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Frances Williams 1527 – 1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 10 Oct 1657

Death Location: St Andrew Holborn, London, England

Father: Sir Williams

Mother: Lady Cartwright

Spouse(s): Sir Smythe

Children(s): Richard Smythe, Anthony Smith

In 1527, Frances Williams entered the world in Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Richard Thomas Williams and Lady Mary Cartwright. Years later, Frances Williams married Sir Anthony Smythe, and the couple became parents to Richard Smythe and Anthony William Smith. Frances Williams died in 1657 in St Andrew Holborn, London, England.

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Parents

Sir Williams
1501 – 1570
Birth Location: Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
SW
Lady Cartwright
1504 – 1550
Birth Location: Ossington, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Sir Smythe
1525 – 1549
Birth Location: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
SS

Children(s)

Richard Smythe
1555 – 1654
Birth Location: Cossington, Leicestershire, England
RS
Anthony Smith
1561 – 1664
Birth Location: Pauls Cray, Kent, , England
AS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1527
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1527
    Event Place: Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 25 Oct 1638
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1812, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 18 Nov 1683
    Event Place: Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 188P/230

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 October 1567
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Oct 1657
    Event Place: St Andrew, Holborn, London, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Oct 1567
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England (St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, England--Burial)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Oct 1657
    Event Place: St Andrew Holborn, London, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 14 Nov 1567
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 44/1
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