Individual Details
Sir Walter "of Tixall" Aston
(8 Oct 1530 - 2 Apr 1589)
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[[Category:Tixall, Staffordshire]]
[[Category:Members of Parliament, England 1553 March]]
[[Category:Members of Parliament, Staffordshire]]
== Biography ==Sir Walter Aston was the 1st son of Sir Edward Aston of Tixall and Heywood by 2nd w. Jane, da. of Sir Thomas Bowles of Penhow Castle, Mon. He married, 1548x1551 (contracted by 1545), Elizabeth (b. 1532?), daughter of James Leveson of Lilleshall (Shropshire), and had issue:[http://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2016/07/222-aston-of-tixall-hall-barons-aston.html Aston of Tixall Hall, Barons Aston of Forfar][http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/aston-walter-1530-89 ASTON, Walter (1530-89), of Tixall and Heywood, Staffs.] The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558, ed. S.T. Bindoff, 1982
# Sir Edward Aston (c.1551-98), kt.# Robert Aston (c.1552-1623) of Parkhall; educated at Grays Inn (admitted 1568; called to bar, 1581); barrister-at-law; married Joyce, second daughter of William Dallyson, justice of Kings Bench, and had issue four sons, to whose descendants the manor of Parkhall descended;# Jane Aston (c.1554-1624); married, 1573/4, William Crompton (d. 1603) of Stone (Staffs) and had issue fourteen children; buried with her husband, December 1624, at Stone (Staffs), where they are commemorated by a monument;# Richard Aston (d. 1610); married 1st, Julia, widow of N.N. Clerke, and had issue three sons and four daughters; married 2nd, Anne [surname unknown]; died 1610;# Margery Aston (d. 1628); married, 1585, Thomas Astley (d. 1632) of Patshull (Staffs) and had issue seven sons and six daughters; she was excommunicated from the Church of England and was buried at Patshull by special licence, 1628;# William Aston (c.1560-1628) of Milwich (Staffs); educated at University College, Oxford (matriculated 1579); married, 21 April 1590, Elizabeth, daughter of Waldive Willington of Hurley Hall near Tamworth (Warks), and had issue two sons (from the elder of whom descended the men who claimed and used the title Barons Aston of Forfar in the late 18th century) and one daughter; buried at Tixall, 6 May 1628;# Eleanor Aston (d. 1637); married William Peyto (d. 1609 or 1619) of Chesterton (Warks); died 1636/7 and was buried with her husband at Chesterton where they are commemorated by a monument designed by Nicholas Stone;# Mary Aston (fl. 1596); married, after 1583, Christopher Collier (d. 1609) of Yarlet; living in 1596;# Hastings Aston (1564-86), baptised at Wanlip (Leics), 13 March 1564; died unmarried, 1586;# Elizabeth Aston (b. c.1565); married, by 1585, Basil Feilding (c.1567-1633) MP of Newnham Paddox (Warks) and had issue three sons (from whom descend the Earls of Denbigh) and one daughter;# Catherine Aston (c.1566-1646); married 1st, Stephen Slaney (d. 1597), son of Sir Stephen Slaney, Lord Mayor of London, and had issue one daughter; married 2nd, 21 June 1604 at St Mary Woolnoth, London or 18 January 1605 at Ingestre, Sir William Chetwynd (d. 1614), kt., of Ingestre (Staffs) and 3rd, 1617 at St Giles-in-the-Fields, Holborn (Middx), Sir Edward Cope (1551-1619), kt. of Canons Ashby (Northants); died 1646 and was buried at St Giles-in-the-Fields;# Devereux Aston (c.1571-1635); educated at Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1587); married 1st, Godith (fl. 1609), widow of Richard Skeffington of London, and 2nd, 1 April 1624, Margaret (fl. 1635), daughter of William Barratt of Wymeswold (Leics) and widow of [forename unknown] Botham, but died without issue, 1635.
He died 2 April 1589.
== Sources ==
* '''ROYAL ANCESTRY by Douglas Richardson Vol. I, page 178'''
*CHURCH EATON: THE MANOR OF WOOD EATON, Staffordshire Record Society (1883) [[Canning-229|Canning-229]] 19:44, 22 December 2014 (EST)
* Richardson, Douglas: '''Magna Carta Ancestry''', 2nd edn. (2011), 4 vols, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&pg=PA60 Volume 1, page 60], ASTON 13ii.
