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Sir William Thomas Layton 1452–1519 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1452

Birth Location: Leigton, England

Death Date: 1519

Death Location: Tunstall, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Shropshire

Mother: Anchoret (Burke)

Spouse(s): Lady Tunstall

Children(s): Margaret Dalemaine

In 1452, Sir William Thomas Layton entered the world in Leigton, England, born to Sir John Leighton Sheriff Of Shropshire And Anchoret Ankaret De Burgh Burke. Sir William Thomas Layton married Lady Margaret Tunstall, and had children including Margaret Laton Of Dalemaine. Sir William Thomas Layton passed away in 1519 in Tunstall, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1452, Sir William Thomas Layton entered the world in Leigton, England, born to Sir John Leighton Sheriff Of Shropshire And Anchoret Ankaret De Burgh Burke.
  • Sir William Thomas Layton married Lady Margaret Tunstall, and had children including Margaret Laton Of Dalemaine.
  • Sir William Thomas Layton passed away in 1519 in Tunstall, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Shropshire
1430–1493
Birth Location: Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
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Anchoret (Burke)
1432–1498
Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Tunstall
1455–1509
Birth Location: Tunstall, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Dalemaine
1489–1519
Birth Location: Dalmain, Penrith, Cumberland, England
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Sir Layton's Ancestors

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Sir Layton
1452–1519
Birth Place: Leigton, England
Parents
Sir John Leighton, Sheriff of Shropshire
1430–1493
Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Anchoret ((Ankaret) de Burgh) (Burke)
1432–1498
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Edward Leighton,
1412–1455
Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Stapleton
1414–
Stapleton, Shropshire, England
Sir (John, Lord of Mawddwy) deBurgh
1414–1471
Clopton, Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Joan (Jane\Johanna)) Clopton
1412–1486
Clopton, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Layton's Descendants

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Sir (William Thomas) Layton (25 Dec 1452–1519) m. Lady (Margaret) Tunstall (1455–1509)
  1. 1. Margaret (Laton of) Dalemaine 1489–1519 m. Edwin Gilpin 1483–1583
    1. 1. William (Partridge) Gilpin 1508–1577 m. Elizabeth Washington 1500–1577
      1. 1. Martin* (I "Attorney at Law " Gilpin (Rn.Mary I)) (Tudor) 1522–1629 m. Catherine* Newby 1522–1634
        1. 1. Bernard (Randall) Gilpin 1552–1636 m. Dorothy (Ayres (aka: Ayrey)) GILPIN 1552–1603

Sir Layton's Timeline

2 Records

1452
25 Dec 1452
Birth of Sir William Thomas Layton in Leigton, England
Leigton, England
1519
1519
Age 67
Death of Sir William Thomas Layton in Tunstall, Lancashire, England
Tunstall, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1452
    Event Place: Leigton, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Tunstall, Lancashire, England
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