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William Atherton The Elder of Ashton 1535–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 Aug 1764

Death Location: Wigan, Palatine, Lancaster, England

Father: Gowen Atherton

Mother: Elizabeth Marsh

Spouse(s): Alice Atherton, Margaret Hobson

Children(s): Roger Atherton, James Atherton, John Atherton, James I

In 1535, William Atherton The Elder of Ashton entered the world in Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Gowen Atherton And Elizabeth Marsh. William Atherton The Elder of Ashton married Alice Margret Hobson Atherton, Margaret Hobson, and had children including Atherton, James Atherton, James Atherton I, John Atherton, Roger Atherton. William Atherton The Elder of Ashton passed away in 1764 in Wigan, Palatine, Lancaster, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, William Atherton The Elder of Ashton entered the world in Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Gowen Atherton And Elizabeth Marsh.
  • William Atherton The Elder of Ashton married Alice Margret Hobson Atherton, Margaret Hobson, and had children including Atherton, James Atherton, James Atherton I, John Atherton, Roger Atherton.
  • William Atherton The Elder of Ashton passed away in 1764 in Wigan, Palatine, Lancaster, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Ashton's Ancestors

Self
William Ashton
1535–1764
Birth Place: Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Gowen Atherton
1520–1609
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Marsh
1522–1573
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Atherton
1500–1599
Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Butcher
1502–
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Gawain Atherton
1478–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ashton's Descendants

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William (Atherton The Elder of) Ashton (1535–1 Aug 1764) m. Alice (Margret Hobson) Atherton (1539–17 May 1600) m. Margaret Hobson (Abt. 1540–22 FEB 1582)
  1. 1. Roger Atherton 1574–1615
    1. 1. Margaret Atherton 1614–
    2. 2. Gawain Atherton 1609–1610
    3. 3. Anna Atherton 1604–
    4. 4. William Atherton 1601–1668
    5. 5. JAMES (\ JACOBUS Atherton (of) Sutton) 1611–1660
  2. 2. James Atherton 1563–1632
  3. 3. John Atherton –1823
  4. 4. James (Atherton) I 1563–1632 m. Ellena Naylor 1573–1648
    1. 1. Thomas Atherton 1605–1670 m. Mary Worsley 1659–
      1. 1. William Atherton 1657–1692 m. Anne Smith 1660–1728
        1. 1. William ATHERTON 1690–1728 m. Margaret Tarleton 1688–1728
        2. 2. Mary Atherton 1686–1728
        3. 3. Ann Atherton –1797

William Ashton's Timeline

3 Records

1535
1535
Birth of William Atherton The Elder of Ashton in Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1610
1610
Age 75
Death of William Atherton The Elder of Ashton in Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1764
1 Aug 1764
Age 229
Burial of William Atherton The Elder of Ashton in Wigan, Palatine, Lancaster, England
Wigan, Palatine, Lancaster, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kingswood, Nr Frodsham
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War Wo363

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1764
    Event Place: Wigan, Palatine, Lancaster, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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