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Christopher Thornton 1491–1496 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1491

Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Bef 1496

Death Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Newton

Mother: Jane Layton

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Children(s):

Christopher Thornton was born in 1491 in Newton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Thornton Lord Of East Newton And Jane Layton. Christopher Thornton passed away in 1496 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Christopher Thornton was born in 1491 in Newton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Thornton Lord Of East Newton And Jane Layton.
  • Christopher Thornton passed away in 1496 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Newton
1454–1514
Birth Location: East Newton, York, England
RN
Jane Layton
1459–
Birth Location: Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
JL

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Christopher Thornton's Ancestors

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Christopher Thornton
1491–1496
Birth Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Thornton Lord of East Newton
1454–1514
East Newton, York, England
Jane Layton
1459–
Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1491
Abt 1491
Birth of Christopher Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England
1496
Bef 1496
Age 5
Death of Christopher Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1491
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 1496
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
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