Parents
Mother: Catterall, Margaret ( - )
Father: Atherton, John (1513 - 1573)
Marriages/Other Unions
- Type: marriageUnion began: n.d.Union ended: n.d.Note: Union also produced 2 daughters
- Type: marriageUnion began: n.d.Union ended: n.d.Note: Union produced 1 other son and 3 daughters
Offspring
- Male offspring: Atherton, John ( - )
Titles
General Lands Note
The Athertons owned extensive property in southern Lancashire by Elizabeth I's reign
Details of Offices
Began | Ended | |
---|---|---|
JP, Lancashire | 1577 | 1578 |
Sheriff, Lancashire | 1582 -11 -20 | |
JP, Lancashire | 1586 | |
MP, Lancashire | 1586 | |
MP, Lancashire | 1589 |
Details of Properties
Residence
- Atherton Hall, LancashireAcquired: 1573-07Divested: 1617-05Patrimony
Lands
- Lancashire
- (city-county) in Yorkshire: York Manor
- Yorkshire
- Yorkshire: North Riding: Fryton Manor
- Yorkshire: North Riding: Hovingham Manor
- Yorkshire: North Riding: Slingsby Manor
Event Naming Patron
Event Type | Date | Location | Troupe |
---|---|---|---|
Performance | - | York (Unknown), York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire | Mr Atherton's Bearward |
Performance | - | Smithills Hall, near Bolton, Lancashire | Mr John Atherton's Musician |
Patronized Troupes
Troupe Name | Patron | Troupe Type | # of events |
---|---|---|---|
Mr John Atherton's Musician | Atherton, John (1557 - 1617) | Musicians | 1 |
Mr Atherton's Bearward | Atherton, John (1557 - 1617) | Performing Animals | 1 |
Owned Venues
Venue Name | County | Type |
---|---|---|
Atherton Hall | Lancashire | Private Residence |
Bibliographic Sources
- Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981
- List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. London: HMSO, 1898
- Quintrell, B.W. Proceedings of the Lancashire Justices of the Peace at the Sherrifs Table During Assizes Week, 1578--1694. np: Printed for the Record Society of Lancashire & Cheshire, 1981
- Somerville, Robert. Office-Holders in the Duchy and County Palatine of Lancaster from 1603. Chichester: Phillimore, 1972
- The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster. 8 vols. London: Archibald Constable, 1906--14