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From: Kay Allen AG <>
Subject: Re: re. John ASHTON/ASSHETON, Henry VIII's "auditor"
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 1990 08:45:52 -0700

I don't see him in my Assheton material.

There is a large series entitled Letters and Papers of Henry VIII, which
might have mention of him.

Kay Allen AG

Jeffery A. Duvall wrote:
>
> I am trying to gather information on a Tudor bureaucrat named John
> ASHTON/ASSHETON. The only thing I know about him at this point is that he
> resided in London, used arms which would seem to indicate that he was
> descended from the Lancashire family of ASHTON/ASSHETON, and that he was
> known as one of Henry VIII's "auditors." Since I know that a number of
> government offices/departments under the Tudors had auditors (for instance I
> know that both the Exchequer and the Court of Augmentations included
> audtiors), I'm wondering if anyone on the list might have suggestions as to
> where I might begin my search for information. Also, does anyone know if
> there is a solid history of the ASHTON/ASSHETON family of Lancashire
> (branches of which include ASHTONs/ASSHETONs of Asheton-under-Lyne,
> Middleton, Lever, Barton, etc.)?
>
> Thanks for the assistance.
>
> Jeff Duvall
>

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