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Lady Elizabeth Thornton 1497–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: abt 1552

Death Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Lord Newton)

Mother: JANE LAYTON

Spouse(s): Sir Wilding

Children(s): Lady Wilding

In 1497, Lady Elizabeth Thornton entered the world in Newton, Yorkshire, England, born to Lord Robert Thornton Of East Newton And Jane Layton. Lady Elizabeth Thornton married Leonard Husband, Sir Leonard Wylden Wilding, and had children including Lady Margaret Wilding. Lady Elizabeth Thornton passed away in 1552 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1497, Lady Elizabeth Thornton entered the world in Newton, Yorkshire, England, born to Lord Robert Thornton Of East Newton And Jane Layton.
  • Lady Elizabeth Thornton married Leonard Husband, Sir Leonard Wylden Wilding, and had children including Lady Margaret Wilding.
  • Lady Elizabeth Thornton passed away in 1552 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Lady Thornton's Ancestors

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Lady Thornton
1497–1552
Birth Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Lord Robert Thornton (of East Newton)
1454–1514
Oswaldkirk, Yorkshire, England
JANE LAYTON
1458–1498
Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Thornton's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth) Thornton (1497–abt 1552) m. Sir (Leonard (Wylden)) Wilding (1500–01 Jan 1549)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Wilding 1522–1590 m. Sir (John Farrer of) Averods 1520–1589
    1. 1. Margery (Farrer) * 1553–1650 m. Robert (Haynesworth) * 1553–1591
      1. 1. Martha Ainsworth 1578–1632 m. Abraham (James Gawkroger) Platts 1578–1628
        1. 1. Samuel (Gawkroger) Platts 1617–1690 m. Sarah BATES 1618–1681 m. Phillipa (Andrews) Felt 1632–1709

Lady Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1497
1497
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England
1552
abt 1552
Age 55
Death of Lady Elizabeth Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1552
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England

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