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Sir William Smith Master and Alderman Godfather of Shakespeare 1532–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1532

Birth Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 6 Dec 1578

Death Location: Worcester Cathed, Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Father: Sir Annables

Mother: # Annables

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In 1532, Sir William Smith Master and Alderman Godfather of Shakespeare entered the world in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, born to Sir Christopher Smyth Earl Of Annables Earl Of Annables And Lady Countess Margareta Margaret Hyde Pigeon Barret Van Annables Smythe Smyth Smithe Smith 1510 Countess Of Annables. Sir William Smith Master and Alderman Godfather of Shakespeare passed away in 1578 in Worcester Cathed, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

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  • In 1532, Sir William Smith Master and Alderman Godfather of Shakespeare entered the world in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, born to Sir Christopher Smyth Earl Of Annables Earl Of Annables And Lady Countess Margareta Margaret Hyde Pigeon Barret Van Annables Smythe Smyth Smithe Smith 1510 Countess Of Annables.
  • Sir William Smith Master and Alderman Godfather of Shakespeare passed away in 1578 in Worcester Cathed, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Sir Annables
1510–1589
Birth Location: Annables Manor, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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# Annables
1510–1603
Birth Location: Hyde, Dorset, England
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Sir Shakespeare's Ancestors

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Sir Shakespeare
1532–1578
Birth Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Christopher Smyth, Earl of Annables Earl of Annables
1510–1589
Annables Manor, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
# (Lady Countess Margareta\Margaret HYDE-Pigeon-Barret-van ^Annables-Smythe\Smyth\Smithe\Smith, ( 1510), Countess of) Annables
1510–1603
Hyde, Dorset, England
Grandparents
*Lord (Robert Richard Smythe, Earl of) Annebelas
1494–1544
Waltham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Eleanor) Lilibourne
1494–1532
Brigsley, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Shakespeare's Timeline

2 Records

1532
4 Jan 1532
Birth of Sir William Smith Master and Alderman Godfather of Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
1578
6 Dec 1578
Age 46
Death of Sir William Smith Master and Alderman Godfather of Shakespeare in Worcester Cathed, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester Cathed, Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1532
    Event Place: Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1578
    Event Place: Worcester Cathed, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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