* Richardson, Douglas: '''Plantagenet Ancestry''', 2nd edn. (2011), 3 vols, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kjme027UeagC&pg=PA126 Volume 1, page 126], ASTON 15ii.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Aston_(MP_for_Staffordshire) Wikipedia page]
==Notes==: !BIRTH-DEATH-MARRIAGE-SPOUSE-CHILD-PARENTAGE: Culpepper Connections Family Tree website cites Fairfax Harrison "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck"
: The data showing is a combination of two or three different Walters. I can't tell which one he was supposed to be, but as he's orphaned I'm just going to merge him with his brother.
: Richardson cites the HoP article as a source, but leaves out the 1st wife.HoP lists m. (1) ?Aug. 1544, [[Spencer-8969|Mary]], da. of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northants. And Wormleighton, Warws., s.p., but I can't verify the source, but I assume it was an error in a visitation.
: The data showing is a combination of two or three different Walters. I can't tell which one he was supposed to be, but as he's orphaned I'm just going to merge him with his brother.
==Acknowledgements==: WikiTree profile Aston-98 created through the import of tree.ged on Jun 4, 2011 by [[X-3522 | Carolyn Living]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Aston-98 Changes page] for the details of edits by Carolyn and others.
: WikiTree profile Aston-155 created through the import of paf910.ged on Sep 16, 2011 by [[Reynolds-1722 | Theresa Reynolds]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Aston-155 Changes page] for the details of edits by Theresa and others.
: WikiTree profile Aston-88 created through the import of tree.ged on Jun 4, 2011 by [[X-3522 | Carolyn Living]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Aston-88 Changes page] for the details of edits by Carolyn and others.
: WikiTree profile Aston-91 created through the import of tree.ged on Jun 4, 2011 by [[X-3522 | Carolyn Living]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Aston-91 Changes page] for the details of edits by Carolyn and others.
[[Category:Tixall, Staffordshire]]
[[Category:Members of Parliament, England 1553 March]]
[[Category:Members of Parliament, Staffordshire]]
== Biography ==Sir Walter Aston was the 1st son of Sir Edward Aston of Tixall and Heywood by 2nd w. Jane, da. of Sir Thomas Bowles of Penhow Castle, Mon. He married, 1548x1551 (contracted by 1545), Elizabeth (b. 1532?), daughter of James Leveson of Lilleshall (Shropshire), and had issue:[http://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2016/07/222-aston-of-tixall-hall-barons-aston.html Aston of Tixall Hall, Barons Aston of Forfar][http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/aston-walter-1530-89 ASTON, Walter (1530-89), of Tixall and Heywood, Staffs.] The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558, ed. S.T. Bindoff, 1982
# Sir Edward Aston (c.1551-98), kt.# Robert Aston (c.1552-1623) of Parkhall; educated at Grays Inn (admitted 1568; called to bar, 1581); barrister-at-law; married Joyce, second daughter of William Dallyson, justice of Kings Bench, and had issue four sons, to whose descendants the manor of Parkhall descended;# Jane Aston (c.1554-1624); married, 1573/4, William Crompton (d. 1603) of Stone (Staffs) and had issue fourteen children; buried with her husband, December 1624, at Stone (Staffs), where they are commemorated by a monument;# Richard Aston (d. 1610); married 1st, Julia, widow of N.N. Clerke, and had issue three sons and four daughters; married 2nd, Anne [surname unknown]; died 1610;# Margery Aston (d. 1628); married, 1585, Thomas Astley (d. 1632) of Patshull (Staffs) and had issue seven sons and six daughters; she was excommunicated from the Church of England and was buried at Patshull by special licence, 1628;# William Aston (c.1560-1628) of Milwich (Staffs); educated at University College, Oxford (matriculated 1579); married, 21 April 1590, Elizabeth, daughter of Waldive Willington of Hurley Hall near Tamworth (Warks), and had issue two sons (from the elder of whom descended the men who claimed and used the title Barons Aston of Forfar in the late 18th century) and one daughter; buried at Tixall, 6 May 1628;# Eleanor Aston (d. 1637); married William Peyto (d. 1609 or 1619) of Chesterton (Warks); died 1636/7 and was buried with her husband at Chesterton where they are commemorated by a monument designed by Nicholas Stone;# Mary Aston (fl. 1596); married, after 1583, Christopher Collier (d. 1609) of Yarlet; living in 1596;# Hastings Aston (1564-86), baptised at Wanlip (Leics), 13 March 1564; died unmarried, 1586;# Elizabeth Aston (b. c.1565); married, by 1585, Basil Feilding (c.1567-1633) MP of Newnham Paddox (Warks) and had issue three sons (from whom descend the Earls of Denbigh) and one daughter;# Catherine Aston (c.1566-1646); married 1st, Stephen Slaney (d. 1597), son of Sir Stephen Slaney, Lord Mayor of London, and had issue one daughter; married 2nd, 21 June 1604 at St Mary Woolnoth, London or 18 January 1605 at Ingestre, Sir William Chetwynd (d. 1614), kt., of Ingestre (Staffs) and 3rd, 1617 at St Giles-in-the-Fields, Holborn (Middx), Sir Edward Cope (1551-1619), kt. of Canons Ashby (Northants); died 1646 and was buried at St Giles-in-the-Fields;# Devereux Aston (c.1571-1635); educated at Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1587); married 1st, Godith (fl. 1609), widow of Richard Skeffington of London, and 2nd, 1 April 1624, Margaret (fl. 1635), daughter of William Barratt of Wymeswold (Leics) and widow of [forename unknown] Botham, but died without issue, 1635.
