Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families
Sir Nicholas Rushton
1445 - 1508 (62 years)1. Sir Nicholas Rushton was born in Dec 1445 in Rishton, Eng (son of Henry Rushton and Agnes Sherburne); died on 3 May 1508 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng. Family/Spouse: Margery Radclyffe. Margery was born in 1461 in Radclyffe Tower, Eng; died on 6 Jul 1528 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Agnes Anne Rishton was born in 1470 in Rishton, France; died on 19 Oct 1563 in Blainscough, Eng.
2. Henry Rushton was born in 1425 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng (son of Richard Rishton and Margaret de Holt); died in 1490 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng. Henry + Agnes Sherburne. Agnes (daughter of Sherburne and Matilda Hamerton) was born about 1422 in Stonehurst, Eng; died in 1471 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Agnes Sherburne was born about 1422 in Stonehurst, Eng (daughter of Sherburne and Matilda Hamerton); died in 1471 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng. Children:
- 1. Sir Nicholas Rushton was born in Dec 1445 in Rishton, Eng; died on 3 May 1508 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng.
Generation: 3
4. Richard Rishton was born in 1395 in Rishton, Eng (son of Henry Rishton and Margaret De Legh); died in 1470. Richard + Margaret de Holt. Margaret (daughter of William de Holt and Joan) was born in 1400 in Studleigh, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Margaret de Holt was born in 1400 in Studleigh, Eng (daughter of William de Holt and Joan). Children:
- 2. Henry Rushton was born in 1425 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng; died in 1490 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng.
6. Sherburne (son of Sir Richard Sherburne and Agnes Harrington). + Matilda Hamerton. Matilda was born in 1413 in England; died in 1485 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Matilda Hamerton was born in 1413 in England; died in 1485 in England. Children:
- 3. Agnes Sherburne was born about 1422 in Stonehurst, Eng; died in 1471 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng.
Generation: 4
8. Henry Rishton was born in 1370 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng (son of Richard Rishton and Joan); died on 29 May 1428 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng. Henry + Margaret De Legh. Margaret (daughter of Mathew De Legh and Alice Clayton) was born in 1370 in Lancashire, Eng; died in 1449 in Lancashire, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Margaret De Legh was born in 1370 in Lancashire, Eng (daughter of Mathew De Legh and Alice Clayton); died in 1449 in Lancashire, Eng. Children:
- 4. Richard Rishton was born in 1395 in Rishton, Eng; died in 1470.
10. William de Holt was born about 1370 in Newton, Eng (son of Peter Holt); died about 1433. William + Joan. Joan was born about 1372 in Newton, Eng; died about 1439. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Joan was born about 1372 in Newton, Eng; died about 1439. Children:
- 5. Margaret de Holt was born in 1400 in Studleigh, Eng.
12. Sir Richard Sherburne was born on 12 Oct 1371 in Stonyhurst, Eng (son of Richard Bayley and Margaret Sherburne); died in 1440 in Stonyhurst, Eng. Richard + Agnes Harrington. Agnes was born about 1390 in Mitton, Eng; died in 1444 in Stonyhurst, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Agnes Harrington was born about 1390 in Mitton, Eng; died in 1444 in Stonyhurst, Eng. Children:
- 6. Sherburne