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William Smythe 1500 – 1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1500

Birth Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 17 Jun 1563

Death Location: St Magnus the Martyr, London, England

Father: Altham Smith

Mother: Lady Staunton

Spouse(s): Margaret Clarke

Children(s): Robert Smythe, Sarah Smith

In 1500, William Smythe entered the world in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, born to Altham Smith and Lady Anne Staunton. William Smythe married Margaret Helena Clarke, and had children including Robert Smythe, Sarah Smith. William Smythe passed away in 1563 in St Magnus the Martyr, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, William Smythe entered the world in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, born to Altham Smith and Lady Anne Staunton.
  • William Smythe married Margaret Helena Clarke, and had children including Robert Smythe, Sarah Smith.
  • William Smythe passed away in 1563 in St Magnus the Martyr, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Altham Smith
1460 – 1543
Birth Location: Putney, London, England
AS
Lady Staunton
1470 – 1510
Birth Location: Elford, Staffordshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Clarke
1504 – 1541
Birth Location: Wellbourne, Lincolnshire, England
MC

Children(s)

Robert Smythe
1516 – 1586
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
RS
Sarah Smith
1520 – 1546
Birth Location: Earls Colne, Essex, England
SS

William Smythe's Ancestors

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William Smythe
1500 – 1563
Birth Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Altham Smith
1460 – 1543
Putney, London, England
Lady (Anne) Staunton
1470 – 1510
Elford, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Smythe's Descendants

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William Smythe (25 Feb 1500 – 17 Jun 1563) m. Margaret (Helena) Clarke (1504 – 1541)
  1. 1. Robert Smythe (Abt. 1516 – 1586) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Sham (1525 – 1615)
    1. 1. Robert Smythe (08 Jan 1538 – abt 1616) m. Frances Briant (Abt. 1541 – abt 1601)
      1. 1. Rev (Edmund) Smith (1564 – Aft. 10 Jan 1616/17 (will)) m. Alice Barry (Bef. 22 May 1575 – abt 1666)
        1. 1. Hannah ('Anna') Smith (January 1595 – 1645) m. Capt. (Edmund Norton) Scarborough (1587 – 1632)
  2. 2. Sarah Smith (1520 – 1546) m. Johannus Whitinge (ABT 1515 – ABT 1585)
    1. 1. Thomas Whiting (1540 – 30 Mar 1593) m. Julia (Abt. 1545 – Abt. 1600)
      1. 1. Honorable (John W. Whiting, Mayor of Boston,) England (30 Nov 1561 – 20 Oct 1617) m. Rose Fisher (1 Dec 1586 – 22 Oct 1646)
        1. 1. Ann Whiting (1 Jan 1603 – 1 Jan 1641) m. Robert (Neves 'Elder') Paine (1601 – 21 Nov 1648)

William Smythe's Timeline

2 Records

1500
25 Feb 1500
Birth of William Smythe in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
1563
17 Jun 1563
Age 63
Death of William Smythe in St Magnus the Martyr, London, England
St Magnus the Martyr, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1500
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1563
    Event Place: St Magnus the Martyr, London, England
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