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Sir William, Master and Alderman Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith, Godfather of Shakespeare 1513–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513 or 1530-1532

Birth Location: Somerset or Saffron, Walden, Essex or Stratford, Warwickshire or Weston, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 6 Dec 1578/79 or 26 Feb 1585

Death Location: Somerset or Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Father: * VIII

Mother: Alice Parker

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In 1513, Sir William, Master and Alderman Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith, Godfather of Shakespeare entered the world in Somerset or Saffron, Walden, Essex or Stratford, Warwickshire or Weston, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Viscount John Johannes I Carrington Strangford Smythes Smythe Smyth Smithe Smith Van Essex Of Blackmore Manor Lord Viscount Strangford High Sheriff Of Essex Assistant To King Henry Viii And Alice Parker. Sir William, Master and Alderman Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith, Godfather of Shakespeare passed away in 1578 in Somerset or Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

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  • In 1513, Sir William, Master and Alderman Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith, Godfather of Shakespeare entered the world in Somerset or Saffron, Walden, Essex or Stratford, Warwickshire or Weston, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Viscount John Johannes I Carrington Strangford Smythes Smythe Smyth Smithe Smith Van Essex Of Blackmore Manor Lord Viscount Strangford High Sheriff Of Essex Assistant To King Henry Viii And Alice Parker.
  • Sir William, Master and Alderman Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith, Godfather of Shakespeare passed away in 1578 in Somerset or Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

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Sir Shakespeare
1513–1578
Birth Place: Somerset or Saffron, Walden, Essex or Stratford, Warwickshire or Weston, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
* Sir Viscount John\Johannes I Carrington-Strangford -Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith-van Essex-of Blackmore Manor, Lord Viscount Strangford, High Sheriff of Essex, Assistant to King Henry VIII
1500–1535
Gosham, Wiltshire or Rivenhall, Braintree District, Essex, England
Alice Parker
1472–1503
Gosfield, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Willus) Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith
1470–
Wrington, Somerset, England
Lady (Maude Matilda) Page-Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith
1470–1527
Devonshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513 or 1530-1532
Birth of Sir William, Master and Alderman Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith, Godfather of Shakespeare in Somerset or Saffron, Walden, Essex or Stratford, Warwickshire or Weston, Northamptonshire, England
Somerset or Saffron, Walden, Essex or Stratford, Warwickshire or Weston, Northamptonshire, England
1578
6 Dec 1578/79 or 26 Feb 1585
Age 65
Death of Sir William, Master and Alderman Smythes\Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith, Godfather of Shakespeare in Somerset or Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Somerset or Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513 or 1530-1532
    Event Place: Somerset or Saffron, Walden, Essex or Stratford, Warwickshire or Weston, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1578/79 or 26 Feb 1585
    Event Place: Somerset or Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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