ISAAC NEWTON - could there be a link to 16th Century AISCOUGH IN ORMSKIRK??

Image: Woolsthorpe Manor, Colsterwoth, Lincs. - childhood home of Isacc Newton

Taken from Parishes Online:
http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/ormskirk/surchristen.html/

Found under the name of Askew..... James Ascough:, Ju1585 was the grandfather of Isaac Newton, and it is suggested that his father was John Ayscough. Source WIKIPEDIA - See the section of Early life - His mother -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Ayscough/

http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sandberg&id=I28504/

It does get confusing because one article cites that James was from Market Overton and the other born in Ormskirk! The Ormskirk christenings also lists "Jamis Ascough fi Jo July 1585" which suggests that this James is the son of John ......

Hannah Ayscough (mother of Isaac Newton) was the daughter of Margery Blythe from (Stroxton in Lincolnshire) and Jamis Ascough also born in 1585 (Ormskirk, Lancs). Hannah's parents married in Market Overton in 1609. Her brother, William Ayscough went to Trinity College and became a priest at Burton Coggles.......Hannah had 3 siblings as follows:

source: http://genforum.genealogy.com/ayscough/messages/4.html/

James Ascough b.1585 +Margery Blythe m. 1609 (Isaac Newtons grandparents)
....William Ayscough b. abt 1610 (priest)
....Sarah Ayscough b. abt 1612
....Hannah Ayscough b. abt 1614 (Sir Isaac Newton's mother)
....James Ayscough b. abt 1616

And the following list identifies James Ayscoughs (grandfather of Issac Newton) larger family......why was James born in Ormskirk when evidence clearly shows that his family origins were (grandparents) in South Kelsey, Lincolnshire? These were strange times, what with Civil war and persecution of Catholics (which is why they possibly they fled their home in Lincs and headed for the familiar territory of their origins in Lancs. Definitely more research required. May be we have to find out exactly what was going on in 1585 for James to have been born in Lancs and find what age he must have migrated back to Rutland.
Geoff & Heidis Geneology:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gdtrowbridge&id=I15343/

Tim Sandberg's Genealogy Database:
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sandberg&id=I28576/

1. Father: William Ayscough b: 1490 in Stallingborough,Lincolnshire,England married Elizabeth Wrottesley b: 1490 in Wrettesley,Staffordshire,England (Isaacs GGGGGrandad)

2. Sir Francis Ayscough b: 1509 in South Kelsey,Lincolnshire, (Isaacs GGGGrandad) England married Elizabeth Hansard b: 1510 in South Kelsey,Lincolnshire,England

3. Sir William AYSCOUGH b: ABT 1542 -1585, Scrivelsby Lincolnshire (Isaacs GreatGreatGrandad)) married Ann CLINTON 1546, Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire

4. John AYSCOUGH b. 1565 + ? 1546 (GreatGrandad)

5. James AYSCOUGH ( Isaacs Grandad) 1585 (grandad) m. Margery Blythe
6. Hannah Ayscough b. 1623 Market Overton, Lincs m. (1) Isaac Newton Snr 1606 and (2) Barnabas Smith (Isaacs mother)
7. Isaac Newton 1642

Why was Jamis Aiscough born in Ormskirk and then move back to Market Overton, Rutland other than for reasons of marriage??? Was he really born in Ormskirk or is this speculation?

Of course this has really set me thinking!.....records uncovered so far take our AISCOUGH family as far back as 1645-1620, living in Mawdesley/ Ormskirk. Why were we based there? was this all to do with the Lincolnshire uprising?? could there be connections with Isaac Newtons larger family? Its just beginning to get exciting! If you have any views please get in touch.

ASCOUGH's LIVING IN ORMSKIRK - 16th Century
At the moment I can't easily identify how many separate families were in this Ascough listing? That would be really useful to know......breaking it down by date implies at least 2 families - see 'Jamis July 1585' and 'Richard June 1585' - a biological impossibility from the same family! However, there does seem to be 2 definite groupings 1) 1558-1567 and 2) 1581- 1585 suggesting 2 generations. It might be possible to look at the distribution of these names and work out where the families spread out from......something for a rainy day??

Researched by: Sara L Uckelman
ASCOUGH
Christenings
Richard Ascough, 12Mar1558
Ann Asco, 18Dec1559
Tho: Ascoe, 24Jul1561
Marie Ascough, 26Feb1565
Ewan~ Ascought, 28Mar1567

Catherin Ascough fi: Tho:, 19Feb1581
Hughe Askough fi Tho:, 21Sep1583
Hugh Askowe fi Ric~, 15Aug1584
Jamis Ascough fi Jo:, 13Ju1585

Richard Ascough fi Tho:, 5Jun1585

Marriages
Margery Askough, 21Oct1585

Ormskirk was not the biggest of towns, and anyone who lived there in the late 16th or early 17th century would have appeared in the parish records, either because of birth, marriage, birth of child, or death.
The source for this information is: http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/english/ormskirk/
The copy Sara L Uckelman used is owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library.

The actual article has them listed in the following order, a total of 10 names all of which fall under the general SURNAME category of ASKEW; Ascough showing the largest number of individuals (5)
Askew total = 10
Asco 1
Ascoe 1
Ascough 5
Ascought 1
Askough 1
Askow 1

Ascough
Christenings
Ann Asco, 18Dec1559
Tho: Ascoe, 24Jul1561
Catherin Ascough fi: Tho:, 19Feb1581
Jamis Ascough fi Jo:, 13Ju1585
Marie Ascough, 26Feb1565
Richard Ascough, 12Mar1558
Richard Ascough fi Tho:, 5Jun1585
Ewan~ Ascought, 28Mar1567
Hughe Askough fi Tho:, 21Sep1583
Hugh Askowe fi Ric~, 15Aug1584

Marriages
Margery Askough, 21Oct1585.