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Helen (Hellena) Clayton 1574–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 July 1574

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 December 1641

Death Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Clayton

Mother: Elizabeth Pearson

Spouse(s): Edmund Ashton

Children(s): Robert Ashton

Helen (Hellena) Clayton was born in 1574 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Clayton And Elizabeth Pearson. Helen (Hellena) Clayton married Edmund Ashton, and had children including Robert Ashton. Helen (Hellena) Clayton passed away in 1641 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Helen (Hellena) Clayton was born in 1574 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Clayton And Elizabeth Pearson.
  • Helen (Hellena) Clayton married Edmund Ashton, and had children including Robert Ashton.
  • Helen (Hellena) Clayton passed away in 1641 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Clayton
1539–1627
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Pearson
1544–1574
Birth Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
EP

Spouses(s)

Edmund Ashton
1569–1633
Birth Location: Sheffield, SourhYorkshire, England
EA

Children(s)

Robert Ashton
1600–1670
Birth Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
RA

Helen Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Helen Clayton
1574–1641
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Clayton
1539–1627
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Pearson
1544–1574
Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1519–1571
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Horber) (Horner)
1519–1583
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sir (Richard A Pierson) Knight
1516–1596
St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle, London, England, United Kingdom
Lettisse\Lettice Fairemeadowes
1525–1590
Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Alumni)
1477–1527
Frances\Elizabeth McConnell
1474–1520
William Fairemeadowes
1500–1535
Elizabeth Fairemeadowes
1500–1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Clayton's Descendants

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Helen ((Hellena)) Clayton (11 July 1574–22 December 1641) m. Edmund Ashton (About 1569–15 Aug 1633)
  1. 1. Robert Ashton 1600–1670 m. Elizabeth Penn 1600–1639
    1. 1. Thomas (Isaac) Ashton 1625–1699 m. Margaret Hough 1630–1681
      1. 1. Thomas (A Ashton) Jr 1665–1746 m. Hannah Hough 1690–1736 m. Deborah (Baines) (Quaker) 1683–1729
        1. 1. Ann Ashton 1703–1737 m. Thomas Hilborn 1703–1779
        2. 2. Thomas Ashton 1726–1783
        3. 3. Mary Ashton 1702–1723
        4. 4. Hannah Ashton 1716–1717
        5. 5. Martha ASHTON 1730–1731
        6. 6. John ASHTON 1711–1731
        7. 7. Isabel Ashton 1721–
        8. 8. Deborah Ashton 1727–
        9. 9. William Ashton 1718–1731
        10. 10. Isaac Ashton 1710–1751
      2. 2. Henry Ashton 1652–1704
      3. 3. Margaret Ashton 1673–1673
      4. 4. Elizabeth Ashton 1664–
      5. 5. Mary Ashton 1661–1705
      6. 6. Isaac Ashton 1656–1657
      7. 7. Joseph Ashton 1654–1708
      8. 8. John Ashton 1659–1660

Helen Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1574
11 July 1574
Birth of Helen (Hellena) Clayton in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1641
22 December 1641
Age 67
Death of Helen (Hellena) Clayton in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 July 1574
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1641
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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