Elizabeth (Ashton) Dudley (abt.1525-bef.1556)

Elizabeth Dudley formerly Ashton

Born about 1525 in Fyfield, Berkshire, England

Daughter of Christopher (Ashton) Assheton and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of Henry Dudley — married 1545 in Fyfield, Berkshire, England

Descendants

Mother of Roger Dudley

Died before Nov 1556 before about age 31 in England

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Note
2 Sources
3 Acknowledgements

Biography

Miss Ashton was born circa 1525 at Fyfield, Berkshire, England.^[1] She married Sir Henry Dudley, son of Sir John Dudley, 3rd Lord Dudley and Cecily Grey, between 1545 and 1550 at of Fyfield, Berkshire, England.^[1] She died before November 1556.^[1]

Note

Currently no source listed attesting to Miss Ashton's first name being "Elizabeth"

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 280.

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This person was created through the import of Jen Tree 5 01(3) - 23042011.ged on 19 May 2011.

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Bret Bessac PhD

If Mrs. Ashton Dudley had existed then I would suspect that she would be the grandchild or great grandchild of Christopher Ashton, who married Lady Gordon. If we assume her son, Roger Dudley, got married in 1575 at 20-30 then he was born in 1745-55. Mrs. Ashton Dudley would be 18-20, when she had him, so her birthyear would be 1725-1735. In the culture of the time, a marriage of Henry Dudley to an 16-20yo daughter of his fellow conspirators would make sense; It would seal the alliance. Queen Mary I was about to take the thrown in 1552, so I would suspect at this time. The big questions are:, 1) if Henry was either in prison or in France with Rogers maternal male relatives, then was Roger raised in France or raised in England at the Ashton's place without a father; 2) if his mother died before 1556, so when Roger was very young, then who raised Roger? and 3) why is there no record of this marriage, Dudley was very prominent Knight at the time in England and in France. His marriage would be a big deal.

posted Apr 11, 2020 by Bret Bessac PhD
edited Apr 11, 2020 by Bret Bessac PhD

Jack Wise

Deleted Catherine Gordon as mother. Reported to be step-mother instead.

posted Sep 23, 2017 by Jack Wise

Robin Lee

Ashton-1848 and Ashton-97 appear to represent the same person because: similar birth, same husband, same death

posted Sep 22, 2017 by Robin Lee

Jayme (Mullins) Arrington

Ashton-827 and Ashton-97 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same spouse

posted Apr 06, 2016 by Jayme (Mullins) Arrington

Joe C

Agree with David Land below that Catherine Gordon is not believed to be the biological mother of this person. At least no evidence to that fact has been presented. Suggest severing link

posted Feb 21, 2016 by Joe C

David Land

wikipedia page for Catherine Gordon states she had no children but was step-mother to two children from Christopher Ashton's previous marriage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Catherine_Gordon

posted Feb 25, 2015 by David Land