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Margaret Ashton 1544–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 APR 1544

Birth Location: Middleton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Poynton, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Father: Richard (Ashton)

Mother: Ann Gerard

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Margaret Ashton was born in 1544 in Middleton, Lancashire, England, the child of Richard Assheton Ashton And Ann Agnes Gerard. Margaret Ashton passed away in 1560 in Poynton, Cheshire, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Margaret Ashton was born in 1544 in Middleton, Lancashire, England, the child of Richard Assheton Ashton And Ann Agnes Gerard.
  • Margaret Ashton passed away in 1560 in Poynton, Cheshire, United Kingdom.

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Margaret Ashton's Ancestors

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Margaret Ashton
1544–1560
Birth Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Richard Assheton (Ashton)
1513–1550
Middleton, Lancashire, England
Ann (Agnes) Gerard
1520–1564
Kingsley, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Richard Assheton
1496–1549
Middleton, Lancashire, England
Anne Cholmeley
1500–1546
Sizergh, Cumbria, England
Sir (Thomas) Gerard
1488–1523
Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Trafford
1492–1523
Trafford Park, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cholmeley
1460–1521
Elizabeth Pennington
1466–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cholmeley
1416–1486
Jane Eyton
1460–1460

Margaret Ashton's Timeline

3 Records

1544
6 APR 1544
Birth of Margaret Ashton in Middleton, Lancashire, England
Middleton, Lancashire, England
1560
1560
Age 16
Burial of Margaret Ashton
None
1588
ABT 1588
Age 44
Death of Margaret Ashton in Poynton, Cheshire, United Kingdom
Poynton, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 APR 1544
    Event Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    28-29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1588
    Event Place: Poynton, Cheshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Age:
    About 43-44

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1560

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