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Sir Christopher Ashton 1506 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Glassbrock, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1594

Death Location: Thorny Island, Westminster, England

Father: William Ashton

Mother: Lady Bourgogne

Spouse(s): Katherine Gordon, Margerie Grubbe, Joane Kinge

Children(s): John Aston

Sir Christopher Ashton , Vicar was born in 1506 in Glassbrock, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of William (Ledbetter) Ashton and Lady Carolina de Bourgogne. Sir Christopher Ashton , Vicar married Katherine Drumryn Gordon, Margerie Grubbe, Joane Kinge, and had children including John Aston. Sir Christopher Ashton , Vicar passed away in 1594 in Thorny Island, Westminster, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Christopher Ashton , Vicar was born in 1506 in Glassbrock, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of William (Ledbetter) Ashton and Lady Carolina de Bourgogne.
  • Sir Christopher Ashton , Vicar married Katherine Drumryn Gordon, Margerie Grubbe, Joane Kinge, and had children including John Aston.
  • Sir Christopher Ashton , Vicar passed away in 1594 in Thorny Island, Westminster, England.

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Sir Ashton's Ancestors

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Sir Ashton
1506 – 1594
Birth Place: Glassbrock, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
William (Ledbetter) Ashton
1480 – 1543
Glassbrock, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Carolina de) Bourgogne
1480 – 1543
Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ashton's Descendants

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Sir (Christopher) Ashton (1506 – 1594) m. Katherine (Drumryn) Gordon (1499 – Oct 1537) m. Margerie Grubbe (1510 – Apr 1605) m. Joane Kinge (1510 – )
  1. 1. John Aston (1535 – 11 Oct 1594) m. Unknown (ABT 1545 – ) m. Elizabeth Mainwaring (1548 – 9 Aug 1601)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Maynard) Ashton (1579 – 1603) m. Matthew Webster (17 APR 1564 – 13 SEP 1592)
      1. 1. John Maynard (Abt. 9 Aug 1590 – 5 Apr 1661) m. Mary (Rice) Gates (23 Aug 1619 – 13 Oct 1698)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Maynard (26 May 1649 – 6 June 1676) m. Joseph Graves (13 Apr 1645 – 1689)
    2. 2. Agnete (De) Aston (29 May 1576 – 1613) m. Thomas Mattle (5 Oct 1575 – 1626)
      1. 1. Anne Mattle (20 Sep 1601 – 1670) m. William Douglas (9 Aug 1610 – 26 July 1682)
        1. 1. Robert Douglas (1640 – 1715) m. Mary Denison (1640 – 1694)

Sir Ashton's Timeline

3 Records

1506
1506
Birth of Sir Christopher Ashton , Vicar in Glassbrock, Buckinghamshire, England
Glassbrock, Buckinghamshire, England
1594
1594
Age 88
Death of Sir Christopher Ashton , Vicar in Thorny Island, Westminster, England
Thorny Island, Westminster, England
1606
09 Aug 1606
Age 100
Sir Christopher Ashton , Vicar was married
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Glassbrock, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 09 Aug 1606

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire: - Register of Marriages, 1561-1837

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1594
    Event Place: Thorny Island, Westminster, England

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