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John Melton 1507–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Hilton, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 27 May 1597

Death Location: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Anne Wood

Spouse(s): Lady Astley

Children(s):

The story of John Melton began in 1507 in Hilton, Leicestershire, England. John Melton married Lady Mary Ford Astley, Margaret Cliffiord, and had children including Margaret Melton. John Melton passed away in 1597 in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Melton began in 1507 in Hilton, Leicestershire, England.
  • John Melton married Lady Mary Ford Astley, Margaret Cliffiord, and had children including Margaret Melton.
  • John Melton passed away in 1597 in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.

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John Melton's Ancestors

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John Melton
1507–1597
Birth Place: Hilton, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Astley of Melton, Constable, Knight
1469–1543
Melton Constable, Norfolk, England
Anne Wood
1473–1543
Lawford, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Melton's Timeline

2 Records

1507
1507
Birth of John Melton in Hilton, Leicestershire, England
Hilton, Leicestershire, England
1597
27 May 1597
Age 90
Death of John Melton in Wem, Shropshire, England
Wem, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Hilton, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Dec
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: AT Norwich city parishes 1697-98

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1597
    Event Place: Wem, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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