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William Ashby 1445–1514 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1445

Birth Location: Quenby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 31 Mar 1514

Death Location: Hougton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Ashby

Mother: Catherine Hesilrige

Spouse(s): Alice Curson, Katherine None, Roberta None, Agnes Illingworth

Children(s): Elizabeth Ashby, Catherine Ashby

William Ashby was born in 1445 in Quenby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Ashby And Catherine Hesilrige. William Ashby married Agnes Illingworth, Alice Curson, Katherine, Roberta, and had children including Catherine Ashby, Elizabeth Ashby. William Ashby passed away in 1514 in Hougton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Ashby was born in 1445 in Quenby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Ashby And Catherine Hesilrige.
  • William Ashby married Agnes Illingworth, Alice Curson, Katherine, Roberta, and had children including Catherine Ashby, Elizabeth Ashby.
  • William Ashby passed away in 1514 in Hougton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Ashby's Ancestors

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William Ashby
1445–1514
Birth Place: Quenby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Ashby
1416–1488
Quenby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Catherine Hesilrige
1417–1514
Noseley, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edmund Ashby
1377–1437
Quenby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Wolsencote
1381–1583
Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
William HESILRIGE
1400–1473
Noseley, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (DE) STAUNTON
1405–1515
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas ASHBY
1340–1416
Alice
1341–1418
WOLSENCOTE COTE
1360–1450
Thomas HAZELNIGG
1380–1467
Isabel HERON
1380–1440
Thomas STAUNTON
1374–1446
Elizabeth Merdeley
1378–1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ashby
1300–1365
Margaret Wolsencote
1302–1380
Roger HERON
1330–1400
Margaret HASTINGS
1353–1407
Robert Staunton
1339–1389
Agnes Lathberrie
1343–1375
Thomas Merdeley
1350–1410
Maude Baghott
1354–1437

William Ashby's Descendants

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William Ashby (1445–31 Mar 1514) m. Alice Curson (1483–1514) m. Katherine (Abt 1460–1514) m. Roberta (1431–) m. Agnes Illingworth (1450–1492)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Ashby 1482– m. John Clarke 1488–1554
    1. 1. Nicholas Clarke 1506–1551 m. Elizabeth Ramsay 1523–1598
      1. 1. Dorothy Clarke 1536–1618 m. Henry Long 1544–1573 m. Charles Morrison 1549–1599
        1. 1. Elizabeth Long 1562–1611 m. William RUSSELL 1558–1613 m. William Russell 1553–1613 m. William Blanchard 1558–1613
      2. 2. William Clarke 1542–1624 m. Grizell Woodroffe 1550–
      3. 3. Jane Clarke 1545–1563
    2. 2. Sarah Clarke 1500– m. William Curtis 1498–
  2. 2. Catherine Ashby 1511–1573 m. William Smith 1460– m. William (Harris) Smith 1507–1554

William Ashby's Timeline

2 Records

1445
1445
Birth of William Ashby in Quenby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Quenby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1514
31 Mar 1514
Age 69
Death of William Ashby in Hougton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Hougton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1445
    Event Place: Quenby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Ashby, person ID LK9C-VH5.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1514
    Event Place: Hougton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Ashby, person ID LK9C-VH5.

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