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Sign up freeSir 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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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1513 or 1530-1532
Event Place: Somerset or Saffron, Walden, Essex or Stratford, Warwickshire or Weston, Northamptonshire, England
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 6 Dec 1578/79 or 26 Feb 1585
Event Place: Somerset or Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England