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Sir Arthur Ashton 1521–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 September 1558

Death Location: Croston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard ASHTON

Mother: Anne Strickland

Spouse(s): Ann Gerrard, Johanna Hesketh

Children(s): Isabelle Ashton, Anne Ashton, Thomas Ashton, Richard Ashton, Elizabeth Ashton, Ellen Ashton, Jane Ashton, Margaret Ashton, Robert Ashton, Roger Ashton, Anne Ashton

Sir Arthur Ashton was born in 1521 in Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Ashton And Anne Strickland. Sir Arthur Ashton married Ann Gerrard, Johanna Hesketh, and had children including Anne Ashton, Elizabeth Ashton, Ellen Ashton, Isabelle Ashton, Jane Ashton, Margaret Ashton, Richard Ashton, Robert Ashton, Roger Ashton, Thomas Ashton. Sir Arthur Ashton passed away in 1558 in Croston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Arthur Ashton was born in 1521 in Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Ashton And Anne Strickland.
  • Sir Arthur Ashton married Ann Gerrard, Johanna Hesketh, and had children including Anne Ashton, Elizabeth Ashton, Ellen Ashton, Isabelle Ashton, Jane Ashton, Margaret Ashton, Richard Ashton, Robert Ashton, Roger Ashton, Thomas Ashton.
  • Sir Arthur Ashton passed away in 1558 in Croston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Ashton's Ancestors

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Sir Ashton
1521–1558
Birth Place: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard ASHTON
1496–1549
Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Strickland
1496–1546
Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Ashton of Middleton Derbyshire) ll
1475–1549
Middleton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Foulhurst of Sandbach, Cheshire,) Fullesh
1480–1530
Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ashton's Descendants

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Sir (Arthur) Ashton (1521–30 September 1558) m. Ann Gerrard (1522–6 Apr 1561) m. Johanna Hesketh (1525–17 October 1608)
  1. 1. Isabelle Ashton 1531– m. Roger Chadwicke 1531–1610
    1. 1. Oliver Chadwick 1550–1621 m. Mary (Jane) Haslam 1550–1621
      1. 1. Marmaduke Chadwick 1580–1630 m. Margaret Bowland 1580–1642
        1. 1. Thomas (Chadwick) I 1615–1680 m. Bridget Blackbourne 1618–1691
      2. 2. Lydia Chadwick 1570–1634 m. John (L) Bailey 1675–1686
        1. 1. Rebecca Bayley 1641–1731 m. John Daggett 1642–1718 m. Isaac Brown 1638–1674
        2. 2. Edna (B.) Bayley 1891–1957 m. Marvin Sallee 1889–
        3. 3. Lydia Bayley
        4. 4. Thomas (William) Bayley 1596–1620
        5. 5. Thomas Bayley 1600–1687
        6. 6. Alice Bayley 1880–
        7. 7. Francis Bayley 1889–
        8. 8. Mary Bayley 1894–
        9. 9. Nellie (G) Bayley 1877–
        10. 10. Laura Bayley 1883–
        11. 11. Stephen (Bayley) Sr 1597–1675
    2. 2. Anne Chadwick 1555–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Chadwick 1562–
    4. 4. Gabriel Chadwick 1574–1654 m. Margaret Taylor 1576–
    5. 5. Grace Chadwick 1553–1629
  2. 2. Anne Ashton 1535–1586 m. Edwardus Braddyll 1533–1607
    1. 1. Ann Braddyll 1555–1640
    2. 2. Catherine Braddyll 1570–1571
    3. 3. Dorothy Braddyll 1572–1634 m. John Talbot 1571–1642
      1. 1. Edward Talbot 1599–1647 m. Mabel Carleton 1581–
    4. 4. Edward Braddyll 1563–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Braddyll 1565–
    6. 6. John Braddyll 1567–
    7. 7. Lettuce Braddyll 1559–
    8. 8. Margaret Braddyll 1576–
    9. 9. Ralph Braddyll 1564–
    10. 10. Stephen Braddyll 1569–1570
    11. 11. Thomas Braddyll 1574–
  3. 3. Thomas Ashton 1548–1622
  4. 4. Richard Ashton 1552–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Ashton 1558–
  6. 6. Ellen Ashton 1549–
  7. 7. Jane Ashton 1551–
  8. 8. Margaret Ashton 1543–1588
  9. 9. Robert Ashton 1556–
  10. 10. Roger Ashton 1554–
  11. 11. Anne Ashton 1542–1595 m. John (Humphrey) Booth 1535–1616
    1. 1. John (Henrie) Booth 1570–1593 m. Mary Foster 1570–1600
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann (John Osgood) Booth - English) IMMIGRANT 1598–1667 m. John (Osgood) Sr 1595–1651
        1. 1. Mary (E.) Osgood 1633–1686 m. Henry Ingalls 1627–1718

Sir Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Sir Arthur Ashton in Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1558
30 September 1558
Age 37
Death of Sir Arthur Ashton in Croston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Croston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 September 1558
    Event Place: Croston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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