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William Clayton of Whalley 1590–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 MAR 1590

Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1659

Death Location: Lancashire, England

Father: William Clayton

Mother: Margary Clayton

Spouse(s): Alice Burnley

Children(s): John Manchester

William Clayton of Whalley was born in 1590 in Whalley, Lancashire, England, the child of William Thomas Clayton And Margary Clayton. William Clayton of Whalley married Alice Clayton Of Burnley, and had children including John Clayton Of Manchester. William Clayton of Whalley passed away in 1659 in Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Clayton of Whalley was born in 1590 in Whalley, Lancashire, England, the child of William Thomas Clayton And Margary Clayton.
  • William Clayton of Whalley married Alice Clayton Of Burnley, and had children including John Clayton Of Manchester.
  • William Clayton of Whalley passed away in 1659 in Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Whalley's Ancestors

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William Whalley
1590–1659
Birth Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Thomas Clayton
1566–1644
Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Margary Clayton
1550–1590
Whalley, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
ELIZABETH BOOKER
1550–1590
Margaret (Margreta Reynes) Rawyn
1520–1582
Whalley, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Carlos Reyne
1500–1550
Georgina Rosa
1500–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Whalley's Descendants

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William (Clayton of) Whalley (11 MAR 1590–1659) m. Alice (Clayton of) Burnley (1595–22 JUL 1631)
  1. 1. John (Clayton of) Manchester 1627–1666 m. Margaret (Buswick -) Clayton 1630–1667
    1. 1. Samuel (Clayton of) Audenshaw 1658–1699 m. Alice Lees 1663–1698
      1. 1. William (James Clayton) COL 1681–1783 m. Sarah Clough 1696–1781
        1. 1. William (Robert) Clayton 1710–1785 m. Sarah Hatcher 1718–1816

William Whalley's Timeline

5 Records

1590
11 MAR 1590
Birth of William Clayton of Whalley in Whalley, Lancashire, England
Whalley, Lancashire, England
1615
18 Nov 1615
Age 25
William Clayton of Whalley was married in Blackburn, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Blackburn, St Mary, Lancashire, England
1617
31 Jul 1617
Age 27
William Clayton of Whalley was married in Blackburn, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Blackburn, St Mary, Lancashire, England
1645
6 Jan 1645
Age 55
William Clayton of Whalley was married in Boxgrove, Sussex, England
Boxgrove, Sussex, England
1659
1659
Age 69
Death of William Clayton of Whalley in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1590
    Event Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1615
    Event Place: Blackburn, St Mary, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1617
    Event Place: Blackburn, St Mary, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1645
    Event Place: Boxgrove, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

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