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Sir John II Lawrence Earl of Ashton 1520 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1520

Birth Location: Rumburgh, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 27 Apr 1590

Death Location: Rumburgh, Suffolk, England

Father: Rev. Ashton

Mother: Lady Clair

Spouse(s): Lady Holmes

Children(s): Lady LAWRENCE

The story of Sir John II Lawrence Earl of Ashton began in 1520 in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England. Sir John II Lawrence Earl of Ashton married Lady Agnes Countess Holmes, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Rachel LAWRENCE. Sir John II Lawrence Earl of Ashton passed away in 1590 in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John II Lawrence Earl of Ashton began in 1520 in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England.
  • Sir John II Lawrence Earl of Ashton married Lady Agnes Countess Holmes, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Rachel LAWRENCE.
  • Sir John II Lawrence Earl of Ashton passed away in 1590 in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Ashton
1500 – 1549
Birth Location: Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
RA
Lady Clair
1510 – 1583
Birth Location: Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Lady Holmes
1523 – 1583
Birth Location: St James, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Lady LAWRENCE
1552 – 1621
Birth Location: Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
LL

Sir Ashton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Ashton
1520 – 1590
Birth Place: Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
Parents
Rev. Sir Knight John Richard Lawrence of Earl of Ashton
1500 – 1549
Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth Holt "Countess Warburton" Holmes-Lawrence St.) Clair
1510 – 1583
Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ashton's Descendants

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Sir (John II Lawrence Earl of) Ashton (1 Jan 1520 – 27 Apr 1590) m. Lady (Agnes Countess) Holmes (1 January 1523 – 22 January 1583)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Rachel) LAWRENCE (1552 – 6 Apr 1621) m. Sir (Thomas I Rhys (Rice) Davis) (Davys), (Feb 1550 – 06 Nov 1621)
    1. 1. Gov. (James I Immigrant Davis, Gentleman, Ship's Captain,) Marine (1578 – 6 March 1633)
    2. 2. Agnes (Rae) Davie (1581 – Abt. 1661) m. Hew ((Hugh)) Hall (31 Dec 1577 – Abt. 1637)
      1. 1. Jean (Hall) Burns (26 May 1606 – 26 May 1656) m. John (Burnett) Burns (6 December 1603 – 6 December 1665)
        1. 1. James Burns\Burne (18 Feb 1639 – 22 Oct 1684) m. Agnes Watt (12 Oct 1641 – 1681)

Sir Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1 Jan 1520
Birth of Sir John II Lawrence Earl of Ashton in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
1590
27 Apr 1590
Age 70
Death of Sir John II Lawrence Earl of Ashton in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
Rumburgh, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1520
    Event Place: Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1590
    Event Place: Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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