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William Atherton the Elder of Ashton 1545 – 1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1610

Death Location: Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Father: Gawain Atherton

Mother: Elizabeth Marsh

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Atherton

In 1545, William Atherton the Elder of Ashton entered the world in Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, born to Gawain Atherton and Elizabeth Marsh. William Atherton the Elder of Ashton had children including James Atherton. William Atherton the Elder of Ashton passed away in 1610 in Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1545, William Atherton the Elder of Ashton entered the world in Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, born to Gawain Atherton and Elizabeth Marsh.
  • William Atherton the Elder of Ashton had children including James Atherton.
  • William Atherton the Elder of Ashton passed away in 1610 in Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ashton's Ancestors

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William Ashton
1545 – 1610
Birth Place: Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Parents
Gawain Atherton
1520 – 1610
Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Marsh
1522 – 1573
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Hugonis Marsh
1500 –
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ashton's Descendants

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William (Atherton the Elder of) Ashton (1545 – 1610)
  1. 1. James Atherton (1563 – 20 May 1632) m. Ellena (\ Ellen) Naylor (abt 1580 – ABT 1646)
    1. 1. Thomas Atherton* (04 Apr 1612 – March 19, 1670)
      1. 1. Jacobus (James) Atherton (28 Mar 1633 – 1726) m. Margaret (Anne) Hollier(Atherton) (1635 – abt 1721)
        1. 1. Henry Atherton (24 Feb 1661 – 1731) m. Elizabeth Bayley (About 1700 – abt 1757)

William Ashton's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of William Atherton the Elder of Ashton in Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England
1610
1610
Age 65
Death of William Atherton the Elder of Ashton in Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England

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