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James Thorpe 1698 – 1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1698

Birth Location: Lastingham, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Mar 1769

Death Location: Lastingham, Yorkshire, England

Father: William Thorpe

Mother: Emmett Dixon

Spouse(s): Sarah Dobson

Children(s): Sarah Thorp

James Thorpe was born in 1698 in Lastingham, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Thorpe and Emmett Dixon. James Thorpe married Sarah Dobson, and had children including Sarah Thorp. James Thorpe passed away in 1769 in Lastingham, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • James Thorpe was born in 1698 in Lastingham, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Thorpe and Emmett Dixon.
  • James Thorpe married Sarah Dobson, and had children including Sarah Thorp.
  • James Thorpe passed away in 1769 in Lastingham, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thorpe
1662 – 1707
Birth Location: Lastingham Yorkshire England
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Emmett Dixon
1661 – 1720
Birth Location: Appleton Le Moors Yorkshire England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Dobson
1704 – 1783
Birth Location: Lastingham, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Thorp
1741 – 1823
Birth Location: Appleton Le Moors, Yorkshire, England
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James Thorpe's Ancestors

Self
James Thorpe
1698 – 1769
Birth Place: Lastingham, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Thorpe
1662 – 1707
Lastingham Yorkshire England
Emmett Dixon
1661 – 1720
Appleton Le Moors Yorkshire England
Grandparents
William Thorpe
1603 – 1687
Almondbury All Hollows Yorkshire England
Ann Duckworth
1615 – 1664
Lancashire, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Joannes Thorpe
1576 – 1641
Judith Garside\Garfield
1575 – 1640
Thomas Duckworth
1592 – 1660
Ann Cottam
1597 – 1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John\Johannes Thorpe\Hoppe
1555 – 1626
Elizabetha\Isabella Bedall
1556 – 1600

James Thorpe's Descendants

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James Thorpe (9 Jun 1698 – Mar 1769) m. Sarah Dobson (23 Jul 1704 – 15 May 1783)
  1. 1. Sarah Thorp (1741 – 18 Feb 1823) m. Thomas FRANK (13 October 1741 – 4 Jul 1814)
    1. 1. Christiana Frank (13 Jul 1781 – 31 Dec 1858) m. Richard Gilbank (7 Aug 1776 – 09 Nov 1856) m. Richard Gilbank (7 Aug 1776 – 09 Nov 1856)
      1. 1. John Gilbank (25 Jan 1801 – 10 Nov 1865) m. Ellin ((Eleanor)) Mason (23 Jul 1796 – Bef. 18 Apr 1848)
        1. 1. Richard Gilbank (1822 – 10 May 1881) m. Anne Povey (18 Aug 1829 – 18 Apr 1881)

James Thorpe's Timeline

2 Records

1698
9 Jun 1698
Birth of James Thorpe in Lastingham, Yorkshire, England
Lastingham, Yorkshire, England
1769
Mar 1769
Age 71
Death of James Thorpe in Lastingham, Yorkshire, England
Lastingham, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1698
    Event Place: Lastingham, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1769
    Event Place: Lastingham, Yorkshire, England
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