Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Richard Rishton
1. Richard Rishton was born in 1350 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng (son of Henry de Rishton and Margaret de Clayton). Family/Spouse: Joan. Joan was born in 1350 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Henry Rishton was born in 1370 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng; died on 29 May 1428 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng.
2. Henry de Rishton was born in 1325 in Rishton, Eng (son of Richard de Rishton and Alice de Tottleworth); died after 1376. Henry + Margaret de Clayton. Margaret (daughter of Henry de Clayton and Matilda) was born about 1345 in Clayton, Eng; died about 1430. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Margaret de Clayton was born about 1345 in Clayton, Eng (daughter of Henry de Clayton and Matilda); died about 1430. Children:
- 1. Richard Rishton was born in 1350 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng.
Generation: 3
4. Richard de Rishton was born about 1270 in Rishton, Eng (son of Henry de Rishton and Margaret Clayton); died in 1320. Richard + Alice de Tottleworth. Alice (daughter of Richard de Tottleworth) was born about 1280. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Alice de Tottleworth was born about 1280 (daughter of Richard de Tottleworth). Children:
- 2. Henry de Rishton was born in 1325 in Rishton, Eng; died after 1376.
6. Henry de Clayton was born about 1295 in Clayton le Moors, Eng (son of John de Clayton and Matilda); died in 1361 in Clayton le Moors, Eng. Henry + Matilda. Matilda was born about 1295 in Clayton le Moors, Eng; died about 1355 in Dutton, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Matilda was born about 1295 in Clayton le Moors, Eng; died about 1355 in Dutton, Eng. Children:
- 3. Margaret de Clayton was born about 1345 in Clayton, Eng; died about 1430.
Generation: 4
8. Henry de Rishton was born in 1242 in Rishton, Eng (son of Gilbert Blackburn and Margaret Praers); died in 1289 in Rishton, Eng. Henry + Margaret Clayton. Margaret was born in 1245 in Clayton le Moors, Eng; died in 1290. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Margaret Clayton was born in 1245 in Clayton le Moors, Eng; died in 1290. Children:
- 4. Richard de Rishton was born about 1270 in Rishton, Eng; died in 1320.
10. Richard de Tottleworth was born in 1250. Children:
- 5. Alice de Tottleworth was born about 1280.
12. John de Clayton was born about 1290 in Clayton le Moors, Eng (son of Henry de Clayton and Isabel Moores); died before 1332 in Whalley, Eng. John + Matilda. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Matilda Children:
- 6. Henry de Clayton was born about 1295 in Clayton le Moors, Eng; died in 1361 in Clayton le Moors, Eng.
