Individual Details
Sir Edward "of Tixall" Aston
(1496 - 8 Sep 1568)
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== Biography ==
High Sheriff of Staffordshire
"He was High Sheriff .. three different times during the reign of Henry VIII and twice during the reign of Philip and Mary", from: The journal of the British Archaeological Association, Volume 29 By British Archaeological Association, 1873, London, p 298
Children of Edward Aston, Knt., by Jane Bowles"[http://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2016/07/222-aston-of-tixall-hall-barons-aston.html Aston of Tixall Hall, Barons Aston of Forfar]
#[[Aston-90|Giles]] (eldest son, died young) #[[Aston-88|Walter]] (2nd but eldest surviving son and heir, born about 1530, died 2 April 1589)#[[Aston-97|Leonard ]] (3rd but 2nd surviving son, born 1532-1541;fl.1578) of Longdon (Staffs); his father settled the manor of Milwich on him in 1541; married, c.1564, Elizabeth Barton, widow of Thomas Cresswell and had issue one son and one daughter; living in 1578;#[[Aston-93|Anthony ]] (4th but 3rd surviving son, born about 1534. was living 21 Jul 1589) (birth date, a guess, per other children's birth dates) m. Elizabeth Lawley and widow of Henry Brough (1531-57) of Gainsborough and Stow (Lincs) and had issue three sons and one daughter; living in 1589;# Catherine Aston (d. 1585?); married, c.1548 (but settlement 1530), Sir William Gresley (1525-73), kt. of Drakelow (Derbys) and had issue three sons and three daughters; died before September 1585;# Mary Aston (d. by 1563); married, c.1545, Simon Harcourt (1517-77) of Stanton Harcourt (Oxon), and had issue five sons (ancestor of the Earls of Harcourt) and four daughters; died before 1563, when her husband married again;# [[Aston-94|Frances Aston]] (c.1536-1601); married*, 1555, Robert Needham (1535-1603) of Shenton (Shropshire), and had issue two sons (ancestor of the Viscounts and Earls of Kilmorey) and six daughters; buried at Adderley (Shropshire), 31 August 1601;# Elizabeth Aston (d. by 1559); perhaps the first wife of Thomas Lawley (d. 1559) of Wenlock (Shropshire), ancestor of the Lawley baronets (later Barons Wenlock) (who m2, Beatrix Hinton (d. 1571)); died before 1559.
'''SIR EDWARD ASTON''' died 8 Sept. 1568. He and his wife, Jane, were buried at St. Mary's Stafford, Staffordshire.
==Sources==
* '''Royal Ancestry''' by Richardson, Douglas Vol., I page 177-8 : '''EDWARD ASTON''', Knt., of Tixall, Haywood (in Colwich), and Park Hall (in Leigh), Staffordshire, Wanlip, Leicestershire, Ashtead and Newdigate, Surrey, etc., Knight of the Shire for Staffordshire, ...., Sheriff of Staffordshire, ..., son and heir. He married (1st) '''MARY VERNON''', daughter of Henry Vernon, Knt., They had no issue. His wife Mary, died in 1525, and was buried at Wanlip, Leicestershire. He married (2nd) before 1530 ''' JANE (JOAN) BOWLES''', daughter of Thomas Bowles, Knt., of Penhow, Monmouthshire, Wales, Baron of the Exchequer, by Maud, daughter of Thomas [ap] Morgan, Knt., of Pen-coed (in Llanfathin), Monmouthshire, They had four sons, Giles, Walter, Knt., Leonard, Gent., and Anthony, Esq., and four daughters, Katherine (wife of William Gresley, Knt.), Mary (wife of Simon Harcourt, Knt), Anne, and Frances (Aston-94) Needham). * Richardson, Douglas: ''Magna Carta Ancestry'', 2nd edn. (2011), 4 vols, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&pg=PA59 Volume 1, page 59], ASTON 13.* Richardson, Douglas: ''Plantagenet Ancestry'', 2nd edn. (2011), 3 vols, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kjme027UeagC&pg=PA125 Volume 1, page 125], ASTON 15.* [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1616.htm#i48561 Marlyn Lewis].*'''ROYAL ANCESTRY''' by Douglas Richardson Vol. I, page 178-9 and Vol. IV, page 208
== Acknowledgements ==See the Changes tab for details of edits to this profile. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
=== Magna Carta Project ===:} appears in ''Magna Carta Ancestry'' in a Richardson-documented trail from [[:Category:Gateway Ancestors|Gateway Ancestor]] [[Aston-11|Lieut. Col. Walter Aston]] to [[:Category:Surety Barons|Magna Carta Surety Baron]] } (vol. I, pages 57-64 ASTON). This trail was developed before 2015 by a [[Project:Magna Carta|Magna Carta project]] member and requires re-development to bring it up to current project standards. See the [[Aston-11#Magna Carta Trails|Magna Carta Trails]] on the Gateway's profile to view the profiles in that trail.
