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John Sheriff of Lanceshire Atherton 1556–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Atherton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Apr /May 1617

Death Location: (Buried on23 May1617) England

Father: Sir ATHERTON

Mother: Margaret Atherton

Spouse(s): Mary Byron

Children(s): John Atherton, John Atherton, Edmund Atherton

In 1556, John Sheriff of Lanceshire Atherton entered the world in Atherton, Lancashire, England, born to Sir John Atherton And Margaret Alice Cateral Atherton. John Sheriff of Lanceshire Atherton married Mary Byron, and had children including Edmund Atherton, Elizabeth Atherton, John Atherton, Rachel Atherton. John Sheriff of Lanceshire Atherton passed away in 1617 in (Buried on23 May1617) England.

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Biography

  • In 1556, John Sheriff of Lanceshire Atherton entered the world in Atherton, Lancashire, England, born to Sir John Atherton And Margaret Alice Cateral Atherton.
  • John Sheriff of Lanceshire Atherton married Mary Byron, and had children including Edmund Atherton, Elizabeth Atherton, John Atherton, Rachel Atherton.
  • John Sheriff of Lanceshire Atherton passed away in 1617 in (Buried on23 May1617) England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir ATHERTON
1514–1573
Birth Location: Atherton, Lancashire, England
SA
Margaret Atherton
1523–1602
Birth Location: Manor of Little, Caterall, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Byron
1560–1591
Birth Location: Clayton, Lancashire, England
MB

Children(s)

John Atherton
1580–1628
Birth Location: Atherton, Lancashire, England
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John Atherton
1580–1628
Birth Location: Atherton, Lancashire, England
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Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
Birth Location: England
EA

John Atherton's Ancestors

Self
John Atherton
1556–1617
Birth Place: Atherton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir John ATHERTON
1514–1573
Atherton, Lancashire, England
Margaret (Alice Cateral) Atherton
1523–1602
Manor of Little, Caterall, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Lady (Eleanore Radcliffe, Countess of) Sefton
1502–1550
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
John (Thomas) Catteral
1500–1578
Manor of Little Mitton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Tempest) Catteral
1502–1586
Gradale, Bashall, Lancashire, England.
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Atherton's Descendants

1.
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John (Sheriff of Lanceshire) Atherton (1556–Apr /May 1617) m. Mary Byron (1560–12 Jan 1591)
  1. 1. John Atherton 1580–1628 m. Grismund (Butler of) Rawcliffe 1580–1606 m. Cicely Calveley 1580–
    1. 1. John Atherton 1600–1646
      1. 1. John Atherton 1625–1655 m. Mary (Ann) Bolde 1620–1656
        1. 1. John Atherton 1652–1679 m. Mary Fulkerson 1654–1784
        2. 2. Elizabeth Atherton 1660–1771
        3. 3. Mary Atherton
        4. 4. Eleanor Atherton
        5. 5. Joane Atherton 1652–
        6. 6. Richard (Atherton) Sir 1656–1687
        7. 7. Peter (Atherton) Bailiff 1650–1709
    2. 2. Richard Atherton 1605–1638
  2. 2. John Atherton 1580–1628
  3. 3. Edmund Atherton 1576–1613

John Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1556
Birth of John Sheriff of Lanceshire Atherton in Atherton, Lancashire, England
Atherton, Lancashire, England
1617
Apr /May 1617
Age 61
Death of John Sheriff of Lanceshire Atherton in (Buried on23 May1617) England
(Buried on23 May1617) England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Atherton, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr /May 1617
    Event Place: (Buried on23 May1617) England
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