Alice Littleton

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Alice Cockayne (1535– Nov 3 1602), the daughter of Francis Cockayne of Ashbourne Hall, Derbyshire m: Edward Littleton (b: 1523 d: 1574) of Pillaton Hall, near Penkridge Staffordshire, in 1531 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

The Littletons had been based at Pillaton since the early years of the century. Littleton's grandfather, Sir Edward Littleton (died 1558), had skilfully and aggressively expanded the estates of his family during the turbulent years of the English Reformation and had represented Staffordshire in five parliaments. His father had consolidated the family's holdings but had been content mainly to live the life of a country gentleman.