SMITH, John I (by 1489-1561), of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs.

Family and Education

b. by 1489, s. of Richard Smith of Newcastle-under-Lyme. m. by 1516, Ellen, 3s. inc. John II and Richard Smith II 3da. suc. fa. 1518 or later.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. iii(2), 130; Lichfield consist. ct. wills 1561.

Offices Held

Churchwarden, St. Giles, Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1510; bailiff for commonalty 1519 – 20, for the Twenty-Four 1521 – 22, constable 1520–1. receiver 1522–3, mayor 1523 – 24, 1524 – 25, 1535 – 36, 1539 – 40, 1541 – 42, 1543 – 44, 1550–1.T. Pape, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 8, 180–2, 186, 188, 191. William Sneyd was mayor in 1544–5 (C219/18C/107) and not Smith as listed in Pape, 188. J. C. Wedgwood, Staffs. Parlty. Hist. (Wm. Salt Arch. Soc.), i. 313 mistakenly gives Smith his son’s mayoralty in 1555–6.

Parlimentarian

SMITH, John I (by 1489-1561), of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs.

Main residence: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs.

Author

N.M.F.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

SMITH, John I (by 1489-1561)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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