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William Ashton 1500–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1500

Birth Location: Werneth, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire

Death Date: 16 December 1588

Death Location: Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Nicholas Ashton

Mother: Magdalena Warham

Spouse(s): Mary Lower

Children(s): Elizabeth Ashton, Anne Ashton, Anne Ashton

In 1500, William Ashton entered the world in Werneth, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, born to Nicholas Ashton And Magdalena Warham. William Ashton married Mary Lower, and had children including Anne Ashton, Elizabeth Ann Ashton, William Ashton. William Ashton passed away in 1588 in Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, William Ashton entered the world in Werneth, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, born to Nicholas Ashton And Magdalena Warham.
  • William Ashton married Mary Lower, and had children including Anne Ashton, Elizabeth Ann Ashton, William Ashton.
  • William Ashton passed away in 1588 in Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Ashton
1480–1589
Birth Location: Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
NA
Magdalena Warham
1482–
Birth Location: of Canterbury, Kent, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Mary Lower
1505–
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
ML

Children(s)

Elizabeth Ashton
1542–1603
Birth Location: Ashton Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
EA
Anne Ashton
1565–1635
Birth Location: Werneth, Lancashire, England
AA
Anne Ashton
1565–1635
Birth Location: Werneth, Lancashire, England
AA

William Ashton's Ancestors

Self
William Ashton
1500–1588
Birth Place: Werneth, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire
Parents
Nicholas Ashton
1480–1589
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Magdalena Warham
1482–
of Canterbury, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ashton's Descendants

1.
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William Ashton (Abt. 1500–16 December 1588) m. Mary Lower (1505–Deceased)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Ashton 1542–1603
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Dylke) Dilke 1567–1613 m. Lady (Ann Clementis) Fisher 1572–1656
      1. 1. Letitia Dylkes 1597–1659 m. Lord (John) Pate 1593–1659
        1. 1. Anne Pate 1640–1708 m. Robert Waring 1640–1694
  2. 2. Anne Ashton 1565–1635
  3. 3. Anne Ashton 1565–1635

William Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1500
Abt. 1500
Birth of William Ashton in Werneth, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire
Werneth, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire
1588
16 December 1588
Age 88
Death of William Ashton in Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1500
    Event Place: Werneth, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1588
    Event Place: Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
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