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Nicholas Townley Esq of Littleton 1612–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sept 1612

Birth Location: Otley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 3 Jun 1687

Death Location: Littleton, Middlesex, England

Father: Francis Esquire

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Shuttleworth

Children(s): Edmund Towneley

The story of Nicholas Townley Esq of Littleton began in 1612 in Otley, Yorkshire, England. Nicholas Townley Esq of Littleton married Margaret Mary Shuttleworth, and had children including Edmund Towneley. Nicholas Townley Esq of Littleton passed away in 1687 in Littleton, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Townley Esq of Littleton began in 1612 in Otley, Yorkshire, England.
  • Nicholas Townley Esq of Littleton married Margaret Mary Shuttleworth, and had children including Edmund Towneley.
  • Nicholas Townley Esq of Littleton passed away in 1687 in Littleton, Middlesex, England.

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Nicholas Littleton's Ancestors

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Nicholas Littleton
1612–1687
Birth Place: Otley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Francis Townley Esquire
1580–1616
Addington, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Townley
1540–1598
Royle, Lancashire, England
Katherine (Margaret) Curzon
1555–1630
Waterperry, Oxford, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Littleton's Descendants

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Nicholas (Townley Esq of) Littleton (9 Sept 1612–3 Jun 1687) m. Margaret (Mary) Shuttleworth (28 Dec 1623–1713)
  1. 1. Edmund Towneley 1651–1729
    1. 1. Jon Townley 1680–1758 m. Martha Wilkinson 1676–1737
      1. 1. Anne Townley 1710–1768 m. Robert ((Robertus)) Sharples 1692–1756
        1. 1. Robert Sharples 1739–1808 m. Catherine Bentley 1738–1804

Nicholas Littleton's Timeline

2 Records

1612
9 Sept 1612
Birth of Nicholas Townley Esq of Littleton in Otley, Yorkshire, England
Otley, Yorkshire, England
1687
3 Jun 1687
Age 75
Death of Nicholas Townley Esq of Littleton in Littleton, Middlesex, England
Littleton, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sept 1612
    Event Place: Otley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1687
    Event Place: Littleton, Middlesex, England

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