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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: Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Edmund Ashton

Mother: Lady Prestwich

Spouse(s): Abraham Maxfield

Children(s): Samuel Maxfield

In 1535, Ellen Ashton entered the world in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England, born to Edmund Ashton and Lady Anne Hannah Prestwich. Ellen Ashton married Abraham Maxfield, and had children including Samuel Maxfield. Ellen Ashton passed away in 1572 in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, Ellen Ashton entered the world in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England, born to Edmund Ashton and Lady Anne Hannah Prestwich.
  • Ellen Ashton married Abraham Maxfield, and had children including Samuel Maxfield.
  • Ellen Ashton passed away in 1572 in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ellen Ashton's Ancestors

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Ellen Ashton
1535 – 1572
Birth Place: Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Edmund Ashton
1512 – 1584
Chadderton St Matthew, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Hannah) Prestwich
1521 – 1584
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Ralph (De Prestwich De) Humly
1481 – 1526
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Ashton's Descendants

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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) (1 January 1573 – 2 Nov 1630) m. Thomas (Hathaway, Ann Hathaway's brother (Shakespeare's) wife) (1560 – 2 November 1609)
      1. 1. Arthur Hathaway (Bef. Oct 1625 – 11 Dec 1711) m. Sarah Cooke (Abt. 1635 – Aft. 26 Feb 1712/3)
        1. 1. Hannah Hathaway (Abt. 1660 – Btn. 13 Feb and 14 Mar 1748/9) m. George Cadman (Bef. 1656 – 24 Nov 1718)

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 Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England
Cherry Burton, 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, United Kingdom
Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England

    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, United Kingdom

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

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1572
    Event Place: Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England

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