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Sir William Harris Smith, Master and Alderman, Godfather of Shakespeare 1507–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1507

Birth Location: Withcock, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1554

Death Location: Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: George Smythe

Mother: Mary Andrews

Spouse(s): Mary Andrews, Lady MGGM

Children(s): Lady Smith

Sir William Harris Smith, Master and Alderman, Godfather of Shakespeare was born in 1507 in Withcock, Leicestershire, England, the child of George Harris Sir Smythe And Mary Anne Andrews. Sir William Harris Smith, Master and Alderman, Godfather of Shakespeare married Lady Catherine Ashby 13Th Mggm, Mary Anne Andrews, and had children including Lady Margaret Smith. Sir William Harris Smith, Master and Alderman, Godfather of Shakespeare passed away in 1554 in Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir William Harris Smith, Master and Alderman, Godfather of Shakespeare was born in 1507 in Withcock, Leicestershire, England, the child of George Harris Sir Smythe And Mary Anne Andrews.
  • Sir William Harris Smith, Master and Alderman, Godfather of Shakespeare married Lady Catherine Ashby 13Th Mggm, Mary Anne Andrews, and had children including Lady Margaret Smith.
  • Sir William Harris Smith, Master and Alderman, Godfather of Shakespeare passed away in 1554 in Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Shakespeare's Ancestors

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Sir Shakespeare
1507–1554
Birth Place: Withcock, Leicestershire, England
Parents
George Harris (Sir) Smythe
1487–1538
Withcock, Leicestershire, England
Mary (Anne) Andrews
1487–1560
Charwelton, Northamptonshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shakespeare's Descendants

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Sir (William Harris Smith, Master and Alderman, Godfather of) Shakespeare (6 Jan 1507–1554) m. Mary (Anne) Andrews (1487–1560) m. Lady (Catherine Ashby 13th) MGGM (1511–7 June 1579)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Smith 1522–1585 m. Edward Salmon 1518–1584
    1. 1. Thomas (Salmon) (Samon) 1576–1615 m. Joan (Marie) Smyth 1579–1636
      1. 1. John Salmon 1595–1681 m. Marye (Ann) Chapman 1599–1665
        1. 1. Mary Salmons 1626–1650 m. Thomas Cartwright\Carteret 1615–1680

Sir Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1507
6 Jan 1507
Birth of Sir William Harris Smith, Master and Alderman, Godfather of Shakespeare in Withcock, Leicestershire, England
Withcock, Leicestershire, England
1554
1554
Age 47
Death of Sir William Harris Smith, Master and Alderman, Godfather of Shakespeare in Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1507
    Event Place: Withcock, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Berkshire, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

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