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Anne Thornton 1555 – 1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Newnham, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 27 Dec 1614

Death Location: Spratton, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Henry Thornton

Mother: Anne Wilmer

Spouse(s): William Dickens

Children(s): William Dickens

Anne Thornton was born in 1555 in Newnham, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Henry Thornton and Anne Wilmer. Anne Thornton married William Dickens, and had children including William II Dickens. Anne Thornton passed away in 1614 in Spratton, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Anne Thornton was born in 1555 in Newnham, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Henry Thornton and Anne Wilmer.
  • Anne Thornton married William Dickens, and had children including William II Dickens.
  • Anne Thornton passed away in 1614 in Spratton, Northamptonshire, England.

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Children(s)

Anne Thornton's Ancestors

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Anne Thornton
1555 – 1614
Birth Place: Newnham, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Henry Thornton
1530 – 1556
Great Creaton, Northamptonshire, England
Anne Wilmer
1530 – 1560
Ryton, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
William Wilmer
1507 – 1551
Ryton, Tyne and Wear, England
Julia Spencer
1510 – 1558
Great Creaton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wilmer
1484 – 1527
Joan Goodere
1488 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Goodere
1456 – 1504
Alice Brent
1456 – 1504

Anne Thornton's Descendants

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Anne Thornton (1555 – 27 Dec 1614) m. William Dickens (15 Aug 1553 – 1585)
  1. 1. William (II) Dickens (1585 – 1650) m. Mary Brooke (1570 – 1613)
    1. 1. William (III) Dickens (1610 – 1700) m. Mary Gee (1608 – 1658)
      1. 1. William (IV) Dickens (1655 – 1730) m. Temperance Chisholm (1654 – 1718)
        1. 1. William (V) Dickens (1 Jun 1716 – 24 Jul 1785) m. Elizabeth Ball (8 Sep 1745 – 26 Apr 1824)

Anne Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Anne Thornton in Newnham, Northamptonshire, England
Newnham, Northamptonshire, England
1614
27 Dec 1614
Age 59
Death of Anne Thornton in Spratton, Northamptonshire, England
Spratton, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Newnham, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1614
    Event Place: Spratton, Northamptonshire, England

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