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Richard Lawton 1500–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1500

Birth Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1565

Death Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Richard Lawton

Mother: Ellen Moore

Spouse(s): Joan Purrier

Children(s): Thomas Lawton, Richard Lawton, Alice Lawton, Elizabeth Lawton, Margery Lawton, Katherine Lawton

Richard Lawton was born in 1500 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Richard Lawton And Ellen Moore. Richard Lawton married Joan Purrier, and had children including Alice Lawton, Elizabeth Lawton, Katherine Lawton, Margery Lawton, Richard Lawton, Thomas Lawton. Richard Lawton passed away in 1565 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Lawton was born in 1500 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Richard Lawton And Ellen Moore.
  • Richard Lawton married Joan Purrier, and had children including Alice Lawton, Elizabeth Lawton, Katherine Lawton, Margery Lawton, Richard Lawton, Thomas Lawton.
  • Richard Lawton passed away in 1565 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Lawton
1478–1520
Birth Location: –
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Ellen Moore
1482–1538
Birth Location: Cranfield, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Purrier
1499–1558
Birth Location: Cransfield, Bedfordshire, EN
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Children(s)

Thomas Lawton
1524–1565
Birth Location: , Bedfordshire, , England
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Richard Lawton
–1692
Birth Location: –
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Alice Lawton
1523–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Lawton
1525–
Birth Location: Cranfield Bedfordshire, England
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Margery Lawton
1535–
Birth Location: Cranfield
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Katherine Lawton
1537–
Birth Location: Cranfield Bedfordshire, England
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Richard Lawton's Ancestors

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Richard Lawton
1500–1565
Birth Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Richard Lawton
1478–1520
Ellen Moore
1482–1538
Cranfield, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Lawton's Descendants

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Richard Lawton (Abt. 1500–Abt. 1565) m. Joan Purrier (1499–1558)
  1. 1. Thomas Lawton 1524–1565 m. Joan Wheeler 1508–1558
    1. 1. Thomas Lawton 1524–1546 m. Joan Wheeler 1530–1563
      1. 1. Thomas Lawton 1558–1605 m. Jane Arundell 1552–1604
        1. 1. George Lawton 1581–1641 m. Isabell Smith 1585–1641
        2. 2. Thomas Lawton 1583–
        3. 3. Mary Lawton 1585–
        4. 4. Richard Lawton 1600–1660
        5. 5. Agnes Lawton 1602–1662
    2. 2. Marian Lawton 1553–
    3. 3. Joan Lawton 1546–1632 m. Thomas Smith 1539–1612
  2. 2. Richard Lawton –1692
  3. 3. Alice Lawton 1523–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Lawton 1525–
  5. 5. Margery Lawton 1535–
  6. 6. Katherine Lawton 1537–

Richard Lawton's Timeline

2 Records

1500
Abt. 1500
Birth of Richard Lawton in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
1565
Abt. 1565
Age 65
Death of Richard Lawton in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1500
    Event Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1565
    Event Place: Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
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