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Sir John Layton 1400–1448 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1400

Birth Location: Sproxton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1448

Death Location: Sproxton, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Leighton

Mother: Matlida Cambray

Spouse(s): Lady Marsdon

Children(s): Sir Sproxton

Sir John Layton was born in 1400 in Sproxton, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Leighton And Matlida Cambray. Sir John Layton married Lady Sybil Marsdon, and had children including Sir William Layton Of Sproxton. Sir John Layton passed away in 1448 in Sproxton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Layton was born in 1400 in Sproxton, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Leighton And Matlida Cambray.
  • Sir John Layton married Lady Sybil Marsdon, and had children including Sir William Layton Of Sproxton.
  • Sir John Layton passed away in 1448 in Sproxton, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Leighton
1385–1428
Birth Location: –
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Matlida Cambray
1386–1413
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Marsdon
1405–1453
Birth Location: Marsden, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Sproxton
1420–1458
Birth Location: Sproxton Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
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Sir Layton's Ancestors

Self
Sir Layton
1400–1448
Birth Place: Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Leighton
1385–1428
Matlida Cambray
1386–1413
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Layton's Descendants

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Sir (John) Layton (1400–1448) m. Lady (Sybil) Marsdon (1405–1453)
  1. 1. Sir (William Layton of) Sproxton 1420–1458 m. Elizabeth Stapleton 1420–1504
    1. 1. Lady (Jane) Layton 1458–1498 m. Robert (Thornton Lord of East) Newton 1454–1514
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Thornton 1497–1552 m. Sir (Leonard) Wilding 1500–1549
        1. 1. Margery WYLDING 1522–1589 m. John FARRER 1511–1590

Sir Layton's Timeline

2 Records

1400
1400
Birth of Sir John Layton in Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
1448
1448
Age 48
Death of Sir John Layton in Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
Sproxton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1400
    Event Place: Sproxton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1448
    Event Place: Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
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