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Christopher Thornton 1491–1496 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, ENGLAND

Death Date: 1496

Death Location: Newton, Yorkshire, ENGLAND

Father: Robert Thornton

Mother: Jane Layton

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Children(s):

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

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Christopher Thornton's Ancestors

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Christopher Thornton
1491–1496
Birth Place: Newton, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Parents
Robert Thornton
1454–1514
East Newton by Hedon, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Jane Layton
1458–1501
Sprowston Hall, Norfolk, ENGLAND
Grandparents
William Thornton
1424–1487
Newton, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Agnes Aldoborough
1430–1528
Newton, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
William Layton
1435–
Sprowston Hall, Norfolk, ENGLAND
Elizabeth Stapleton
1441–1504
Bedale Church, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
Robert Thornton
1392–1487
Isabel Mekylfeld
1400–
Richard Aldoborough
1405–1460
Agnes Plumpton
1410–1430
Miles Stapleton
1395–1466
Catherine Pole
1416–1489
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Thornton
1374–1418
Isabelle Grey
1378–
John Mekylfeld
1374–
William Aldoborough
1358–1391
Margery Sutton
1350–1391
Robert Plumpton
1383–1421
Alice Foljambe
1386–1416
Brian Stapleton
1379–1438
Cecily Bardolf
1375–1432
Thomas Pole
1363–1416
Anne Cheney
1396–1427

Christopher Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1491
1491
Birth of Christopher Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Newton, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
1496
1496
Age 5
Death of Christopher Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Newton, Yorkshire, ENGLAND

Sources

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

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

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