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Sir Ralph Robert CLAYTON 1561–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1561

Birth Location: Leyland, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Nov 1608

Death Location: Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Clayton

Mother: Anne Jackson

Spouse(s): Anna Challoner

Children(s): John Dinckley

The story of Sir Ralph Robert CLAYTON began in 1561 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. Sir Ralph Robert CLAYTON married Anna Challoner, and had children including John Clayton Of Dinckley, Richard Clayton. Sir Ralph Robert CLAYTON passed away in 1608 in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Ralph Robert CLAYTON began in 1561 in Leyland, Lancashire, England.
  • Sir Ralph Robert CLAYTON married Anna Challoner, and had children including John Clayton Of Dinckley, Richard Clayton.
  • Sir Ralph Robert CLAYTON passed away in 1608 in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir CLAYTON's Ancestors

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Sir CLAYTON
1561–1608
Birth Place: Leyland, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Clayton
1498–1590
Leyland, Lancashire, England
Anne Jackson
1534–1586
Bocking, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Jackson
1495–1533
England
Lady (Elizabeth) Lawson
1500–1602
Loughton, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir CLAYTON's Descendants

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Sir (Ralph Robert) CLAYTON (ABT 1561–Nov 1608) m. Anna Challoner (1570–5 Jan 1605)
  1. 1. John (Clayton of) Dinckley 1633–1684 m. Mary Thompson 1605–1691
    1. 1. John Clayton 1654–1679 m. Susannah (Morris) Clayton 1654–1710
      1. 1. John Clayton 1675–1737 m. Mary Sadler 1676–1769
        1. 1. George Clayton 1698–1767 m. Ann Read 1708–1763

Sir CLAYTON's Timeline

3 Records

1561
ABT 1561
Birth of Sir Ralph Robert CLAYTON in Leyland, Lancashire, England
Leyland, Lancashire, England
1608
abt 1608
Age 47
Death of Sir Ralph Robert CLAYTON in Leyland, Lancashire, England
Leyland, Lancashire, England
1608
Nov 1608
Age 47
Burial of Sir Ralph Robert CLAYTON in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England
Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1561
    Event Place: Leyland, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: History of the Pilkington family of Lancashire and its branches, from 1066 to 1600

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1608
    Event Place: Leyland, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Nov 1608
    Event Place: Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

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