Walter Aston, 2nd Lord Aston of Forfar (6 April 1609 – 23 April 1678) was a son of Walter Aston, 1st Lord Aston of Forfar

Walter Aston, 1st Lord Aston of Forfar

Walter Aston, 1st Lord Aston of Forfar was born in Staffordshire, England, about 1584, a son of Sir Edward Aston of Tixall and Anne Lucy of Charlecote Park....

, and Gertrude Sadleir of Standon

Standon

Standon could be:*Standon, Hampshire*Standon, Hertfordshire*Standon, Staffordshire*Standon Green End, Hertfordshire...

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In 1639, he succeeded his father as Lord Aston of Forfar

Lord Aston of Forfar

Lord Aston of Forfar was a title in the Peerage of Scotland that was created on 28 November 1627 for Sir Walter Aston, Bt, who had been a baronet of Tixall Hall, Staffordshire on 22 May 1611...

 in the peerage of Scotland

Peerage of Scotland

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. And, in 1660, at the death of his maternal uncle Ralph Sadleir, he inherited the lordship of Standon and other estates in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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, England

England

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.His principal seat was Tixall

Tixall

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 in Staffordshire.

Lord Aston was a staunch Royalist

Cavalier

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 during the English Civil War

English Civil War

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. He married in 1629 to Lady Mary Weston, daughter of Sir Richard Weston, Earl of Portland

Earl of Portland

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 and Lord High Treasurer of England. He was an ardent Roman Catholic and effective leader of the Catholic community in Staffordshire

Staffordshire

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  although when charged with recusancy in 1675 he told the Secretary of State that " he never went to Mass or joined in any worship particular to the Church of Rome "

He died April 23, 1678, and was succeeded by his eldest son Walter Aston, 3rd Lord Aston of Forfar

Walter Aston, 3rd Lord Aston of Forfar

Walter Aston, 3rd Lord Aston of Forfar was a son of Walter Aston, 2nd Lord Aston of Forfar, and Lady Mary Weston.He succeeded his father as Lord Aston of Forfar in the peerage of Scotland in 1678....

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