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Alexander Clayton 1517–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1517

Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1583

Death Location: Whalley, Lancashire, England

Father: John surname.

Mother: Rose Byshbury

Spouse(s): Margareta Rawyn

Children(s): Isabell Clayton

In 1517, Alexander Clayton entered the world in Whalley, Lancashire, England, born to John Edward Clayton Of Clayton Hall 1St To Drop De From The Surname And Rose Byshbury. Alexander Clayton married Margareta Rawyn, and had children including Isabell Clayton. Alexander Clayton passed away in 1583 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1517, Alexander Clayton entered the world in Whalley, Lancashire, England, born to John Edward Clayton Of Clayton Hall 1St To Drop De From The Surname And Rose Byshbury.
  • Alexander Clayton married Margareta Rawyn, and had children including Isabell Clayton.
  • Alexander Clayton passed away in 1583 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John surname.
1500–1590
Birth Location: Clayton,,Lancashire,England
Js
Rose Byshbury
1500–1525
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
RB

Spouses(s)

Margareta Rawyn
1520–1582
Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, England
MR

Children(s)

Isabell Clayton
1548–1635
Birth Location: Maer, Staffordshire, England
IC

Alexander Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Clayton
1517–1583
Birth Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Edward Clayton of Clayton Hall: 1st to drop "de" from the surname.
1500–1590
Clayton,,Lancashire,England
Rose Byshbury
1500–1525
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (de) CLAYTON
1465–1510
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Farrington
1475–1510
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Richard Byshbury
1470–
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Clayton's Descendants

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Alexander Clayton (Abt. 1517–Abt. 1583) m. Margareta Rawyn (Abt. 1520–19 Feb 1582)
  1. 1. Isabell Clayton 1548–1635 m. William (Lycett) (Lysett) 1544–1581
    1. 1. Joan Lycett 1570–1649 m. George Ridgway 1570–1649
      1. 1. Emma\Elizabeth RIDGEWAY 1596–1640 m. John (Edward Richard) MORRIS 1592–1640
        1. 1. Sarah (Morris 8) GGM 1625–1666 m. Griffith (Jones Janes) Jaynes 1614–1676
    2. 2. James Lycett 1575–
    3. 3. Jacobus Lycette 1568–
    4. 4. John Lysett 1572–1662
    5. 5. James Lycett 1575–
    6. 6. Katherine Lycett 1568–
    7. 7. Francis Lyset 1576–1662
    8. 8. Charles Lysett 1582–

Alexander Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1517
Abt. 1517
Birth of Alexander Clayton in Whalley, Lancashire, England
Whalley, Lancashire, England
1583
Abt. 1583
Age 66
Death of Alexander Clayton in Whalley, Lancashire, England
Whalley, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1517
    Event Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1583
    Event Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England
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