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Thomas Ashton 1520 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 May 1573

Death Location: Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Ashton

Mother: Cicely Ashton

Spouse(s): Dowce Massie

Children(s): John Ashton

The story of Thomas Ashton 12th Great-Granduncle began in 1520 in Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. Thomas Ashton 12th Great-Granduncle married Dowce Massie, and had children including John Ashton. Thomas Ashton 12th Great-Granduncle passed away in 1573 in Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Ashton 12th Great-Granduncle began in 1520 in Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Thomas Ashton 12th Great-Granduncle married Dowce Massie, and had children including John Ashton.
  • Thomas Ashton 12th Great-Granduncle passed away in 1573 in Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Children(s)

Thomas Ashton's Ancestors

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Thomas Ashton
1520 – 1573
Birth Place: Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Ashton
1500 – 1573
Lancashire, England
Cicely Ashton
1501 – 1519
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Ashton's Descendants

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Thomas Ashton (1520 – 18 May 1573) m. Dowce Massie (1521 – 1553)
  1. 1. John Ashton (1540 – 26 June 1620) m. Juliana Grimsditch (1543 – 3 February 1623)
    1. 1. Mary (" Margaret") Ashton\Asherton (2 Mar 1587 – 30 Aug 1665) m. Thomas (Robert Heywood, of Balderstone) Manor (1573 – Jan 1645)
      1. 1. Peter ((Turncoat) Heywood, of Heywood) Hall (1615 – 4 Jan 1657) m. Alice Greenhalgh (10 Dec 1610 – 27 Dec 1671)
        1. 1. Robert HEYWOOD (23 Apr 1633 – 7 Jan 1691) m. Mary\Maria Hasleham (8 Mar 1635 – 1674)

Thomas Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Thomas Ashton 12th Great-Granduncle in Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1573
18 May 1573
Age 53
Death of Thomas Ashton 12th Great-Granduncle in Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1573
    Event Place: Penkethe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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