* '''Needs Development''': This profile was just (19 March 2020) added as a Magna Carta Project profile and needs work (see the project's [[Space:Magna Carta Project Checklist|Checklist]]).
: See [[Space:Magna_Carta_Team_Base_Camp|Base Camp]] for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's [[Space:Magna Carta Project Glossary|glossary]] for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".
== Biography ==
High Sheriff of Staffordshire
"He was High Sheriff .. three different times during the reign of Henry VIII and twice during the reign of Philip and Mary", from: The journal of the British Archaeological Association, Volume 29 By British Archaeological Association, 1873, London, p 298
Children of Edward Aston, Knt., by Jane Bowles"[http://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2016/07/222-aston-of-tixall-hall-barons-aston.html Aston of Tixall Hall, Barons Aston of Forfar]
#[[Aston-90|Giles]] (eldest son, died young) #[[Aston-88|Walter]] (2nd but eldest surviving son and heir, born about 1530, died 2 April 1589)#[[Aston-97|Leonard ]] (3rd but 2nd surviving son, born 1532-1541;fl.1578) of Longdon (Staffs); his father settled the manor of Milwich on him in 1541; married, c.1564, Elizabeth Barton, widow of Thomas Cresswell and had issue one son and one daughter; living in 1578;#[[Aston-93|Anthony ]] (4th but 3rd surviving son, born about 1534. was living 21 Jul 1589) (birth date, a guess, per other children's birth dates) m. Elizabeth Lawley and widow of Henry Brough (1531-57) of Gainsborough and Stow (Lincs) and had issue three sons and one daughter; living in 1589;# Catherine Aston (d. 1585?); married, c.1548 (but settlement 1530), Sir William Gresley (1525-73), kt. of Drakelow (Derbys) and had issue three sons and three daughters; died before September 1585;# Mary Aston (d. by 1563); married, c.1545, Simon Harcourt (1517-77) of Stanton Harcourt (Oxon), and had issue five sons (ancestor of the Earls of Harcourt) and four daughters; died before 1563, when her husband married again;# [[Aston-94|Frances Aston]] (c.1536-1601); married*, 1555, Robert Needham (1535-1603) of Shenton (Shropshire), and had issue two sons (ancestor of the Viscounts and Earls of Kilmorey) and six daughters; buried at Adderley (Shropshire), 31 August 1601;# Elizabeth Aston (d. by 1559); perhaps the first wife of Thomas Lawley (d. 1559) of Wenlock (Shropshire), ancestor of the Lawley baronets (later Barons Wenlock) (who m2, Beatrix Hinton (d. 1571)); died before 1559.
'''SIR EDWARD ASTON''' died 8 Sept. 1568. He and his wife, Jane, were buried at St. Mary's Stafford, Staffordshire.
