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Thomas Clayton 1525 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1525

Birth Location: Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: Clayton Hall, High Hayland Parish, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Clayton

Mother: Mary Tomson

Spouse(s): Angius Thornhill

Children(s): William CLAYTON

In 1525, Thomas Clayton I entered the world in Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England, born to John Clayton and Mary Tomson. Thomas Clayton I married Angius Thornhill, and had children including William Thomas CLAYTON. Thomas Clayton I passed away in 1585 in Clayton Hall, High Hayland Parish, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Thomas Clayton I entered the world in Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England, born to John Clayton and Mary Tomson.
  • Thomas Clayton I married Angius Thornhill, and had children including William Thomas CLAYTON.
  • Thomas Clayton I passed away in 1585 in Clayton Hall, High Hayland Parish, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Clayton
1499 – 1550
Birth Location: –
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Mary Tomson
1502 – 1564
Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Angius Thornhill
1529 – 1567
Birth Location: of Fixley, York, England, England
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Children(s)

William CLAYTON
1566 – 1627
Birth Location: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
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Thomas Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Clayton
1525 – 1585
Birth Place: Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Clayton
1499 – 1550
Mary Tomson
1502 – 1564
Chichester, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) DeClayton
1470 – 1510
Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England.
Jane Farrington
1478 – 1510
John (Townsend) Tomson
1470 – 1567
Anne (Amy) Pargitar
1474 – 1564
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1440 – 1470
Mary Mainwaring
1424 – 1488
Sir Farrington
1445 – 1501
Lady Ashton
1440 – 1507
Sir Townshend
1445 – 1493
Lady Lunsford
1445 – 1500
Sir Greatworth
1450 – 1527
Anne Coles
1450 – 1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Clayton's Descendants

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Thomas Clayton (11 Jan 1525 – 1585) m. Angius Thornhill (1529 – 15 Oct 1567)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) CLAYTON (18 March 1566 – 18 Apr 1627) m. Margaret Cholmondelay (1560 – 28 Apr 1631)
    1. 1. William Clayton (1590 – 1658) m. Joan Smith (1610 – 1644)
      1. 1. William Clayton (1632 – 1689) m. Prudence Lanckford (1638 – 1689)
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Clayton (1665 – 1725) m. John (Jacob) Beals (1650 – 1726)

Thomas Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1525
11 Jan 1525
Birth of Thomas Clayton I in Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England
Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England
1585
1585
Age 60
Death of Thomas Clayton I in Clayton Hall, High Hayland Parish, Yorkshire, England
Clayton Hall, High Hayland Parish, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1525
    Event Place: Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Clayton Hall, High Hayland Parish, Yorkshire, England
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