Radcliffe ASHTON

Radcliffe was born in 1617 and his baptism took place on June 22nd, 1617 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.  Radcliffe's father was Ralph ASHTON and his mother was Eleanor SHUTTLEWORTH. He had nine brothers and two sisters, named Richard, Alexander, Thomas, Nicholas, James, John, Edmund, John, William, Anne and Johanna.  He is the fifth oldest of the twelve children.