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Richard Clayton 1527–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1527

Birth Location: Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 April 1601

Death Location: Clayton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John surname.

Mother: Elizabeth Maude

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Richard Clayton was born in 1527 in Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Edward Clayton Of Clayton Hall 1St To Drop De From The Surname And Elizabeth Maude. Richard Clayton passed away in 1601 in Clayton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Richard Clayton was born in 1527 in Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Edward Clayton Of Clayton Hall 1St To Drop De From The Surname And Elizabeth Maude.
  • Richard Clayton passed away in 1601 in Clayton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Clayton's Ancestors

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Richard Clayton
1527–1601
Birth Place: Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Edward Clayton of Clayton Hall: 1st to drop "de" from the surname.
1500–1590
Clayton,,Lancashire,England
Elizabeth Maude
1493–1564
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (de) CLAYTON
1465–1510
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Farrington
1475–1510
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1 January 1527
Birth of Richard Clayton in Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1601
17 April 1601
Age 74
Death of Richard Clayton in Clayton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Clayton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1527
    Event Place: Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1601
    Event Place: Clayton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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