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Sir Richard Ashton 1495 – 1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Middleton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 11 Jan 1549

Death Location: Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Ashton

Mother: Isabella Ashton

Spouse(s): Anna Strickland

Children(s): Lady Ashton, Lady Ashton

In 1495, Sir Richard Ashton II entered the world in Middleton, Lancashire, England, born to Richard Ashton and Isabella Ashton. Sir Richard Ashton II married Anna Strickland, and had children including Lady Katherine Ashton, Lady Margaret Ashton. Sir Richard Ashton II passed away in 1549 in Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Sir Richard Ashton II entered the world in Middleton, Lancashire, England, born to Richard Ashton and Isabella Ashton.
  • Sir Richard Ashton II married Anna Strickland, and had children including Lady Katherine Ashton, Lady Margaret Ashton.
  • Sir Richard Ashton II passed away in 1549 in Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Ashton's Ancestors

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Sir Ashton
1495 – 1549
Birth Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Richard Ashton
– 1507
Isabella Ashton
– 1531
Grandparents
Ralph Ashton
1420 –
Margaretha Barton
1421 – 1480
Great-Grandparents
John Ashton
Margaret Byron
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ashton's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Ashton (1495 – 11 Jan 1549) m. Anna Strickland (1496 – 13 Jan 1546)
  1. 1. Lady (Katherine) Ashton (1504 – After 1602) m. Sir (John) Pryme (Abt. 1488 – )
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Prime (30 December 1532 – 12 April 1591) m. Lady (Margaret) Wise (1538 – 24 March 1611)
      1. 1. Sir (Matthew) Prime (6 March 1574 – 12 January 1633) m. Lady (Judith Maria) Audley (March 1585 – May 1609)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Prime (25 May 1605 – 25 Apr 1660) m. Peter (Christopher) Ridley (1600 – 9 Oct 1670) m. Abraham Thorpe (abt 1590 – 19 Jun 1633) m. Abraham Thorpe (Abt. 1590 – 19 Jun 1633)
        2. 2. Sir (John) Prime (12 Feb 1608 – 24 Mar 1694) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Wharton (1598 – 1669)
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Ashton (06 Apr 1544 – Aug 1586)

Sir Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Sir Richard Ashton II in Middleton, Lancashire, England
Middleton, Lancashire, England
1549
11 Jan 1549
Age 54
Death of Sir Richard Ashton II in Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1549
    Event Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    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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