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Eleanor De Thornton 1316 – 1389 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1316

Birth Location: Thornton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1389

Death Location: Dutton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Peter Thornton

Mother: Lucia Hellesby

Spouse(s): Richard Houghton

Children(s): Joan Houghton

Eleanor De Thornton was born in 1316 in Thornton, Cheshire, England, the child of Peter (Piers) Thornton and Lucia Hellesby. Eleanor De Thornton married Richard De Houghton, and had children including Joan De Houghton. Eleanor De Thornton passed away in 1389 in Dutton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Eleanor De Thornton was born in 1316 in Thornton, Cheshire, England, the child of Peter (Piers) Thornton and Lucia Hellesby.
  • Eleanor De Thornton married Richard De Houghton, and had children including Joan De Houghton.
  • Eleanor De Thornton passed away in 1389 in Dutton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Eleanor Thornton's Ancestors

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Eleanor Thornton
1316 – 1389
Birth Place: Thornton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Peter (Piers) Thornton
1290 – 1358
Thornton Mayow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Lucia Hellesby
1294 – 1335
Hellesby, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Eleanor Thornton's Descendants

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Eleanor (De) Thornton (1316 – 1389) m. Richard (De) Houghton (ABT 1300 – 1350)
  1. 1. Joan (De) Houghton (ABT 1326 – 1380) m. Thomas (De) Capenhurst (1322 – 1347)
    1. 1. Maud (de) Capenhurst (1348 – 1425) m. John Cheney (1350 – 1413)
      1. 1. Isabel Cheney (1369 – 1418) m. John (De) Warenne (1352 – ABT 1413)
        1. 1. Margaret (De) Warenne (1374 – 1402)
        2. 2. Margaret Warren (ABT 1400 – AFT 1452) m. William Mainwaring (ABT 1396 – 1499)
      2. 2. Emma (Matilda) Cheney (ABT 1375 – 1432) m. John Warren (23 APR 1371 – )
        1. 1. Gruffudd (Lord of Ightfield) Warren (1400 – )
      3. 3. Maud Cheney (ABT 1379 – 1450) m. William Cholmondeley (ABT 1400 – 1425) m. John Lee (ABT 1375 – )
    2. 2. Isabel Capenhurst (1350 – 1400)

Eleanor Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1316
1316
Birth of Eleanor De Thornton in Thornton, Cheshire, England
Thornton, Cheshire, England
1389
1389
Age 73
Death of Eleanor De Thornton in Dutton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Dutton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1316
    Event Place: Thornton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1389
    Event Place: Dutton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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