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ASTLEY (ASHLEY), John (by 1526-96), of Allington and Maidstone, Kent.

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b. by 1526, 1st s. of Thomas Astley of Hill Morton and Melton Constable, Norf. by 2nd w. Anne, da. and coh. of John Awodde or Wood of East Barsham, Norf. educ. ?Jesus, Camb. m. (1) ?1545, Catherine Champernon (d.1565), s.p.; (2) 1565, Margaret Lenton alias Grey, illegit. da. of Lord Thomas Grey, 3s. 3da.Date of birth estimated from appearance at court and election. A. J. Collins, Inventory of the Jewels and Plate of Q. Eliz. I, 199-200; PCC 7 Pynnyng; Mar. Lic. London (Harl. Soc. xxv), 31; DNB. E179/69/31a, 48; Roy. 7, 116, f. 94; LC2/4/3, p. 104; Collins, 200, 210; Somerville, Duchy, i. 613.
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Gent. waiter, household of Prince Edward by 1543 – 47; member, household of Princess Elizabeth by 1548 – ?54; chief gent. privy chamber 1558; master of jewel house 1558 – 95; steward, Enfield manor and master forester, Enfield Chase 1560 – 73; jt. (with wife) keeper, St. James’s palace and bailiff of St. James’s fair 1560 – 76; j.p. Mdx. 1562, Kent 1583-commr. musters. Mdx. by 1576.E179/69/31a, 48; Roy. 7, 116, f. 94; LC2/4/3, p. 104; Collins, 200, 210; Somerville, Duchy, i. 613.

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ASTLEY (ASHLEY), John (by 1526-96), of Allington and Maidstone, Kent.
Main residences: Allington; Maidstone, Kent.
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ASTLEY (ASHLEY), John (by 1526-96)

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ASTER (HASTER), John (by 1522-58 or later), of Calais and Boulogne and Ambleteuse.

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b. by 1522, ?s. of John Aster of Calais and Boston, Lincs.Date of birth estimated from first certain reference, LP Hen. VIII, i.
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Clerk of council, Boulogne Sept. 1544 – 27 Sept. 1546, sec. of the French tongue in 1546; bailiff, Ambleteuse 27 Sept. 1546–50, councillor by Dec. 1546–50, sec. to the council 8 Jan. 1547–50; commr. to hear and determine causes criminal and civil, Ambleteuse and Cap Gris-Nez 1546; bailiff, Marck and Oye 21 Feb. 1551–8 Jan. 1558.Ibid. xix, xxi; CPR, 1550–3, p. 49; APC, ii. 439.

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ASTER (HASTER), John (by 1522-58 or later), of Calais and Boulogne and Ambleteuse.
Main residences: Calais, France; Boulogne, France; Ambleteuse, France.
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A.D.K.H.
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Commons 1509-1558
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ASTER (HASTER), John (by 1522-at least 58)

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ASSHETON, Richard (by 1529-79), of Whalley and Downham, Lancs.

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b. by 1529, 3rd s. of Ralph Assheton of Great Lever, Middleton, and bro. of Ralph. m. Jane, da. of Ralph Harbottle of Northumb., s.p.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis. Lancs. (Chetham Soc. cx), 207; (lxxxi), 28.
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Dep. receiver, ct. augmentations, northern counties ?by 1550; receiver 1552 – 54, Exchequer 1554 – ?72; j.p. Lancs. by 1561–?d.; commr. eccles. causes, Chester diocese 1562, rebels’ lands 1570, Houghton lands 1572.APC, iv. 112, 122; CPR, 1560–3, pp. 280–1; 1569–72, p. 421; CSP Dom. Add. 1566–79, p. 260.

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ASSHETON, Richard (by 1529-79), of Whalley and Downham, Lancs.
Main residences: Whalley; Downham, Lancs.
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A.D.
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Commons 1509-1558
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ASSHETON, Richard (by 1529-79)

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ASSHETON, Ralph (c.1500-59), of Great Lever, Middleton, Lancs.

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b. c. 1500, 2nd but 1st surv. s. of Ralph Assheton of Great Lever by Eleanor, da. of Adam Hulton of The Park, Lancs.; bro. of Richard m. Margaret, da. of William Orrell of Turton, Lancs., 3s. 4da.Date of birth estimated from that of son, VCH Lancs. v. 184n. Vis. Lancs. (Chetham Soc. cx), 206-7; (lxxxi), 28 corrected by VCH Lancs. v. 184n and J. B. Watson, ‘Lancs. Gentry 1529-58’ (London Univ. M.A. thesis, 1959), 205.
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Commr. in local disputes, Lancs. 1540, 1551, chantries 1550, goods of churches and fraternities ?1552; j.p. by 1550 – d.; receiver, duchy of Lancaster, Lancs. and Cheshire 6 Nov. 1558–d.Lancs. and Cheshire Rec. Soc. xxxv. 143; xl. 120; VCH Lancs. ii. 96–97; Somerville, Duchy, i. 297, 496; Watson, 539.

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ASSHETON, Ralph (c.1500-59), of Great Lever, Middleton, Lancs.
Main residence: Great Lever, Middleton, Lancs.
Author
A.D.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
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ASSHETON, Ralph (c.1500-59)

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ASKEW (AYSCOUGH), Sir William (by 1486-1540), of Nuthall, Notts. and Stallingborough, Lincs.

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b. by 1486, 1st s. of Sir William Askew of Stallingborough by 1st w. Margery, da. of Sir Robert Hilliard of Winestead, Yorks. m. (1) by 1508, Elizabeth (d.1521), da. of Thomas Wrottesley of Wrottesley, Staffs., 2s. 3da.; (2) da. of one Struxley or Streichley of Notts., s.p.; (3) settlement 2 May 1522, Elizabeth (d.1550), da. of John Hutton of Tudhoe, co. Dur., wid. of Sir William Hansard of South Kelsey, Lincs., 2s. suc. fa. 26 Mar. 1510. Kntd. 24 Sept. 1513.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/25/71. Lincs. Peds. (Harl. Soc. 1), 60-63.
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J.p. Lincs. (Lindsey) 1510 – d.; commr. Subsidy 1512, 1515, 1523, 1524. musters 1539; sheriff, Lincs. 1520 – 21; other commissions 1530–d.LP Hen. VIII, i, iii-vi, viii, xiii, xiv; Statutes, iii. 89, 172.

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ASKEW (AYSCOUGH), Sir William (by 1486-1540), of Nuthall, Notts. and Stallingborough, Lincs.
Main residences: Nuthall, Notts.; Stallingborough, Lincs.
Author
T.M.H.
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Commons 1509-1558
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ASKEW (AYSCOUGH), Sir William (by 1486-1540)

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