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Richard Sir Ashton 1556–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Middleton Hall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 December 1617

Death Location: Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Richard Ashton

Mother: Elizabeth Davenport

Spouse(s): Mary Byron

Children(s): Richard Ashton, Mary Holt, Susanna Assheton, John Assheton

Richard Sir Ashton was born in 1556 in Middleton Hall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Sir Ashton And Elizabeth Davenport. Richard Sir Ashton married Mary Byron, and had children including John Assheton, Mary Holt, Richard Sir Ashton, Susanna Assheton. Richard Sir Ashton passed away in 1617 in Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Sir Ashton was born in 1556 in Middleton Hall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Sir Ashton And Elizabeth Davenport.
  • Richard Sir Ashton married Mary Byron, and had children including John Assheton, Mary Holt, Richard Sir Ashton, Susanna Assheton.
  • Richard Sir Ashton passed away in 1617 in Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.

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Richard Ashton's Ancestors

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Richard Ashton
1556–1617
Birth Place: Middleton Hall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Sir Ashton
–1563
Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England
Elizabeth Davenport
–1607
Bramhall, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
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Richard Ashton's Descendants

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Richard (Sir) Ashton (1556–27 December 1617) m. Mary Byron (1560–21 January 1591)
  1. 1. Richard (Sir) Ashton 1577–1618 m. Mary Venables 1584–1644
    1. 1. Ralph Assheton 1606–1650
    2. 2. William Assheton 1609–1659
    3. 3. John Assheton 1607–1641
    4. 4. Thomas Assheton 1612–1674
    5. 5. Richard Assheton 1605–1605
    6. 6. James Assheton 1608–1611
  2. 2. Mary Holt 1579–1600
  3. 3. Susanna Assheton 1593–1618
  4. 4. John Assheton 1582–1633

Richard Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1556
Birth of Richard Sir Ashton in Middleton Hall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Middleton Hall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1617
27 December 1617
Age 61
Death of Richard Sir Ashton in Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Middleton Hall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1617
    Event Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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