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James Atherton 1524–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Father: George Atherton

Mother: Elizabeth Ratcliffe

Spouse(s): Margaret Hobson

Children(s): Humphrey Atherton

The story of James Atherton began in 1524 in Lancashire, England. James Atherton married Margaret Hobson, and had children including Humphrey Atherton. James Atherton passed away in 1559 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Atherton began in 1524 in Lancashire, England.
  • James Atherton married Margaret Hobson, and had children including Humphrey Atherton.
  • James Atherton passed away in 1559 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Atherton's Ancestors

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James Atherton
1524–1559
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Parents
George Richard Atherton
1485–1524
North Moels, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Ratcliffe
1490–1550
Salford, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
JOHN ATHERTON
1438–1488
Atherton Manor, Lancashire, England
Jane Warren
1433–1495
Poynton, Cheshire, England
Alexander Radcliffe
1442–1490
Salford, Lancashire, England
Anne Travers
1442–1490
Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William ATHERTON
1409–1440
Margaret Byron
1412–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Atherton
1398–1435
ELIZABETH PILKINGTON
1388–1440
John Byron
1387–1465

James Atherton's Descendants

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James Atherton (1524–1559) m. Margaret Hobson (1525–17 May 1600)
  1. 1. Humphrey Atherton 1550–1596 m. Alice Chadwick 1554–1596
    1. 1. Edmund Atherton 1576–1613 m. Elizabeth Molineux 1584–1625
      1. 1. Anne Atherton 1606–1670 m. Thomas Fairclough 1599–1647
        1. 1. William Fairclough 1640–1795 m. Francis Folke 1625–

James Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of James Atherton in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1559
1559
Age 35
Death of James Atherton in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England

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