==Sources==
* '''Royal Ancestry''' by Richardson, Douglas Vol., I page 177-8 : '''EDWARD ASTON''', Knt., of Tixall, Haywood (in Colwich), and Park Hall (in Leigh), Staffordshire, Wanlip, Leicestershire, Ashtead and Newdigate, Surrey, etc., Knight of the Shire for Staffordshire, ...., Sheriff of Staffordshire, ..., son and heir. He married (1st) '''MARY VERNON''', daughter of Henry Vernon, Knt., They had no issue. His wife Mary, died in 1525, and was buried at Wanlip, Leicestershire. He married (2nd) before 1530 ''' JANE (JOAN) BOWLES''', daughter of Thomas Bowles, Knt., of Penhow, Monmouthshire, Wales, Baron of the Exchequer, by Maud, daughter of Thomas [ap] Morgan, Knt., of Pen-coed (in Llanfathin), Monmouthshire, They had four sons, Giles, Walter, Knt., Leonard, Gent., and Anthony, Esq., and four daughters, Katherine (wife of William Gresley, Knt.), Mary (wife of Simon Harcourt, Knt), Anne, and Frances (Aston-94) Needham). * Richardson, Douglas: ''Magna Carta Ancestry'', 2nd edn. (2011), 4 vols, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&pg=PA59 Volume 1, page 59], ASTON 13.* Richardson, Douglas: ''Plantagenet Ancestry'', 2nd edn. (2011), 3 vols, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kjme027UeagC&pg=PA125 Volume 1, page 125], ASTON 15.* [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1616.htm#i48561 Marlyn Lewis].*'''ROYAL ANCESTRY''' by Douglas Richardson Vol. I, page 178-9 and Vol. IV, page 208
== Acknowledgements ==See the Changes tab for details of edits to this profile. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
=== Magna Carta Project ===:} appears in ''Magna Carta Ancestry'' in a Richardson-documented trail from [[:Category:Gateway Ancestors|Gateway Ancestor]] [[Aston-11|Lieut. Col. Walter Aston]] to [[:Category:Surety Barons|Magna Carta Surety Baron]] } (vol. I, pages 57-64 ASTON). This trail was developed before 2015 by a [[Project:Magna Carta|Magna Carta project]] member and requires re-development to bring it up to current project standards. See the [[Aston-11#Magna Carta Trails|Magna Carta Trails]] on the Gateway's profile to view the profiles in that trail.
* '''Needs Development''': This profile was just (19 March 2020) added as a Magna Carta Project profile and needs work (see the project's [[Space:Magna Carta Project Checklist|Checklist]]).
: See [[Space:Magna_Carta_Team_Base_Camp|Base Camp]] for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's [[Space:Magna Carta Project Glossary|glossary]] for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".
Events
| Birth | 1496 | Tixall, Staffordshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 1525 | Mary Vernon | |||
| Marriage | 1530 | Penhow Castle, Monmouthshire, England - Joan Bowles | |||
| Death | 8 Sep 1568 | Tixall, Staffordshire, England | |||
| Reference No | 1956214 | ||||
| Reference No | 1983697 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Joan Bowles (1505 - 1562) |
| Child | Leonard Aston (1532 - 1578) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Giles Aston (1525 - ) |
| Child | Mary Aston (1530 - 1563) |
| Child | Sir Walter "of Tixall" Aston (1530 - 1589) |
| Child | Anthony Aston (1534 - 1556) |
| Child | Katherine Aston (1535 - 1585) |
| Child | Elizabeth Aston (1536 - 1599) |
| Child | Frances Aston (1538 - 1601) |
| Spouse | Mary Vernon (1505 - 1525) |
| Father | Sir John Aston KB (1465 - 1523) |
| Mother | Joan Littleton (1475 - 1505) |
| Sibling | William Aston (1498 - ) |
| Sibling | Helen Aston (1501 - ) |
| Sibling | Anne Aston (1502 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Aston (1504 - ) |
| Sibling | Isabella Aston (1506 - ) |