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lord William Thornton, of Newton 1424–1487 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1424 Yorkshire,

Birth Location: Newton, England

Death Date: 17 Mar 1487

Death Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Newton

Mother: Lady Mekylfeld

Spouse(s): Lady Aldborough

Children(s): Francis THORNTON, William Thornton, Isabel Thornton, Sir Thornton, Lord Thornton, Isabel Thornton, Lord Thornton

lord William Thornton, of Newton was born in 1424 in Newton, England, the child of Sir Robert Iii Newton And Lady Isabel Mekylfeld. lord William Thornton, of Newton married Lady Agnes Aldborough, and had children including Francis Of Hills Thornton, Isabel Thornton, Lord Francis Thornton, Lord Robert Thornton, Sir Robert Thornton, William, William Thornton. lord William Thornton, of Newton passed away in 1487 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • lord William Thornton, of Newton was born in 1424 in Newton, England, the child of Sir Robert Iii Newton And Lady Isabel Mekylfeld.
  • lord William Thornton, of Newton married Lady Agnes Aldborough, and had children including Francis Of Hills Thornton, Isabel Thornton, Lord Francis Thornton, Lord Robert Thornton, Sir Robert Thornton, William, William Thornton.
  • lord William Thornton, of Newton passed away in 1487 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Newton
1400–1460
Birth Location: Newton, Worfield, Shropshire, England
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Lady Mekylfeld
1400–1420
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Aldborough
1430–1528
Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, , England
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Children(s)

Francis THORNTON
–1566
Birth Location: Hills of Yorkshire
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William Thornton
1450–1600
Birth Location: –
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Isabel Thornton
1448–1568
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
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Sir Thornton
1442–1525
Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England
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Lord Thornton
1451–1566
Birth Location: Hills of Yorkshire
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Isabel Thornton
1453–1506
Birth Location: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
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Lord Thornton
1454–1514
Birth Location: East Newton, Yorkshire, England
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lord Newton's Ancestors

Self
lord Newton
1424–1487
Birth Place: Newton, England
Parents
Sir Robert III Newton
1400–1460
Newton, Worfield, Shropshire, England
Lady (Isabel) Mekylfeld
1400–1420
Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Thornton, of) Newton
1374–1418
East Newton, Yorkshire, England
Isabel deGray
1378–
Barton, York, England
John Mekyfeld
1373–
, , Cambridgeshire, England
Mrs. (John) Mekyfeld
1377–
, , Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton,
1316–1346
Joan Nellison
1318–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton,
1288–1333
Isobel Newton
1292–1336

lord Newton's Descendants

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lord (William Thornton, of) Newton (1424 Yorkshire,–17 Mar 1487) m. Lady (Agnes) Aldborough (1430–ABT 1528)
  1. 1. Francis (Of Hills) THORNTON –1566
  2. 2. William Thornton 1450–1600
  3. 3. Isabel Thornton 1448–1568 m. Robert (V) deBolling 1450–1522
    1. 1. Tristram (II) deBolling 1465–1502
  4. 4. Sir (Robert) Thornton 1442–1525
  5. 5. Lord (Francis) Thornton 1451–1566
  6. 6. Isabel Thornton 1453–1506
  7. 7. Lord (Robert) Thornton 1454–1514

lord Newton's Timeline

2 Records

1424
1424 Yorkshire,
Birth of lord William Thornton, of Newton in Newton, England
Newton, England
1487
17 Mar 1487
Age 63
Death of lord William Thornton, of Newton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1424 Yorkshire,
    Event Place: Newton, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1487
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
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