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Margaret Brereton 1521 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1591

Death Location: Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Wright

Mother: lady brereton

Spouse(s): Arthur (1526–1590)

Children(s): *Lady Aston

Margaret Brereton was born in 1521 in Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Wright and lady elizabeth brereton. Margaret Brereton married Arthur Mainwaring (1526–1590), and had children including *Lady Elizabeth Mainwaring Aston. Margaret Brereton passed away in 1591 in Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Margaret Brereton was born in 1521 in Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Wright and lady elizabeth brereton.
  • Margaret Brereton married Arthur Mainwaring (1526–1590), and had children including *Lady Elizabeth Mainwaring Aston.
  • Margaret Brereton passed away in 1591 in Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wright
1510 – 1577
Birth Location: Over Pever, Cheshire, England
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lady brereton
1505 – 1545
Birth Location: Malpas Castle, Whitchurch, Cheshire, England.
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Spouses(s)

Arthur (1526–1590)
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

*Lady Aston
1548 – 1638
Birth Location: Ightfield, Shropshire, England
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Margaret Brereton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Brereton
1521 – 1591
Birth Place: Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Wright
1510 – 1577
Over Pever, Cheshire, England
lady (elizabeth) brereton
1505 – 1545
Malpas Castle, Whitchurch, Cheshire, England.
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Brereton's Descendants

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Margaret Brereton (1521 – 1591) m. Arthur (Mainwaring) (1526–1590)
  1. 1. *Lady (Elizabeth Mainwaring) Aston (1548 – abt 1638)
    1. 1. MARGARET ASTON (December 1577 – Abt. 1614)
      1. 1. Eleanore Irelande (27 September 1597 – 1648) m. John (Atherton IV) Esq (22 Dec 1605 – 1647)
        1. 1. Thomas Atherton (Abt 1616 – Abt 1618)
        2. 2. George Atherton (Abt. 1617 – )
        3. 3. William Atherton (ABT 1619 – 1708)
        4. 4. Margaret Atherton (1620 – Abt. 1665)
        5. 5. Ireland Atherton (Abt. 1621 – 1708)
        6. 6. Thomas Atherton (Abt. 1623 – )
        7. 7. Raphe Atherton (Abt. 1624 – 17 Jan 1655)
        8. 8. John Atherton (abt 1625 – Jan 17 1655) m. Mary Rawsthone (Mar 1625 – Aft. 1656)
        9. 9. Eleanor Atherton (Abt. 1631 – 17 Jul 1682)
        10. 10. Anne Atherton (Abt. 1640 – 1695)

Margaret Brereton's Timeline

10 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Margaret Brereton in Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1531
1531
Age 10
Margaret Brereton was married in Middlewich, Cheshire, England
Middlewich, Cheshire, England
1537
Abt 1537/1538
Age 16
Margaret Brereton was married in Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
1540
1540
Age 19
Margaret Brereton was married in Ightfield, Shropshire, , England
Ightfield, Shropshire, , England
1544
Abt. 1544
Age 23
Margaret Brereton was married in of Ightfield, Shropshire, England
of Ightfield, Shropshire, England
1550
1550
Age 29
Margaret Brereton was married in Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Nantwich, Cheshire, England
1555
1555
Age 34
Margaret Brereton was married in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1579
07 May 1579
Age 58
Margaret Brereton was married
None
1591
1591
Age 70
Death of Margaret Brereton in Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1605
1605
Age 84
Margaret Brereton was married in Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Middlewich, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1537/1538
    Event Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1544
    Event Place: of Ightfield, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Nantwich, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 May 1579

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Nantwich, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Over, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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