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James Atherton 1563–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1563

Birth Location: Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 20 May 1632

Death Location: Farnworth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Ashton

Mother: Alice Atherton

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In 1563, James Atherton entered the world in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, born to William Atherton The Elder Of Ashton And Alice Margret Hobson Atherton. James Atherton passed away in 1632 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1563, James Atherton entered the world in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, born to William Atherton The Elder Of Ashton And Alice Margret Hobson Atherton.
  • James Atherton passed away in 1632 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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James Atherton's Ancestors

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James Atherton
1563–1632
Birth Place: Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Atherton The Elder of Ashton
1535–1764
Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Margret Hobson) Atherton
1539–1600
Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Gowen Atherton
1520–1609
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Marsh
1522–1573
England, England, United Kingdom
Sir (William Robert Hobson) (Noble)
1510–1563
Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Cicely Valentine) Antonie
1515–1572
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Atherton
1500–1599
Mary Butcher
1502–
Richard Call
1475–1596
Lousia Hobson
1478–1566
Sir Antonie
1470–1523
Isabel Webster
1491–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gawain Atherton
1478–

James Atherton's Timeline

4 Records

1563
1563
Birth of James Atherton in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
1632
20 May 1632
Age 69
Death of James Atherton in Farnworth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Farnworth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1829
27 Mar 1829
Age 266
James Atherton was baptized in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1854
14 Apr 1854
Age 291
James Atherton was baptized in Hindley, All Saints, Lancashire, England
Hindley, All Saints, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1829
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1854
    Event Place: Hindley, All Saints, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Wigan, England, Church of England Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1632
    Event Place: Farnworth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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