Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Margaret Clayton
1. Margaret Clayton was born in 1245 in Clayton le Moors, Eng; died in 1290. Family/Spouse: Henry de Rishton. Henry (son of Gilbert Blackburn and Margaret Praers) was born in 1242 in Rishton, Eng; died in 1289 in Rishton, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Richard de Rishton
was born about 1270 in Rishton, Eng; died in 1320.
- 2. Richard de Rishton
Generation: 2
2. Richard de Rishton
(1.Margaret1) was born about 1270 in Rishton, Eng; died in 1320. Family/Spouse: Alice de Tottleworth. Alice (daughter of Richard de Tottleworth) was born about 1280. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Henry de Rishton
was born in 1325 in Rishton, Eng; died after 1376.
- 3. Henry de Rishton
Generation: 3
3. Henry de Rishton
(2.Richard2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1325 in Rishton, Eng; died after 1376. Family/Spouse: Margaret de Clayton. Margaret (daughter of Henry de Clayton and Matilda) was born about 1345 in Clayton, Eng; died about 1430. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Richard Rishton
was born in 1350 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng.
- 4. Richard Rishton
Generation: 4
4. Richard Rishton
(3.Henry3, 2.Richard2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1350 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng. Family/Spouse: Joan. Joan was born in 1350 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Henry Rishton
was born in 1370 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng; died on 29 May 1428 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng.
- 5. Henry Rishton
Generation: 5
5. Henry Rishton
(4.Richard4, 3.Henry3, 2.Richard2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1370 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng; died on 29 May 1428 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng. Family/Spouse: 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]
Children:
- 6. Richard Rishton
was born in 1395 in Rishton, Eng; died in 1470.
- 6. Richard Rishton
Generation: 6
6. Richard Rishton
(5.Henry5, 4.Richard4, 3.Henry3, 2.Richard2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1395 in Rishton, Eng; died in 1470. Family/Spouse: Margaret de Holt. Margaret (daughter of William de Holt and Joan) was born in 1400 in Studleigh, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Henry Rushton
was born in 1425 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng; died in 1490 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng.
- 7. Henry Rushton
Generation: 7
7. Henry Rushton
(6.Richard6, 5.Henry5, 4.Richard4, 3.Henry3, 2.Richard2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1425 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng; died in 1490 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng. Family/Spouse: 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]
Children:
- 8. Sir Nicholas Rushton
was born in Dec 1445 in Rishton, Eng; died on 3 May 1508 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng.
- 8. Sir Nicholas Rushton
Generation: 8
8. Sir Nicholas Rushton
(7.Henry7, 6.Richard6, 5.Henry5, 4.Richard4, 3.Henry3, 2.Richard2, 1.Margaret1) was born in Dec 1445 in Rishton, Eng; 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:
- 9. Agnes Anne Rishton
was born in 1470 in Rishton, France; died on 19 Oct 1563 in Blainscough, Eng.
- 9. Agnes Anne Rishton
Generation: 9
9. Agnes Anne Rishton
(8.Nicholas8, 7.Henry7, 6.Richard6, 5.Henry5, 4.Richard4, 3.Henry3, 2.Richard2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1470 in Rishton, France; died on 19 Oct 1563 in Blainscough, Eng. Family/Spouse: Sir Robert Bolton. Robert was born in 1466 in Blackburn, Eng; died in 1504 in Somme, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Thomas Boulton
was born in 1520 in Dalton in Furness, Eng; died in 1622 in Lancashire, Eng.
- 10. Thomas Boulton
Generation: 10
10. Thomas Boulton
(9.Agnes9, 8.Nicholas8, 7.Henry7, 6.Richard6, 5.Henry5, 4.Richard4, 3.Henry3, 2.Richard2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1520 in Dalton in Furness, Eng; died in 1622 in Lancashire, Eng. Family/Spouse: Janet Askew. Janet was born in 1515 in Lancashire, Eng; died in 1561 in Grange, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Isabel Bolton
was born in 1550 in Lancashire, Eng; died in 1611 in Grange, Eng.
- 11. Isabel Bolton
Generation: 11
11. Isabel Bolton
(10.Thomas10, 9.Agnes9, 8.Nicholas8, 7.Henry7, 6.Richard6, 5.Henry5, 4.Richard4, 3.Henry3, 2.Richard2, 1.Margaret1) was born in 1550 in Lancashire, Eng; died in 1611 in Grange, Eng. Family/Spouse: William Askew. William (son of Richard Askew, II and Jenat Fell) was born in 1542 in Preston, Eng; died about 1585 in Lancashire, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Sir William Askew
was born about 1580 in Millom, Eng.
- 12. Sir William Askew
Generation: 12
12. Sir William Askew
(11.Isabel11, 10.Thomas10, 9.Agnes9, 8.Nicholas8, 7.Henry7, 6.Richard6, 5.Henry5, 4.Richard4, 3.Henry3, 2.Richard2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1580 in Millom, Eng. Family/Spouse: Lady Jane Anne Latus. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. John Askew, Sr.
was born on 30 Sep 1610 in London, Eng; died on 25 May 1691 in Dalton in Furness, Eng.
- 13. John Askew, Sr.
