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Ellen Ashton 1535–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 8 Mar 1572

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Edmund Ashton

Mother: Anne Prestwich

Spouse(s): Abraham Maxfield

Children(s): Samuel Maxfield

The story of Ellen Ashton began in 1535 in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England. Ellen Ashton married Abraham Maxfield, and had children including Abraham Edward Maxfield, Ann Maxfield, Eleanor Maxfield, Rebecca Maxfield, Samuel Maxfield. Ellen Ashton passed away in 1572 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Ellen Ashton began in 1535 in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England.
  • Ellen Ashton married Abraham Maxfield, and had children including Abraham Edward Maxfield, Ann Maxfield, Eleanor Maxfield, Rebecca Maxfield, Samuel Maxfield.
  • Ellen Ashton passed away in 1572 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ellen Ashton's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Ashton
1535–1572
Birth Place: Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Edmund Ashton
1515–
Chadderton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Prestwich
1521–1584
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Ashton
1495–1549
Chadderton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes (Ann) Mainwaring
1500–1546
Croxton, Cheshire, England
Ralph Prestwich
1455–1490
Lancashire, England
Agnes Langley
1478–1490
Agercrofte, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Charles Mainwaring
1469–1520
Katherine Dukenfield
1470–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Ashton's Descendants

1.
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Ellen Ashton (1535–8 Mar 1572) m. Abraham Maxfield (1532–1580)
  1. 1. Samuel Maxfield 1553–1580 m. Christine Potter 1555–1601
    1. 1. Margaret Maxfield-Hathaway 1573–1630 m. Thomas (Hathaway) II 1560–1609
      1. 1. Sarah Hathaway 1607–1701 m. William ('the Younger' Heath) (Dna) 1590–1652 m. Nicholas Hathaway 1595–1643
        1. 1. *Jacob (Rogerus Heath, Heathe, Heythe, Hethe,) Heale 1633–1657 m. Ann Fields 1630–
        2. 2. Jacob Hathaway 1625–1626
        3. 3. Joseph Hathaway 1627–1717
        4. 4. Joseph Hathaway 1613–1631
        5. 5. John Hathaway 1617–1697
        6. 6. Jacob Hathaway 1620–1715
        7. 7. John (Nicholas) Hathaway 1629–1705
        8. 8. Elizabeth Hathway 1621–1644
        9. 9. Elizabeth Hathaway 1635–1664
        10. 10. Susannah Hathaway 1634–1679
        11. 11. Deborah Hathaway 1623–1626
        12. 12. Deborah Hathaway 1623–1730
        13. 13. Ruth Hathaway 1632–1632

Ellen Ashton's Timeline

5 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Ellen Ashton in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England
Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England
1552
Abt 1552
Age 17
Ellen Ashton was married in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1572
8 Mar 1572
Age 37
Death of Ellen Ashton in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1832
26 Feb 1832
Age 297
Ellen Ashton was married in Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England
Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England
1888
January 1888
Age 353
Ellen Ashton was married in Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding
Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1552
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1832
    Event Place: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1888
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1572
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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