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Lady Elizabeth Ashley 1593–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 July 1593

Birth Location: St Giles, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 July 1628

Death Location: Wimborne St Giles, North Dorset District, Dorset, England

Father: Anthony Ashley

Mother: Jane (Ashley)

Spouse(s): John Cooper

Children(s): George Cooper, Sir Ashley-Cooper, John Cooper, Philippa Cooper, Thomas Cooper

Lady Elizabeth Ashley was born in 1593 in St Giles, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Anthony Ashley And Jane Oakover Ashley. Lady Elizabeth Ashley married John Cooper, and had children including George Ashley Cooper, John Ashley Cooper, Philippa Cooper, Sir Lord 1St Earl Van Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper, Thomas Cooper. Lady Elizabeth Ashley passed away in 1628 in Wimborne St Giles, North Dorset District, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Elizabeth Ashley was born in 1593 in St Giles, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of Anthony Ashley And Jane Oakover Ashley.
  • Lady Elizabeth Ashley married John Cooper, and had children including George Ashley Cooper, John Ashley Cooper, Philippa Cooper, Sir Lord 1St Earl Van Shaftesbury Anthony Ashley Cooper, Thomas Cooper.
  • Lady Elizabeth Ashley passed away in 1628 in Wimborne St Giles, North Dorset District, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Ashley's Ancestors

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Lady Ashley
1593–1628
Birth Place: St Giles, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Anthony Ashley
1551–1628
St Giles in The Fields St Katherines St Katherines East Smit, London, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Oakover) (Ashley)
1560–1619
Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Philip Okeover
1527–1604
Okeover, Ashbourne, Staffordshire, England
Margaret (Elizabeth) DeThick
1543–1606
Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ocaver
1470–1538
Isabel Aston
1472–1527
Sir THICK
1501–1546
Lady Bradbourne
1502–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Bradbourne
1465–1502

Lady Ashley's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth) Ashley (20 July 1593–20 July 1628) m. John Cooper (24 October 1597–23 March 1631)
  1. 1. George (Ashley) Cooper 1621–
  2. 2. Sir (Lord 1st Earl van Shaftesbury Anthony) Ashley-Cooper 1621–1683 m. Margaret Coventry 1620–1649 m. Frances Cecil 1633–1652
    1. 1. Anthonie (Ashley-Cooper Sir 2nd Earl van) Shaftesbury 1652–1699 m. Lady (Dorothea) Manners 1645–1698
      1. 1. Anthonie (Ashley-Cooper Sir 3rd Earl van) Shaftesbury 1670–1713
      2. 2. Dorothy Ashley-Cooper 1678–1749
      3. 3. Elizabeth Harris 1686–1744
      4. 4. Frances Stonehouse 1670–1706
      5. 5. Gertrude Ashley-Cooper 1680–1703
      6. 6. John Ashley-Cooper 1671–1693
      7. 7. Maurice Ashley-Cooper 1675–1726
    2. 2. Lucretia Ashley-Cooper 1640–1686
  3. 3. John (Ashley) Cooper 1625–1677
  4. 4. Philippa Cooper 1623–1701
  5. 5. Thomas Cooper 1628–1658

Lady Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1593
20 July 1593
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Ashley in St Giles, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
St Giles, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1628
20 July 1628
Age 35
Death of Lady Elizabeth Ashley in Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 July 1593
    Event Place: St Giles, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1628
    Event Place: Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wimborne St Giles, North Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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