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Christopher Thorpe 1525–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 September 1591

Death Location: Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Thorpe

Mother: Lady (Thorpe)

Spouse(s): Anne Horberry, Lady Thorpe

Children(s): CHRISTOPHER II, Catherina Thorpe, Elizabeth Thorpe

In 1525, Christopher Thorpe entered the world in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir William Thomas Thorpe And Lady Margaret Throckmorton Thorpe. Christopher Thorpe married Anne Horberry, Lady Anne Sheffield Thorpe, and had children including Catherina Thorpe, Christopher John Thorpe Ii, Elizabeth Thorpe. Christopher Thorpe passed away in 1591 in Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Christopher Thorpe entered the world in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir William Thomas Thorpe And Lady Margaret Throckmorton Thorpe.
  • Christopher Thorpe married Anne Horberry, Lady Anne Sheffield Thorpe, and had children including Catherina Thorpe, Christopher John Thorpe Ii, Elizabeth Thorpe.
  • Christopher Thorpe passed away in 1591 in Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Christopher Thorpe's Ancestors

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Christopher Thorpe
1525–1591
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Thomas Thorpe
1505–1566
Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Margaret Throckmorton) (Thorpe)
1505–1566
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Thorpe's Descendants

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Christopher Thorpe (1525–11 September 1591) m. Anne Horberry (1560–27 September 1607) m. Lady (Anne Sheffield) Thorpe (1525–29 Sep 1586)
  1. 1. CHRISTOPHER (John Thorpe) II 1580–1672 m. Alice Burdall 1592–1681
    1. 1. Elizabeth Ridgeley 1605–1695 m. John (Henry) Ridgley 1601–1699
      1. 1. William Ridgely 1645–1716 m. Elizabeth Clark 1663–1716
        1. 1. Sarah (Pierce) Ridgely 1685–1734 m. John Haswell 1671–1750 m. John Barry 1680–1776
        2. 2. William Ridgely 1678–1716
      2. 2. Henry ("Im") Ridgely 1627–1710
      3. 3. Charles (Henry) Ridgeley 1673–1722
      4. 4. Martha (Mary) Ridgely 1664–1727
      5. 5. Robert Ridgely 1625–1681
      6. 6. Martha ((Warner)) Ridgley 1663–1724
      7. 7. EN (Joan) Ridgely 1620–
      8. 8. Sarah Ridgely 1667–1727
    2. 2. Mary Thorpe 1595–1690
    3. 3. Elizabeth Thorpe 1640–1690
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Thorpe 1642–1690
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Thorpe\Ridley 1595–1690
    6. 6. Christopher Thorpe 1580–1672
  2. 2. Catherina Thorpe 1564–1598
  3. 3. Elizabeth Thorpe 1581–1627

Christopher Thorpe's Timeline

3 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Christopher Thorpe in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1591
11 September 1591
Age 66
Death of Christopher Thorpe in Norton Lees, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Norton Lees, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
1591
1591-1592
Age 66
Christopher Thorpe - Probate in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 1591
    Event Place: Norton Lees, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1591-1592
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry, England, Indexes of Wills and Probate, Indexes created from registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Dioceses Of Lichfield and Coventry Wills and Probate 1521-1860

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