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Sir Richard Ashton 1577–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 November 1618

Death Location: Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Ashton

Mother: Mary Byron

Spouse(s): Mary Venables

Children(s): Ralph Assheton

Sir Richard Ashton was born in 1577 in Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Richard Ashton And Mary Byron. Sir Richard Ashton married Mary Venables, and had children including Ralph Assheton. Sir Richard Ashton passed away in 1618 in Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Ashton was born in 1577 in Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Richard Ashton And Mary Byron.
  • Sir Richard Ashton married Mary Venables, and had children including Ralph Assheton.
  • Sir Richard Ashton passed away in 1618 in Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Ashton's Ancestors

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Sir Ashton
1577–1618
Birth Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Ashton
1560–1617
Mary Byron
1560–1591
Colwick, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Elisabeth Davenport-Assheton
1538–1573
Bramhall, Cheshire, , England,
John Byron
1543–1603
Colwick (Nottinghamshire) England
Alice Strelley
1526–1599
Strelley (Nottinghamshire) England
Great-Grandparents
John Newstead
1487–1576
Elizabeth Casterdon
1510–1567
Sir Strelley
1510–1560
Lady Spencer
1507–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Casterdon
1463–1525
Elizabeth Sanderson
1465–1535
John ^^
1471–1538
Elizabeth Mering
1479–1519
Sir Mylles
1469–1522

Sir Ashton's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Ashton (1577–7 November 1618) m. Mary Venables (1584–24 February 1644)
  1. 1. Ralph Assheton 1606–1650

Sir Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1577
1577
Birth of Sir Richard Ashton in Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1618
7 November 1618
Age 41
Death of Sir Richard Ashton in Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 November 1618
    Event Place: Middleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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