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Richard Ashton 1520–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Middleton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 30 SEP 1558

Death Location: Croston, Lancs, England

Father: Sir Ashton

Mother: Anne Strickland

Spouse(s): Katherine Bellingham, Jane Hesketh

Children(s):

The story of Richard Ashton began in 1520 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. Richard Ashton married Jane Hesketh, Katherine Bellingham. Richard Ashton passed away in 1558 in Croston, Lancs, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Ashton began in 1520 in Middleton, Lancashire, England.
  • Richard Ashton married Jane Hesketh, Katherine Bellingham.
  • Richard Ashton passed away in 1558 in Croston, Lancs, England.

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Richard Ashton's Ancestors

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Richard Ashton
1520–1558
Birth Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Ashton
1496–1549
Middleton, Lancashire, England
Anne Strickland
1500–
Middleton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Richard Ashton
1444–
Middleton, Lancashire, England
Isabella Talbot
1442–1531
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Ann Davies
1770–
Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Ashton's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Richard Ashton in Middleton, Lancashire, England
Middleton, Lancashire, England
1551
6 AUG 1551
Age 31
Death of Richard Ashton in Middleton, Lancashire, England
Middleton, Lancashire, England
1558
30 SEP 1558
Age 38
Burial of Richard Ashton in Croston, Lancs, England
Croston, Lancs, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Richard Ashton, person ID L58H-N92.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 AUG 1551
    Event Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Richard Ashton, person ID L58H-N92.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 SEP 1558
    Event Place: Croston, Lancs, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Richard Ashton, person ID L58H-N92.

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