Francis Ayscough (abt. 1542)

Born about 1542 in South Kelsey, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

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Biography

Francis Ayscough was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Francis Ayscough, of South Kelsey, Lincolnshire was the 3rd son of Sir Francis Aynscough and his 1st wife Elizabeth Hansard. He m. Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Ellis of Wyam.^[1]

Research Notes

Ayscough seems to be the surname spelling for the Sough Kelsey Lincolnshire branch according to the History of Parliament, but they were also knows as Askew. Other families used the surname spellings: Aiskew, Ascough and Aynscough.

Sources

• Lincolnshire Pedigrees p. 63

1. ↑ Parish of Heighington The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham: Volume 3, Stockton and Darlington Wards pp. 303-324; see Pedigree of Hansard and Ayscough, of Walworth, co. Pal. and of South Kelsey, co. Lincoln.