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Elizabeth Broughton 1450–1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Broughton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 19 Dec 1521

Death Location: Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Broughton

Mother: Lady Denston

Spouse(s): Willyam HAMSFIELD, William THORNBURGH

Children(s): Lady Thornburgh, Rowland Thornburgh, Thomasine Thornburgh, Isabel Thornborough, Rowland Thornburgh, Elizabeth Thornburgh, Dorothy Thornburgh, Nicholas Thornburgh, Thomas Thornburgh

The story of Elizabeth Broughton began in 1450 in Broughton, Lancashire, England. Elizabeth Broughton married William Thornburgh, Willyam Thornburgh Of Hamsfield, and had children including Dorothy Thornburgh, Elizabeth Thornburgh, Isabel Thornborough, Lady Ann Thornburgh, Nicholas Thornburgh, Rowland Thornburgh, Thomas Thornburgh, Thomasine Thornburgh. Elizabeth Broughton passed away in 1521 in Cartmel, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Broughton began in 1450 in Broughton, Lancashire, England.
  • Elizabeth Broughton married William Thornburgh, Willyam Thornburgh Of Hamsfield, and had children including Dorothy Thornburgh, Elizabeth Thornburgh, Isabel Thornborough, Lady Ann Thornburgh, Nicholas Thornburgh, Rowland Thornburgh, Thomas Thornburgh, Thomasine Thornburgh.
  • Elizabeth Broughton passed away in 1521 in Cartmel, Lancashire, England.

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Elizabeth Broughton's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Broughton
1450–1521
Birth Place: Broughton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir John IV of Lancashire Broughton
1442–1479
Lancashire, England
Lady (Anne of Kentwell and Suffolk,) Denston
1435–1481
Kentwell, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Denston
1400–1475
Kentwell, Suffolk, England
Lady (Catherine De) Clopton
1404–1440
Long Melford, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Broughton's Descendants

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Elizabeth Broughton (1450–19 Dec 1521) m. Willyam (THORNBURGH OF) HAMSFIELD (1450–Apr 1531) m. William THORNBURGH (1425–1523)
  1. 1. Lady (Ann) Thornburgh 1486–1524 m. Thomas Preston 1475–1523
    1. 1. Lady (Helen (Ellen)) PRESTON 1515–1571 m. Sir (James) Leybourne 1510–1580
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Margret) Leybourne 1532–1567 m. Thomas ((IV Lord Dacre of Gilsland Baron of Greystoke)) Dacre 1519–1573
        1. 1. Elisabeth Dacre 1564–1639 m. Lord (William Howard Earl of) Greystoke 1563–1640
        2. 2. Philip HOWARD 1556–1595
        3. 3. Mary Dacre 1563–1578
        4. 4. George (Baron of) Dacre 1561–1569
        5. 5. Francis Dacre 1559–
        6. 6. Anne Dacre 1557–1630
      2. 2. Frances Leybourne 1552–
      3. 3. Margaret Leybourne 1550–
      4. 4. Isabel Leybourne 1543–
      5. 5. James Leybourne 1541–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Greystoke 1535–1567
      7. 7. Anne Leyborne 1530–1571
      8. 8. Elizabeth Leyborne 1518–
    2. 2. Lawrence Preston 1450–
    3. 3. John Preston 1535–1569
    4. 4. Archibald Preston 1522–1594
    5. 5. Dorintha PRESTON 1510–
    6. 6. Dorothy Preston 1510–1558
    7. 7. John Preston 1511–1569
    8. 8. George PRESTON 1518–
    9. 9. Anne PRESTON 1521–1558
    10. 10. Katherine PRESTON 1524–1596
    11. 11. Christopher PRESTON 1523–1594
    12. 12. Jane Preston 1512–
  2. 2. Rowland Thornburgh 1582–1611
  3. 3. Thomasine Thornburgh 1586–
  4. 4. Isabel Thornborough 1484–1522
  5. 5. Rowland Thornburgh 1480–1544
  6. 6. Elizabeth Thornburgh 1492–
  7. 7. Dorothy Thornburgh 1496–
  8. 8. Nicholas Thornburgh 1490–
  9. 9. Thomas Thornburgh 1482–

Elizabeth Broughton's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of Elizabeth Broughton in Broughton, Lancashire, England
Broughton, Lancashire, England
1521
19 Dec 1521
Age 71
Death of Elizabeth Broughton in Cartmel, Lancashire, England
Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Broughton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1521
    Event Place: Cartmel, Lancashire, England

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