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William Smith Stewart 1535 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 23 Oct 1594

Death Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Sir Steward

Mother: Helen Lucas

Spouse(s): Catherine Payne

Children(s): Elizabeth Cromwell

William Smith Stewart I, Sir, Knight "Chevalier" was born in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England in 1535, to Sir Nicholas Steward and Helen Elizabeth Stewart nee Lucas. Later in life, William Smith Stewart I, Sir, Knight "Chevalier" married Catherine Payne; among their children were Elizabeth Lynne Stewart Cromwell. William Smith Stewart I, Sir, Knight "Chevalier" died in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, 1594.

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Parents

Sir Steward
1505 – 1594
Birth Location: Outwell, Norfolk, England
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Helen Lucas
1510 – 1565
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Payne
1545 – 1590
Birth Location: Castle Acre, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Cromwell
1565 – 1654
Birth Location: Holy Trinity, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1535
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Oct 1594
    Event Place: Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
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