Assheton family
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The Assheton family is an old English gentry and noble lineage historically prominent in Lancashire and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assheton Smith family | 1 |
| Assheton family canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English gentry family
ⓘ
noble family ⓘ |
| aristocraticRank | lower nobility ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Downham, Lancashire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lever, Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ Middleton, Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ Whalley, Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
English noble families
ⓘ
Families of Lancashire ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsDescription | argent, a mullet sable pierced of the field ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English people ⓘ |
| feudalRole | lords of manors in Lancashire ⓘ |
| heraldicTradition | English heraldry ⓘ |
| historicalProminencePeriod |
early modern period
ⓘ
late medieval period ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
county gentry
ⓘ
landed family ⓘ |
| influence | local governance in Lancashire ⓘ |
| landOwnership |
estates in Lancashire
ⓘ
manor of Downham NERFINISHED ⓘ manor of Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineageType | patrilineal family ⓘ |
| nobleTitleHeld |
baronetcy
ⓘ
barony ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
military service for the English Crown
ⓘ
service as Members of Parliament ⓘ |
| notableBranch |
Assheton baronets of Lever
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assheton baronets of Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Nicholas Assheton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ralph Assheton NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Assheton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet, of Lever NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet, of Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | medieval England ⓘ |
| politicalRole | representation in the Parliament of England ⓘ |
| region |
Lancashire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| socialClass | gentry ⓘ |
| socialRole | local magnates in Lancashire ⓘ |
| surnameVariant | Ashton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Assheton Smith family