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Lady Jane Ashton 1544–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Death Date: abt 1577

Death Location: Langport, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Ashton

Mother: Ann Gerard*

Spouse(s): Ralph, Manor

Children(s): Rev III

Lady Jane Ashton was born in 1544 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Arthur Ashton And Ann Agnes Gerard. Lady Jane Ashton married Ralph Lord Cudworth Jr Lord Of Wemeth Manor, and had children including Rev Ralphe Cudworth Iii. Lady Jane Ashton passed away in 1577 in Langport, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Jane Ashton was born in 1544 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Arthur Ashton And Ann Agnes Gerard.
  • Lady Jane Ashton married Ralph Lord Cudworth Jr Lord Of Wemeth Manor, and had children including Rev Ralphe Cudworth Iii.
  • Lady Jane Ashton passed away in 1577 in Langport, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ashton
1510–1591
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Middleton Manor/Estate, Middleton, Lancashire (now Greater Manchester), England -By 1480 it was held by Sir Ralph Ashton and wife, Margery. In 1483 it was recorded that he held the manor in right of his wife. Ashton's held it til 1765.
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Ann Gerard*
1520–1564
Birth Location: Bryn, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ralph, Manor
1540–1573
Birth Location: Werneth, Lancashire, England
RM

Children(s)

Rev III
1572–1624
Birth Location: Langport, Somerset, England
RI

Lady Ashton's Ancestors

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Lady Ashton
1544–1577
Birth Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Arthur Ashton
1510–1591
VERIFIED- Middleton Manor/Estate, Middleton, Lancashire (now Greater Manchester), England -By 1480 it was held by Sir Ralph Ashton and wife, Margery. In 1483 it was recorded that he held the manor in right of his wife. Ashton's held it til 1765.
Ann (Agnes) Gerard*
1520–1564
Bryn, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Ashton's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Jane) Ashton (1544–abt 1577) m. Ralph, (Lord Cudworth, Jr. Lord of Wemeth) Manor (1540–1573)
  1. 1. Rev (Ralphe Cudworth) III 1572–1624 m. Mary Machell 1582–1634

Lady Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1544
1544
Birth of Lady Jane Ashton in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1577
abt 1577
Age 33
Death of Lady Jane Ashton in Langport, Somerset, England
Langport, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1577
    Event Place: Langport, Somerset, England
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