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Sir Knight Christopher Ashton 1493 – 1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1493

Birth Location: Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 15 Jan 1548

Death Location: Fyfield, Berkshire, England

Father: Richard Ashton

Mother: Lady Gascoigne

Spouse(s): Lady ., Margerie Ashton

Children(s): Lady Ashton

In 1493, Sir Knight Christopher Ashton , of Dudley entered the world in Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England, born to Richard Ashton and Lady Elizabeth Gascoigne. Sir Knight Christopher Ashton , of Dudley married Lady Katherine Alicia "White Rose of Scotland" Gordon ., Margerie Ashton, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Carrie Ashton. Sir Knight Christopher Ashton , of Dudley passed away in 1548 in Fyfield, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1493, Sir Knight Christopher Ashton , of Dudley entered the world in Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England, born to Richard Ashton and Lady Elizabeth Gascoigne.
  • Sir Knight Christopher Ashton , of Dudley married Lady Katherine Alicia "White Rose of Scotland" Gordon ., Margerie Ashton, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Carrie Ashton.
  • Sir Knight Christopher Ashton , of Dudley passed away in 1548 in Fyfield, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Sir Ashton's Ancestors

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Sir Ashton
1493 – 1548
Birth Place: Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Richard Ashton
Lady (Elizabeth) Gascoigne
1458 – 1559
Gawthorpe Hall, Dewsbury, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ashton's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Christopher) Ashton (1493 – 15 Jan 1548) m. Lady (Katherine Alicia "White Rose of Scotland" Gordon) . (1497 – 14 Oct 1537) m. Margerie Ashton
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Carrie) Ashton (1519 – 1558 (Age of death about 38 years)) m. Vice-Admiral (Sir Henry) Sutton-Dudley (1524 – 10 Aug 1557)
    1. 1. Captain (Sir Knight Roger) Sutton-Dudley (24 Jun 1535 – 1586) m. Susannah ('Susan') Thorne (5 Mar 1558 – 29 Oct 1588)
      1. 1. Hon. (Rev. Captain Thomas) Dudley (12 October 1576 – 31 Jul 1653) m. Dorothy Yorke-Sutton (25 April 1582 – 27 December 1643) m. Katherine Deighton (16 Jan 1614 – 29 June 1671)
        1. 1. Anne Dudley (20 Mar 1612 – 16 Sep 1672) m. Governor (Simon) Bradstreet (18 Mar 1604 – Mar. 27, 1697)

Sir Ashton's Timeline

3 Records

1493
1493
Birth of Sir Knight Christopher Ashton , of Dudley in Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England
Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England
1548
15 Jan 1548
Age 55
Death of Sir Knight Christopher Ashton , of Dudley in Fyfield, Berkshire, England
Fyfield, Berkshire, England
1737
2 Feb 1737/1738
Age 244
Sir Knight Christopher Ashton , of Dudley was baptized in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1493
    Event Place: Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1737/1738
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Shefield, 1703-1752

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1548
    Event Place: Fyfield, Berkshire, England

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