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Edmund Ashton 1515–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Aug 1584

Death Location: Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Father: James Chadderton

Mother: Agnes Ashton

Spouse(s): Anne Prestwich

Children(s): Alice Hopwood, Ellen Ashton, Richard Ashton, Edmund Ashton, James II, Elizabeth Ashton, Katherine Ashton

In 1515, Edmund Ashton entered the world in Chadderton, Lancashire, England, born to James I Ashton Of Chadderton And Agnes Ann Mainwaring Ashton. Edmund Ashton married Anne Prestwich, and had children including Alice Ashton Hopwood, Edmund Ashton, Elizabeth Ashton, Ellen Ashton, James Ashton Ii, Katherine Ashton, Richard Ashton. Edmund Ashton passed away in 1584 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Edmund Ashton entered the world in Chadderton, Lancashire, England, born to James I Ashton Of Chadderton And Agnes Ann Mainwaring Ashton.
  • Edmund Ashton married Anne Prestwich, and had children including Alice Ashton Hopwood, Edmund Ashton, Elizabeth Ashton, Ellen Ashton, James Ashton Ii, Katherine Ashton, Richard Ashton.
  • Edmund Ashton passed away in 1584 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England.

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Edmund Ashton's Ancestors

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Edmund Ashton
1515–1584
Birth Place: Chadderton, Lancashire, England
Parents
James I. Ashton Of Chadderton
1491–1549
Chadderton, Lancashire, England
Agnes (Ann Mainwaring -) Ashton
1500–1546
Croxton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Charles (Lawrence Mainwaring - King's) Solicitor
1469–1521
Croxton, Cheshire, England
Katherine Honford
1470–1524
Cheadle, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edmund Ashton's Descendants

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Edmund Ashton (1515–Aug 1584) m. Anne Prestwich (1521–1584)
  1. 1. Alice (Ashton) Hopwood 1542–1596 m. Edmund ('The Puritan') Hopwood 1542–1615
    1. 1. John (Henry) Hopwood 1595–1666 m. Susanna Bradley 1585–1627
      1. 1. John (Henrie) Hopwood 1615–1682 m. Susan Chatterton 1622–1682
        1. 1. Mary (Foster) ~ 1655–1700 m. William (Michael) Melton 1647–1714
        2. 2. Edward Hopwood 1645–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Hopwood 1607–
    2. 2. Laurence Hopwood 1568–1600
    3. 3. Alice Hopwood 1564–1637
  2. 2. Ellen Ashton 1535–1572
  3. 3. Richard Ashton 1532–1635
  4. 4. Edmund Ashton 1530–1612
  5. 5. James (Ashton) II 1535–1612
  6. 6. Elizabeth Ashton 1536–1592
  7. 7. Katherine Ashton 1538–1617

Edmund Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Edmund Ashton in Chadderton, Lancashire, England
Chadderton, Lancashire, England
1584
Aug 1584
Age 69
Death of Edmund Ashton in Chadderton, Lancashire, England
Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Chadderton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1584
    Event Place: Chadderton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

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