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William Atherton 1400–1440 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1400

Birth Location: Hatton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1440

Death Location: Atherton, Lancashire, England

Father: William III

Mother: Elizabeth Pilkington

Spouse(s): Margaret Atherton, Jane Byron, Margaret Byron, Margaret Byron

Children(s): John Atheward, Margaret Atherton

The story of William Atherton began in 1400 in Hatton, Cheshire, England. William Atherton married Jane Byron, Margaret Berkeley Byron, Margaret Byron, Margaret Byron De Atherton, and had children including John Atheward, Margaret Atherton. William Atherton passed away in 1440 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Atherton began in 1400 in Hatton, Cheshire, England.
  • William Atherton married Jane Byron, Margaret Berkeley Byron, Margaret Byron, Margaret Byron De Atherton, and had children including John Atheward, Margaret Atherton.
  • William Atherton passed away in 1440 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William III
1385–1435
Birth Location: Atherton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Pilkington
1388–1440
Birth Location: Atherton, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Atherton
1368–1434
Birth Location: Clayton, Lancashire, England
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Jane Byron
1412–1476
Birth Location: Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
JB
Margaret Byron
1412–1486
Birth Location: South Manchester, Lancashire, England
MB
Margaret Byron
1414–1486
Birth Location: –
MB

Children(s)

John Atheward
1433–1508
Birth Location: North Marston, Buckinghamshire, England
JA
Margaret Atherton
1427–1489
Birth Location: Hatton Cheshire England
MA

William Atherton's Ancestors

Self
William Atherton
1400–1440
Birth Place: Hatton, Cheshire, England
Parents
William de Atherton III
1385–1435
Atherton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Pilkington
1388–1440
Atherton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William (de Atherton II,) Knight
1359–1414
Atherton, Lancashire, England
Agnes (de Vernon Lady) Atherton
1362–1414
Hatton in Waverton, Cheshire, England
John (l) Pilkington
1365–1421
Pilkington, Lancashire, England
Margaret Verdon
1365–1436
Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Vernon
1340–1376
Juliana Hall
1349–1410
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Vernon
1312–1352
Margaret Stockport
1315–1366
Robert Knight
1310–1364
Juliana Zouche
1314–1359

William Atherton's Descendants

1.
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William Atherton (1400–1440) m. Margaret (Byron De) Atherton (1368–1434) m. Jane Byron (1412–1476) m. Margaret (Berkeley) Byron (Abt 1412–25 May 1486) m. Margaret Byron (1414–1486)
  1. 1. John Atheward 1433–1508 m. Elizabeth (de) Warrene 1429–1508
    1. 1. Alice 1463–1520 m. Sir (Edward Stephens, Baron Stephens of Lewynesmede,) MP 1459–1505
      1. 1. Henry Stevens 1500–1579 m. Alice (Alexandra) Lugg 1493–1552 m. Margaret (de) Leon 1501–1560 m. Frances 1490–1580 m. Alice (Stevens) II 1493–1552
        1. 1. Alexandra Stephens 1535–1595 m. William (Henry) Fowler 1521–1598
        2. 2. Alice Stephens 1523–1595 m. Thomas Fowler 1515–1550 m. William Fowler 1530–
        3. 3. Edward Stephens 1523–1587 m. Joan Fowler 1529–1587 m. Jane (Joan Fowler Baroness) Stephens 1529–1587 m. Maude Alden 1514–1587 m. Stevens 1524– m. Margaret (Mary) Adams 1545–1633
        4. 4. Walter Stephens 1525–1565
        5. 5. Richard Stephens 1527–1577 m. Dorethia Mills 1527–
        6. 6. William Stevens 1529–1565
        7. 7. Robert Stephens 1530–1592
        8. 8. John Stephens 1533–1558
        9. 9. Margaret Stephens 1537–1537
        10. 10. Ann Stephens 1537– m. Clutterbuck 1533–
        11. 11. Elizabeth Stephens 1539–
      2. 2. Ann Stevens 1480–1567 m. Edward Winter 1478–1500
      3. 3. John Stevens 1480– m. Mary 1480–
      4. 4. Janet Stevens 1482–1505 m. Lewis Thomas 1480–1505
      5. 5. Arthur Stephens 1484–1552
      6. 6. Arthur (Richard II Stephens, Baron Stephens of) Lewynesmede 1484–1579 m. Elizabeth Campyn 1490–1580
      7. 7. Daniel Stevens 1495–1536
      8. 8. Stephen Stephens 1500–1550
    2. 2. Joan Atheward 1463–1544 m. Sir (Edward Stephens, Baron Stephens of Lewynesmede,) MP 1459–1505 m. John Smythe 1523–1571 m. John (Stevens) Sir 1459–1497
    3. 3. John Atheward 1465–1513
    4. 4. George Atheward 1467–1513
  2. 2. Margaret Atherton 1427–1489 m. Nicholas Dutton 1425–1459
    1. 1. John Dutton 1457–1485 m. Margaret (Margery) Mainwaring 1464–1495 m. Anne Touchet 1462–1503 m. Mary Mainwaring 1433–
      1. 1. Foulke Dutton 1502–1558 m. Elizabeth Egerton 1504–1558
        1. 1. Alice Dutton 1524–1594 m. Sir (Thomas Daniels of) Tabley 1524–1574
        2. 2. Katherine Dutton 1520–1565
        3. 3. Anne Dutton 1522–1565 m. Morgan Williams 1516– m. John Webster 1518–1567 m. Edward Halsall 1520–
        4. 4. Richard Dutton 1529–1583
        5. 5. Elizabeth Dutton 1530–
        6. 6. John Dutton 1530– m. John Dutton 1535–
        7. 7. Edward Dutton 1533– m. Edward Dutton 1536– m. Elizabeth Lucy 1534–
        8. 8. Grace Dutton 1535–1613 m. William Davenport 1536–1569
        9. 9. Cicely Dutton 1550–1617 m. John Eccleston 1556–1605
        10. 10. Marguerita Dutton 1545– m. John Lawton 1545–

William Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1400
1400
Birth of William Atherton in Hatton, Cheshire, England
Hatton, Cheshire, England
1440
1440
Age 40
Death of William Atherton in Atherton, Lancashire, England
Atherton, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1400
    Event Place: Hatton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Atherton, person ID GSG3-WRB.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Atherton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for William Atherton, person ID GSG3-WRB.
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