Sir John Ashton I

M.P. for Lancashire in 1382, 1388, and 1390.

Events

Date of Birth: about 1354.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Rawcliffe (ODBN).

Date of Death: about 1398.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Rawcliffe (ODBN).

Relationships

Father: Sir John Ashton.

Mother: Margaret del Leigh.

These parents are given by Rawcliffe (ODBN). Sir John was of Ashton under Lyne and died about 1360.

Spouse: Joan Radcliffe. Married by about 1366.

This relationship is given by by Rawcliffe (ODBN).

Spouse: a daughter of Robert Staveley.

This relationship is given by Rawcliffe (ODBN).

Children (by Joan):

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

Sir John Ashton II (died 3 September 1428) married (1) Jane Savile; married (2) Margaret Gray.

Robert Ashton

Piers Ashton

Nicholas Ashton

Ralph Ashton

Joan Ashton married Robert Davenport in March 1397.

References

“Assheton, Sir John I (c. 1354 - c. 1398), of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs.” in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421 (1993).

“Assheton, Sir John II (d. 1428), of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs.” in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421 (1993).

Rawcliffe, Carole and Andrew Ayton. “Ashton, Sir John (c.1354-c.1398)” in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004).