Moreton
1522–1606
Ashby Manor, Ashby Folville, Melton Mowbray, East Goscote, North Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Carrington) Smith
1470–1547
Witham, Essex, England
Lady (Agnes) Harewell
1497–1562
Wooton, Warwickshire, England
Lord (Richard) Moreton
1500–1590
Houghton, Shropshire, England
Joanna (Anna) Corbet
1503–1590
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Smith
1420–1485
Elizabeth Salop
1438–1470
William Harewell
1468–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Smith
1386–1446
Millicent Laingham
1390–1447
Robert Salop
1395–1480
Lady Smith
1405–1454

Sir Ashby's Descendants

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Sir (George Smith, Lord) Ashby (16 Jul 1541–31 Jul 1607) m. Lady (Anne) Giffard (1545–)
  1. 1. Sir (Francis Smith of) Wollston 1570–1629 m. Lady (Anne Markham of) Allerton 1566–1648
    1. 1. Francis Smith 1592–1650 m. Alice Wilson 1599–1667
      1. 1. Francis Smith 1617–1679 m. Sarah Parris 1632–
        1. 1. William (John) Smith 1650–1711 m. Elizabeth Lucie 1651–1693

Sir Ashby's Timeline

2 Records

1541
16 Jul 1541
Birth of Sir George Smith, Lord Ashby in Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England
1607
31 Jul 1607
Age 66
Death of Sir George Smith, Lord Ashby in Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1541
    Event Place: Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1607
    Event Place: Cropwell, Nottinghamshire, England

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