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Lady Elizabeth Thornton 1497–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1552

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Newton

Mother: Lady Layton

Spouse(s): Sir Wilding

Children(s): Margery WYLDING

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Newton
1454–1514
Birth Location: East Newton, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Layton
1458–1498
Birth Location: Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Wilding
1500–1549
Birth Location: East Newton by Hedon, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Margery WYLDING
1522–1589
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
MW

Lady Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Lady Thornton
1497–1552
Birth Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Thornton Lord of East Newton
1454–1514
East Newton, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Jane) Layton
1458–1498
Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (William Thornton) II
1424–1487
East Newton, England
Lady (Agnes) Aldborough
1430–1528
Newton, Yorkshire, , England
Sir (William Layton of) Sproxton
1420–1458
Sproxton Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Stapleton
1420–1504
Wighill, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Newton
1400–1460
Lady Mekylfeld
1400–1599
Richard Aldborough
1405–1460
Agnes Plumpton
1410–1450
Sir Layton
1400–1448
Lady Marsdon
1405–1453
John Stapleton
1385–1455
Margaret Stapleton
1403–1464
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Aldborough
1385–1438
hermione billard-nessie
1390–1443
Sir Plumpton
1383–1421
Alice Foljambe
1386–1416
John Leighton
1385–1428
Matlida Cambray
1386–1413
Phillip Marsdon
1389–1428
Emily Harcourt
1388–1455
Richard Conyers-Norton
1375–1438
Elizabeth Tempest
1380–1438

Lady Thornton's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth) Thornton (1497–1552) m. Sir (Leonard) Wilding (1500–1549)
  1. 1. Margery WYLDING 1522–1589 m. John FARRER 1511–1590
    1. 1. Jenett Farret 1547–1626 m. Robet Dandy 1543–1634
      1. 1. George Dandy 1580–1658 m. Allys Nelson 1590–1652
        1. 1. Elizabeth Dandy 1635–1707 m. George Norris 1635–1684

Lady Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1497
1497
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England
1552
1552
Age 55
Death of Lady Elizabeth Thornton in Yorkshire, England
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: 1552
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
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