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Lady Matilda 'Maud' Thornton 1336 – 1365 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1336

Birth Location: Beeston, Cheshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1365

Death Location: Beeston, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir Thornton

Mother: Lady Ellen

Spouse(s): Sir Beeston

Children(s): Sir Beeston

Lady Matilda 'Maud' Thornton was born in 1336 in Beeston, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir Henry de Thornton and Lady Ellen. Lady Matilda 'Maud' Thornton married Sir Henry Beeston, and had children including Sir Thomas Beeston. Lady Matilda 'Maud' Thornton passed away in 1365 in Beeston, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Matilda 'Maud' Thornton was born in 1336 in Beeston, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir Henry de Thornton and Lady Ellen.
  • Lady Matilda 'Maud' Thornton married Sir Henry Beeston, and had children including Sir Thomas Beeston.
  • Lady Matilda 'Maud' Thornton passed away in 1365 in Beeston, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Thornton
1327 –
Birth Location: Beeston, County Cheshire, England
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Lady Ellen
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sir Beeston
1327 – 1395
Birth Location: Beeston, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Beeston
1365 – 1403
Birth Location: Beeston, Cheshire, England
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Lady Thornton's Ancestors

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Lady Thornton
1336 – 1365
Birth Place: Beeston, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry de Thornton
1327 –
Beeston, County Cheshire, England
Lady Ellen
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Thornton's Descendants

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Lady (Matilda 'Maud') Thornton (Abt. 1336 – Abt. 1365) m. Sir (Henry) Beeston (Abt. 1327 – 14 Feb 1395)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Beeston (Abt. 1365 – Abt. 1403) m. Lady (Margaret T) Jesson (Abt. 1367 – Abt. 1409)
    1. 1. Lord (William) Beeston (Abt. 1388 – 1416) m. Lady (Clemence) Mainwaring (Abt. 1390 – Abt. 1415)
      1. 1. Lord (Thomas) Beeston (Abt. 1414 – Abt. 1477) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Handford (Abt. 1418 – Abt 1486)
        1. 1. Lord (John) Beeston (Abt. 1441 – Bef. 1498) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Bold (Abt. 1435 – Bef. 1505)

Lady Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1336
Abt. 1336
Birth of Lady Matilda 'Maud' Thornton in Beeston, Cheshire, England
Beeston, Cheshire, England
1365
Abt. 1365
Age 29
Death of Lady Matilda 'Maud' Thornton in Beeston, Cheshire, England
Beeston, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1336
    Event Place: Beeston, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1365
    Event Place: Beeston, Cheshire, England
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