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William Thomas CLAYTON 1566 – 1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1566

Birth Location: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 18 Apr 1627

Death Location: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Clayton

Mother: Angius Thornhill

Spouse(s): Margaret Cholmondelay

Children(s): William Clayton

In 1566, William Thomas CLAYTON entered the world in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Clayton and Angius Thornhill. William Thomas CLAYTON married Margaret Cholmondelay, and had children including William Clayton. William Thomas CLAYTON passed away in 1627 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1566, William Thomas CLAYTON entered the world in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Clayton and Angius Thornhill.
  • William Thomas CLAYTON married Margaret Cholmondelay, and had children including William Clayton.
  • William Thomas CLAYTON passed away in 1627 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Clayton
1525 – 1585
Birth Location: Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England
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Angius Thornhill
1529 – 1567
Birth Location: of Fixley, York, England, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Cholmondelay
1560 – 1631
Birth Location: East Riding, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

William Clayton
1590 – 1658
Birth Location: –
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William CLAYTON's Ancestors

Self
William CLAYTON
1566 – 1627
Birth Place: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Clayton
1525 – 1585
Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England
Angius Thornhill
1529 – 1567
of Fixley, York, England, England
Grandparents
John Clayton
1499 – 1550
Mary Tomson
1502 – 1564
Chichester, Sussex, England
John Thornhill
1490 – 1529
Great-Grandparents
Sir DeClayton
1470 – 1510
Jane Farrington
1478 – 1510
John Tomson
1470 – 1567
Anne Pargitar
1474 – 1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1440 – 1470
Mary Mainwaring
1424 – 1488
Sir Farrington
1445 – 1501
Lady Ashton
1440 – 1507
Sir Townshend
1445 – 1493
Lady Lunsford
1445 – 1500
Sir Greatworth
1450 – 1527
Anne Coles
1450 – 1564

William CLAYTON's Descendants

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William (Thomas) CLAYTON (18 March 1566 – 18 Apr 1627) m. Margaret Cholmondelay (1560 – 28 Apr 1631)
  1. 1. William Clayton (1590 – 1658) m. Joan Smith (1610 – 1644)
    1. 1. William Clayton (1632 – 1689) m. Prudence Lanckford (1638 – 1689)
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Clayton (1665 – 1725) m. John (Jacob) Beals (1650 – 1726)
        1. 1. Patience Beals (1695 – 1777) m. Joseph Jones (1695 – 1778)

William CLAYTON's Timeline

2 Records

1566
18 March 1566
Birth of William Thomas CLAYTON in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
1627
18 Apr 1627
Age 61
Death of William Thomas CLAYTON in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1566
    Event Place: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1627
    Event Place: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
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