'Atherton2'
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Families covered: Atherton of Atherton, Atherton of Bewsey, Atherton of Chowbent
| See note at top of Atherton1 for explanation as to why parts of this page are in italics. | |||||||||||||||
| John Atherton of Atherton, Sheriff of Durham (d 1488) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Warren (dau of John Warren of Poynton & Stockton) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | George Atherton of Atherton (b before 1467, d 1518) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (div 1506) Anne Assheton (dau of Sir Richard Assheton of Middleton) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir John Atherton of Atherton, Sheriff (bur 08.07.1573) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (div) Elizabeth Radclyffe (dau of Sir Alexander Radclyffe) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Atherton of Atherton, Sheriff (b c1557, bur 23.05.1617) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Byron (dau of Sir John Byron of Newstead) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Atherton of Atherton (bur 23.07.1628) possibly the John who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Grismund Butler (dau of Henry Butler of Rawcliffe) possibly wife of this John, possibly mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Atherton of Atherton (d 1646-7) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eleanor Ireland (dau of Sir Thomas Ireland of Bewsey) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Atherton of Atherton, Sheriff (d 1656, Captain, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Bold (dau of Richard Bold of Bold) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Richard Atherton of Atherton & Bewsey, Mayor of Liverpool (b c1656, d 1686) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Isabella Holte (dau of Robert Holte of Castleton & Stubley, sister of James) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Atherton of Atherton & Bewsey (b c1678, d 1707) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Cholmondeley (dau of Robert Cholmondeley of Vale Royal) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Richard Atherton of Atherton & Bewsey | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Farington (dau of William Farington of Shaw Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Elizabeth Atherton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Gwillym of Langston & Walford (Herefordshire), later of Atherton & Bewsey | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | William Gwillym (dsp 1771) | ||||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | Robert Vernon Gwillym, later Atherton of Atherton Hall (b c1741, d 09.07.1783) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1763) Henrietta Maria Legh (dau/coheir of Peter Legh of Lyme) | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Atherton Leigh Gwillym, later Allerton (d unm 1789) | ||||||||||||||
| ((b)) | Henrietta Maria Atherton (d 11.08.1820) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1797) Thomas Powys, 2nd Lord Lilford (b 1775, d 1825) | |||||||||||||||
| ((c)) | Elizabeth Atherton | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Anthony Legh-Keck of Stoughton Grange (cousin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((d)) | Esther Atherton | ||||||||||||||
| m. James John Hornby (rector of Winwick) | |||||||||||||||
| ((iii)) | Elizabeth Goldsmith Gwillym apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lawrence Rawstorne of Newhall & Dutton (a 1776) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Elizabeth Atherton apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1722) Thomas Heber of Marton (b 1697, d 1752) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Isabella Atherton apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Rawstorne of Newhall (a 1713) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Agnes Dodding (dau of Miles Dodding of Conishead) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Anne Atherton (d 1695) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Clayton (b 1630, d c1721) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Eleanor Atherton (sister of Anne) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Clayton | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - 2 sons (dvpsp), William | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Margaret Atherton possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Bradshaw (b 1614) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Katherine Conyers (d 03.1625-6, dau/coheir of John Conyers, 3rd Lord of Hornby) | |||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by TCP (Conyers). | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Atherton of Skelton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Byron (dau of Sir John Byron of Newsted) wife of John, presumed mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Anne Atherton (dsp 13.07.1644) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Pennyman, Bart of Marske (dsp 22.08.1643) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Margaret Catterall (dau/coheir of Thomas Catterall of Little Mitton) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Anne Atherton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Leyland of Morley | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Anne Leyland | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1550) Edward Tyldesley of Wardley | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (div 1507) Eleanor (m2. Bartholomew Hesketh of Aughton) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Anne Butler (dau of Sir Thomas Butler or Boteler of Bewsey) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Randle Atherton 'of Cholbent' (a 1496) probably of this generation, probably father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| A. | John Atherton of Chowbent | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Margaret Atherton | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Jessop of Bromehall (b c1562) | |||||||||||||||
| partner(s) unknown | |||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): VCH (Lancashire, vols 3, 4 & 5) - see note at top of Atherton1
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