VENN: BA from QUEENS', 1569-70. Son of Arthur, of Rochdale. Incorp. at Oxford, 1571-2; MA 1573, as Aston. Of University College, Oxford, 1573. Rector of Middleton, Lancs., 1584-1618. Buried 8 July 1618.
FOSTER is more tentative about Oxford career: : (?)MA 24 April 1573 as Aston; one of these names and a BA of University College about 1573.
F.R. Raines, ed., in Chetham Miscellanies, V (CS, 96, 1875), 'A Description of the state...', 42-5: Edward Asheton was the younger son of Arthur Asheton of Rochdale, attorney-at-law, and brother of William ASheton of Clegg hall, esq., JP, who presented him to Middleton in 1584.
'Owing to some technical or legal informality he was required again to obtain a nomination from his brother, dated 16 April 1614, from his brother, and he was instituted a second time to the rectory of Middleton by William bishop of Chester, 10 October 1614. Faculty for him to preach throughout the whole diocese, as well in Latin as the vulgar tongue, by Edward, Archbishop of York, 4 April 1618.
Buried in the Rector's Chapel in Middleton church, 8 July 1618.
Family details and abstract of will reprinted by Raine, 44-5.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1583 | Appt(Institution) | Ashton, Edwardus | Middleton / | Rector | View |
| 1584 | Appt(Licensing) | Ashton, Edwardus | Anywhere within jurisdiction of Archbishop of York / | Preacher | View |
| 1584 | Appt(Institution) | Ashton, Edwardus | Mydleton / | Rector | View |
| 1592 | Libc | Ashton, Edward | Mydleton / | Rector | View |