He died 2 April 1589.
== Sources ==
* '''ROYAL ANCESTRY by Douglas Richardson Vol. I, page 178'''
*CHURCH EATON: THE MANOR OF WOOD EATON, Staffordshire Record Society (1883) [[Canning-229|Canning-229]] 19:44, 22 December 2014 (EST)
* Richardson, Douglas: '''Magna Carta Ancestry''', 2nd edn. (2011), 4 vols, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&pg=PA60 Volume 1, page 60], ASTON 13ii.
* Richardson, Douglas: '''Plantagenet Ancestry''', 2nd edn. (2011), 3 vols, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kjme027UeagC&pg=PA126 Volume 1, page 126], ASTON 15ii.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Aston_(MP_for_Staffordshire) Wikipedia page]
==Notes==: !BIRTH-DEATH-MARRIAGE-SPOUSE-CHILD-PARENTAGE: Culpepper Connections Family Tree website cites Fairfax Harrison "The Proprietors of the Northern Neck"
: The data showing is a combination of two or three different Walters. I can't tell which one he was supposed to be, but as he's orphaned I'm just going to merge him with his brother.
: Richardson cites the HoP article as a source, but leaves out the 1st wife.HoP lists m. (1) ?Aug. 1544, [[Spencer-8969|Mary]], da. of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, Northants. And Wormleighton, Warws., s.p., but I can't verify the source, but I assume it was an error in a visitation.
: The data showing is a combination of two or three different Walters. I can't tell which one he was supposed to be, but as he's orphaned I'm just going to merge him with his brother.
==Acknowledgements==: WikiTree profile Aston-98 created through the import of tree.ged on Jun 4, 2011 by [[X-3522 | Carolyn Living]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Aston-98 Changes page] for the details of edits by Carolyn and others.
: WikiTree profile Aston-155 created through the import of paf910.ged on Sep 16, 2011 by [[Reynolds-1722 | Theresa Reynolds]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Aston-155 Changes page] for the details of edits by Theresa and others.
: WikiTree profile Aston-88 created through the import of tree.ged on Jun 4, 2011 by [[X-3522 | Carolyn Living]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Aston-88 Changes page] for the details of edits by Carolyn and others.
: WikiTree profile Aston-91 created through the import of tree.ged on Jun 4, 2011 by [[X-3522 | Carolyn Living]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Aston-91 Changes page] for the details of edits by Carolyn and others.
Events
| Birth | 8 Oct 1530 | Tixall, Staffordshire, England | |||
| Death | 2 Apr 1589 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |||
| Reference No | 1956220 | ||||
| Reference No | 1983703 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Sir Edward "of Tixall" Aston (1496 - 1568) |
| Mother | Joan Bowles (1505 - 1562) |
| Sibling | Leonard Aston (1532 - 1578) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Giles Aston (1525 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Aston (1530 - 1563) |
| Sibling | Anthony Aston (1534 - 1556) |
| Sibling | Katherine Aston (1535 - 1585) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Aston (1536 - 1599) |
| Sibling | Frances Aston (1538 - 1601) |