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Henry Clayton 1575 – 1662 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Gleaston, Addingham Parish, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 20 Dec 1662

Death Location: Haworth, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Clayton

Mother: Jane Hargrave

Spouse(s): Esther Townson

Children(s): Edmonde Clayton

The story of Henry Clayton began in 1575 in Gleaston, Addingham Parish, Lancashire, England. Henry Clayton married Esther Hutton Townson, and had children including Edmonde Clayton. Henry Clayton passed away in 1662 in Haworth, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Clayton began in 1575 in Gleaston, Addingham Parish, Lancashire, England.
  • Henry Clayton married Esther Hutton Townson, and had children including Edmonde Clayton.
  • Henry Clayton passed away in 1662 in Haworth, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Henry Clayton
1575 – 1662
Birth Place: Gleaston, Addingham Parish, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Clayton
1550 – 1608
Clayton Hall, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Jane Hargrave
1553 – 1601
Padiham, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1525 – 1585
Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England
Anguis (Ellen) Thornhill
1510 – 1618
Fixby, Yorkshire, England
Richard Hargrave
1530 – 1583
Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Annes Fletcher
1530 – 1575
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Clayton
1499 – 1550
Mary Tomson
1502 – 1564
Sir Trunnell
1476 – 1529
Lady Saville
1480 – 1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Clayton's Descendants

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Henry Clayton (1575 – 20 Dec 1662) m. Esther (Hutton) Townson (Abt. 1577 – 1665)
  1. 1. Edmonde Clayton (5 Apr 1602 – 10 June 1657) m. Margaret (Ann) Fell (1600 – 1662)
    1. 1. John Clayton (1631 – 02 Jun 1704) m. Alice Myers (06 Jan 1633 – 1679)
      1. 1. Mary (Sarah) Clayton (Abt. 1665 – Abt. 1720) m. Gershom Mott (1665 – 1720)
        1. 1. Sarah (Mary) Mott (15 Sep 1696 – 1720) m. Joseph (Westgarth) Eggleston (1677 – 05 Sep 1767)

Henry Clayton's Timeline

4 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Henry Clayton in Gleaston, Addingham Parish, Lancashire, England
Gleaston, Addingham Parish, Lancashire, England
1600
Sep 1600
Age 25
Henry Clayton was married in Brindle, Lancashire, England
Brindle, Lancashire, England
1662
20 Dec 1662
Age 87
Death of Henry Clayton in Haworth, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
Haworth, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
1663
29 Mar 1663
Age 88
Burial of Henry Clayton in Sefton, Lancashire, England
Sefton, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Gleaston, Addingham Parish, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1600
    Event Place: Brindle, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1662
    Event Place: Haworth, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1663
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

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