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Thomas Clayton 1544–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1544

Birth Location: Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1595

Death Location: Lancashire, England

Father: John Clayton

Mother: Diane Jones

Spouse(s): Agnes Thornell

Children(s): William Clayton, Peter Clayton

The story of Thomas Clayton began in 1544 in Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England. Thomas Clayton married Agnes Thornell, and had children including Peter Clayton, William Thomas Clayton. Thomas Clayton passed away in 1595 in Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Clayton began in 1544 in Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England.
  • Thomas Clayton married Agnes Thornell, and had children including Peter Clayton, William Thomas Clayton.
  • Thomas Clayton passed away in 1595 in Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Clayton
1521–1594
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
JC
Diane Jones
1524–1593
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
DJ

Spouses(s)

Agnes Thornell
1544–1618
Birth Location: Fixby, Yorkshire, England
AT

Children(s)

William Clayton
1566–1627
Birth Location: Old Crooke, Whittle, Lancashire, England
WC
Peter Clayton
1577–1649
Birth Location: Whitkirk, Yorkshire, England
PC

Thomas Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Clayton
1544–1595
Birth Place: Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Clayton
1521–1594
Yorkshire, England
Diane Jones
1524–1593
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Nathaniel Clayton
1500–1574
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Dempsey
1503–1572
Yorkshire, England
Jeffrey Jones
1503–1570
Yorkshire, England
Rhonda Williams
1506–1577
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Clayton
1482–1540
William Dempsey
1475–
Catherine Higgins
1475–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dempsey
1455–
Ann Miller
1455–
James Donovan
1836–1915
Nellie Dineen
1841–1911

Thomas Clayton's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Clayton (1544–1595) m. Agnes Thornell (1544–1618)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) Clayton 1566–1627 m. Margaret Cholmley 1570–1631
    1. 1. Daniel Clayton 1604–1682
    2. 2. Nathaniel Clayton 1608–1609
    3. 3. Thomas Clayton 1594–1666
    4. 4. Jane Clayton 1603–1604
    5. 5. Walter Clayton 1589–1644
    6. 6. Richard Clayton 1594–1630
    7. 7. Edward Clayton 1602–1603
    8. 8. George Clayton 1606–1607
    9. 9. Sir (Jasper) Clayton 1600–1711 m. Mary Thompson 1605–1691 m. Elizabeth ((Or Mary Thompson)) Citterne 1608–1638
      1. 1. Mary Clayton 1626–1730
      2. 2. Andrew Clayton 1636–1702
      3. 3. Rebecca Clayton 1628–1700
      4. 4. George Clayton 1634–1702
      5. 5. William Clayton 1632–1689
      6. 6. Sir (John) Clayton 1625–1700
      7. 7. Samuel Clayton 1640–1702 m. Susannah Morris 1654–1710
        1. 1. John Clayton 1689–1735
        2. 2. Jeremy Clayton 1683–1712
        3. 3. Morris Clayton 1679–1737
        4. 4. Samuel Clayton 1685–1735
        5. 5. Mary (E.) Clayton 1682–1755 m. Robert Mechoe 1665–1721 m. Robert Coleman 1679–1747
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Lindsey) Clayton 1724–1735 m. Robert Coleman 1679–1747
        7. 7. Thomas Clayton 1677–1735
    10. 10. Margaret Clayton 1612–1642
    11. 11. John Clayton 1592–1671
  2. 2. Peter Clayton 1577–1649

Thomas Clayton's Timeline

6 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Thomas Clayton in Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1543
16 DEC 1543
Thomas Clayton was baptized in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1544
1544
Birth of Thomas Clayton in Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England
Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England
1595
1595
Age 51
Death of Thomas Clayton in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1595
1595
Age 51
Death of Thomas Clayton in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1619
1619
Age 75
Death of Thomas Clayton in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1543
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    0

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    75-76

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    51-52

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    51-52
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