Etheldreda (Smith) James (abt. 1580)

Born about 1580 in Southwark, Surrey, England

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Biography

In the James pedigree in Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica^[1] presumably developed from the James pedigrees in the Visitations of Surrey^[2], Kent^[3] and Essex^[4], Etheldreda [Audrey] Smith was noted as the wife of George James, son of Roger James van Haestricht and Sarah Morskyn. Audrey was the daughter of John Smith of Southwark, Surrey. Her sister Gertrude married Richard James the brother of George James, and it is presumed that their elder sister Sarah married Roger James the eldest son of Roger James van Haestricht and Sarah Morskyn.

Audrey was noted in the will of her father John Smithe of St Saviour Southwark, beer brewer, the will made on 16 Apr 1591 and proved on 15 Jan 1591/1592 at which time she was unmarried.^[5][6]

Children:^[1]

• George James
• James James
• Etheldreda James
• Gertrude James
• Mary James

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica. Fourth Series. Vol. V., 1914, pp 105-113 Internet Archive.
2. ↑ The Visitations of the County of Surrey 1530, 1572 and 1623. Edited by W B Bannerman. Publications of the Harleian Society Vol XLIII, 1899. James Pedigree pp 194-195 Internet Archive.
3. ↑ The Visitation of Kent. Taken in the Years 1619-1621. The Publications of the Harleian Society Vol XLII. Edited by Robert Hovenden 1898. James Pedigree, p 1 Internet Archive.
4. ↑ A Visitation of the County of Essex 1664-1668. J J Howard (Ed.). 1888. James Pedigrees, p 52 Internet Archive.
5. ↑ Will of John Smithe or Smythe, Beer Brewer of Saint Saviour Southwark, Surrey. 15 January 1592. PROB 11/79/21. The National Archives, Kew.
6. ↑ The Parish of St Saviour, Southwark. Some Wills of St Saviour Parishioners, 1558-1650 Link.