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Richard Clayton 1527 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1527

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

Death Date: 17 Apr 1601

Death Location: Clayton Hall West, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Clayton

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 Clayton and Elizabeth Maude. Richard Clayton passed away in 1601 in Clayton Hall West, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Clayton was born in 1527 in Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Clayton and Elizabeth Maude.
  • Richard Clayton passed away in 1601 in Clayton Hall West, Yorkshire, England.

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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 Clayton
1505 –
Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Maude
1493 – 1564
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Robert Clayton
1470 – 1510
Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England.
Mary (Jane) Farrington
1483 – 1549
Farrington Hall, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1440 – 1470
Mary Mainwaring
1424 – 1488
William Farrington
1448 – 1482
Mary Henderson
1444 – 1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clayton
1405 – 1445
Mary Mainwaring
1420 – 1445
Robert Henderson
1420 – 1444
Ann Warren
1420 – 1512

Richard Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1 Jan 1527
Birth of Richard Clayton in Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1601
17 Apr 1601
Age 74
Death of Richard Clayton in Clayton Hall West, Yorkshire, England
Clayton Hall West, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1527
    Event Place: Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1601
    Event Place: Clayton Hall West, Yorkshire, England

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