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Alexander Butterworth 1532 – 1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 25 Mar 1623

Death Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Father: Edward Butterworth

Mother: Jane Holt

Spouse(s): Grace Ashton

Children(s): Lord Butterworth

Alexander Butterworth was born in 1532 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Edward Butterworth and Jane Holt. Alexander Butterworth married Grace Ashton, and had children including Lord Edmund Butterworth. Alexander Butterworth passed away in 1623 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Alexander Butterworth was born in 1532 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Edward Butterworth and Jane Holt.
  • Alexander Butterworth married Grace Ashton, and had children including Lord Edmund Butterworth.
  • Alexander Butterworth passed away in 1623 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Butterworth
1513 – 1570
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
EB
Jane Holt
1515 – 1590
Birth Location: Belfield, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Grace Ashton
1572 – 1629
Birth Location: Clegg Hall, Belfield, Lancaster, England
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Children(s)

Lord Butterworth
1595 – 1670
Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
LB

Alexander Butterworth's Ancestors

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Alexander Butterworth
1532 – 1623
Birth Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Parents
Edward Butterworth
1513 – 1570
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Jane Holt
1515 – 1590
Belfield, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Holte
1500 – 1597
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Alice (Bynum Preston) Holte
1505 – 1556
Didsbury, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Butterworth's Descendants

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Alexander Butterworth (1532 – 25 Mar 1623) m. Grace Ashton (1572 – Apr 1629)
  1. 1. Lord (Edmund) Butterworth (20 Oct 1595 – 22 Feb 1670)
    1. 1. Gerard Butterworth (Abt. 1611 – ) m. Jane Walter (Abt. 1611 OR 1615 – 1685)
      1. 1. Mary Butterworth (Abt. 1638 – 1681) m. John Hallows (1638 – 1681)
        1. 1. Elles Hollows (Abt. 1660 – 1713)

Alexander Butterworth's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Alexander Butterworth in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1623
25 Mar 1623
Age 91
Death of Alexander Butterworth in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1623
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
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