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Elizabeth THORNTON 1553 – 1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1553

Birth Location: Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Oct 1608

Death Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Johne THORNTON

Mother: Eleanor CONSTABLE

Spouse(s): John Layng

Children(s): Johne Laing

According to available records, Elizabeth THORNTON - Thorinton - (m. J. Laing - 28 Jul 1573) - (Elspeth) was born in 1553 in Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Johne Thomas THORNTON and Eleanor Joan CONSTABLE. Following those early years, Elizabeth THORNTON - Thorinton - (m. J. Laing - 28 Jul 1573) - (Elspeth) married John Johnne Thomas Laing Lang Layng, and their family grew to include Johne Laing. In the later years of life, Elizabeth THORNTON - Thorinton - (m. J. Laing - 28 Jul 1573) - (Elspeth) died in 1608 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Johne THORNTON
1526 – 1601
Birth Location: Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England
JT
Eleanor CONSTABLE
1540 – 1598
Birth Location: Holderness, York, Yorkshire, England
EC

Spouses(s)

John Layng
1545 – 1618
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
JL

Children(s)

Johne Laing
1570 – 1618
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian, Scotland
JL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1553
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1553
    Event Place: Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 28 Jul 1573
    Event Place: Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Thynakers Hamilton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Oct 1608
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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