Ralph Ashton

Ralph lived at Fryton in Yorkshire.

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: unknown.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: Sir Ralph Ashton.

Mother: Margery Barton.

These parents are given by the Visitation of Lancashire taken in 1567 (p. 28). They are given by Horrox.

Spouse: Margaret Lever.

This relationship is given by the Visitations of Lancashire taken in 1533 (p. 206) and 1567 (p. 28), and by the Victoria History of Lancashire (Vol. 5, sub Great Lever), citing the Lever Chartulary. It is also given by Horrox.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Ralph Assheton married Eleanor Hulton.

Adam Assheton

John Assheton

Robert Assheton

Anne Assheton

References

Davidson, Alan. “Assheton, Ralph (c. 1500-59), of Great Lever, Middleton, Lancs.” in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558 (1982).

Flower’s Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster in 1567. (Chetham Society Vol. LXXXI, 1870).

A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5 (London, 1911).

Horrox, Rosemary. “Ashton, Sir Ralph (c. 1425 - 1487x90)” in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004).

The Visitation of Lancashire and a part of Cheshire A.D. 1533, part II (Chetham Society Vol. CX, 1897).