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William Atherton 1657–1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1657

Birth Location: Sutton, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 April 1692

Death Location: Prescot, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Atherton

Mother: Maria Atherton

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The story of William Atherton began in 1657 in Sutton, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom. William Atherton passed away in 1692 in Prescot, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Atherton began in 1657 in Sutton, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Atherton passed away in 1692 in Prescot, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom.

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William Atherton's Ancestors

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William Atherton
1657–1692
Birth Place: Sutton, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Atherton
1612–1671
Bold, Cheshire, England
Maria (Hyde) Atherton
1606–1659
Denton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
James Atherton
1563–1632
Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen Naylor
1573–1648
Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Sir (William Hyde of) Norbury
1606–1659
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Ashton
1545–1610
Peter NAYLOR
1538–1584
Margaret Webster
1542–1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knowler
1511–1566
Lady Cobb
1500–1576
Sir Webster
1510–1575
Isabell Kythin
1512–1629

William Atherton's Timeline

3 Records

1656
14 Oct 1656
William Atherton was baptized in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1657
1657
Birth of William Atherton in Sutton, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Sutton, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
1692
15 April 1692
Age 35
Death of William Atherton in Prescot, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Prescot, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Sutton, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1656
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Taxall, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1692
    Event Place: Prescot, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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