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Sir Richard Ashton 1510 – 1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510 xx/1511/1512 x

Birth Location: VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family.

Death Date: 1578

Death Location: VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family.

Father: Sir Ashton

Mother: Eleonore Hylton

Spouse(s): Johanna Harbottle

Children(s): Elizabeth Ashton, Ralph Ashton

The story of Sir Richard Ashton began in 1510 in VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family.. Sir Richard Ashton married Johanna Harbottle, and had children including Elizabeth Ashton, Ralph Ashton. Sir Richard Ashton passed away in 1578 in VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family..

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  • The story of Sir Richard Ashton began in 1510 in VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family..
  • Sir Richard Ashton married Johanna Harbottle, and had children including Elizabeth Ashton, Ralph Ashton.
  • Sir Richard Ashton passed away in 1578 in VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family..

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Sir Ashton's Ancestors

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Sir Ashton
1510 – 1578
Birth Place: VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family.
Parents
Sir Ralph I Ashton
1502 – 1587
Fryton, Yorkshire, England
Eleonore Hylton
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Sir Ashton's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Ashton (1510 xx/1511/1512 x – 1578) m. Johanna Harbottle (1512 – 1582)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Ashton (ABT 1520 – 1562) m. John Clopton (1510 – 28 Nov 1615)
    1. 1. William (Clopton of) Stedwick (ABT 1572 – 1615) m. Anne Clopton (1575 – Bet. 1617–1670)
      1. 1. Ursula Clopton (ABT 1615 – 12 Oct 1644) m. Thomas Markham (Abt. 1614 – 22 Jul 1643)
        1. 1. Thomas Markham (28 OCT 1644 – 3 MAY 1696) m. Anne Neville (21 Jan 1642 – ABT 1692)
  2. 2. Ralph Ashton ( – 1587)

Sir Ashton's Timeline

3 Records

1510
1510 xx/1511/1512 x
Birth of Sir Richard Ashton in VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family.
VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family.
1529
1529
Age 19
Sir Richard Ashton was married in Turton Tower, Lancaster, England
Turton Tower, Lancaster, England
1578
1578
Age 68
Death of Sir Richard Ashton in VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family.
VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510 xx/1511/1512 x
    Event Place: VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Turton Tower, Lancaster, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: VERIFIED- Great Lever Manor, Lever. Lancashire, England -Held by the Lever's. Passed to Ralph Ashton by marriage, who became lord. This transfer to the Ashton's did not happen without opposition on the part of the Lever family.
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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