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Margaret Ashton 1543–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Midleton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1588

Death Location: England

Father: Richard Ashton

Mother: Ann Gerard

Spouse(s): William Davenport

Children(s): Anne Davenport, William Davenport, Alexander Davenport, John Davenport, Humphrey Davenport, Margaret Davenport, Lancelot Davenport, Peter Davenport

Margaret Ashton was born in 1543 in Midleton, Lancashire, England, the child of Richard Ashton And Ann Gerard. Margaret Ashton married William Davenport, and had children including Alexander Davenport, Anne Davenport, Humphrey Davenport, John Davenport, Lancelot Davenport, Margaret Davenport, Peter Davenport, William Davenport. Margaret Ashton passed away in 1588 in England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Ashton was born in 1543 in Midleton, Lancashire, England, the child of Richard Ashton And Ann Gerard.
  • Margaret Ashton married William Davenport, and had children including Alexander Davenport, Anne Davenport, Humphrey Davenport, John Davenport, Lancelot Davenport, Margaret Davenport, Peter Davenport, William Davenport.
  • Margaret Ashton passed away in 1588 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Ashton
1513–1551
Birth Location: Middleton, Lancashire, England
RA
Ann Gerard
1520–1564
Birth Location: Brynne, Warwickshire, England
AG

Spouses(s)

William Davenport
1543–1585
Birth Location: Bromhall, Cheshire, England
WD

Children(s)

Anne Davenport
1564–1597
Birth Location: Bromhall, Cheshire, England
AD
William Davenport
1563–1640
Birth Location: Poynton, Cheshire, England
WD
Alexander Davenport
1564–1612
Birth Location: Bromhall, Cheshire, England
AD
John Davenport
1565–1586
Birth Location: Bromhall, Cheshire, England
JD
Humphrey Davenport
1566–1645
Birth Location: Sutton, Cheshire, England
HD
Margaret Davenport
1568–1585
Birth Location: Bramhall, Cheshire, England
MD
Lancelot Davenport
1570–1640
Birth Location: Bramhall, Cheshire, England
LD
Peter Davenport
1572–1581
Birth Location: Bramhall, Cheshire, England
PD

Margaret Ashton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Ashton
1543–1588
Birth Place: Midleton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Richard Ashton
1513–1551
Middleton, Lancashire, England
Ann Gerard
1520–1564
Brynne, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas de Bryn) Gerrard
1488–1523
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Margaret Trafford
1490–1540
Trafford, Lancashire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1460–1494
Lady Stanley
1462–1492
Edmund Trafford
1434–1514
Margaret Savage
1450–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gerard
1431–1490
Dulcia Ashton
1433–1460
Sir Trafford
1420–1488
Elizabeth Ashton
1431–1490
Sir Savage
1422–1495
Katherine Stanley
1430–1498

Margaret Ashton's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Ashton (1543–1588) m. William Davenport (1543–6 Sep 1585)
  1. 1. Anne Davenport 1564–1597
  2. 2. William Davenport 1563–1640
  3. 3. Alexander Davenport 1564–1612
  4. 4. John Davenport 1565–1586
  5. 5. Humphrey Davenport 1566–1645
  6. 6. Margaret Davenport 1568–1585
  7. 7. Lancelot Davenport 1570–1640
  8. 8. Peter Davenport 1572–1581

Margaret Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Margaret Ashton in Midleton, Lancashire, England
Midleton, Lancashire, England
1588
1588
Age 45
Death of Margaret Ashton in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Midleton, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: England
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