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Sir William Smith 1532–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Stratford, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 6 Dec 1578

Death Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Father: John Smythe

Mother: Alice Townhende

Spouse(s): Lady Watson

Children(s): Ann Smith, Andrew Smith

Sir William Smith was born in 1532 in Stratford, Warwickshire, England, the child of John Smythe And Alice Townhende. Sir William Smith married Lady Alice Watson, and had children including Andrew Smith, Ann Lady Smith. Sir William Smith passed away in 1578 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Smith was born in 1532 in Stratford, Warwickshire, England, the child of John Smythe And Alice Townhende.
  • Sir William Smith married Lady Alice Watson, and had children including Andrew Smith, Ann Lady Smith.
  • Sir William Smith passed away in 1578 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

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Sir Smith's Ancestors

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Sir Smith
1532–1578
Birth Place: Stratford, Warwickshire, England
Parents
John Smythe
1490–1538
Cosham, Wiltshire, England
Alice Townhende
1500–1579
Cosham, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Smyth
1440–1472
Putney, London, England
John Townhende
1475–1570
Wiltshire, England
Eleanor Hayden
1490–1579
Raynham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Smith's Descendants

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Sir (William) Smith (1532–6 Dec 1578) m. Lady (Alice) Watson (1535–28 May 1585)
  1. 1. Ann ((Lady)) Smith 1560–1635 m. Sir (Francis II) Bryan 1549–1640
    1. 1. Sir (William Smith) Bryan 1590–1667 m. Catherine (Morgan Countess) Ormond 1604–1680
      1. 1. Thomas Bryan 1619–1685 m. Mary Wright 1619–1689
        1. 1. Thomas Bryan 1649–1717 m. Eleanor (Elizabeth) Winnifred 1649–1719
      2. 2. John Bryan 1625–1741
      3. 3. Sir (Francis Bryan) III 1630–1693
      4. 4. Margaret Bryan 1631–1694
      5. 5. David Bryan 1656–
      6. 6. Richard Bryan 1662–
      7. 7. Robert Bryan 1666–
      8. 8. William (II) Bryan –1742
      9. 9. David Bryan 1622–1685
      10. 10. Henry Bryan 1623–1684
      11. 11. Edward Bryan 1624–1685
      12. 12. James Bryan 1628–1693
      13. 13. Richard Bryan 1629–1689
    2. 2. Richard Bryan 1598–
    3. 3. James Bryan 1603–
  2. 2. Andrew Smith 1556–1603

Sir Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Sir William Smith in Stratford, Warwickshire, England
Stratford, Warwickshire, England
1578
6 Dec 1578
Age 46
Death of Sir William Smith in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Stratford, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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

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