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Lord William of Eastcombe Thornton 1530–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530/1540

Birth Location: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 16 May 1600

Death Location: The Hills, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Thornton

Mother: Agnes Page

Spouse(s): Barbara GG

Children(s): William £

In 1530, Lord William of Eastcombe Thornton entered the world in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Francis Peace Of Thornton And Agnes Ermentrude Page. Lord William of Eastcombe Thornton married Barbara Haines Westby 10Th Gg, and had children including William Phillip Of Eastcomb Thornton Iii Of The Hills. Lord William of Eastcombe Thornton passed away in 1600 in The Hills, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1530, Lord William of Eastcombe Thornton entered the world in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Francis Peace Of Thornton And Agnes Ermentrude Page.
  • Lord William of Eastcombe Thornton married Barbara Haines Westby 10Th Gg, and had children including William Phillip Of Eastcomb Thornton Iii Of The Hills.
  • Lord William of Eastcombe Thornton passed away in 1600 in The Hills, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Thornton
1501–1566
Birth Location: The Hills, East Newton, Yorkshire, England
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Agnes Page
1522–1573
Birth Location: Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Barbara GG
1540–1594
Birth Location: Ravensfield, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

William £
1579–1660
Birth Location: Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, , England
W£

Lord Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Lord Thornton
1530–1600
Birth Place: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Francis Peace Of Thornton
1501–1566
The Hills, East Newton, Yorkshire, England
Agnes (Ermentrude) Page
1522–1573
Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Henry Page of) Kenton
1492–1558
Wembley, Middlesex, England
Alice Handley
1511–1562
Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Thornton's Descendants

1.
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Lord (William of Eastcombe) Thornton (1530/1540–16 May 1600) m. Barbara (Haines Westby - 10th) GG (1540–1594)
  1. 1. William (Phillip of Eastcomb Thornton* III of the Hills) £ 1579–1660 m. Frances (or Florence Robinson) ¥ 1600–1675
    1. 1. William (III Thornton, "The Immigrant," The Gentleman from the hills of Yorkshire Co., England) Iii 1620–1708 m. Elizabeth (May Rowland) Thornton 1627–1671
      1. 1. Major (Francis Thornton,) I 1652–1726 m. Alice (Stafford) Savage 1651–1695
        1. 1. Rowland (Thornton, of) Crowes 1685–1741 m. Elizabeth Catlett 1689–1751

Lord Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530/1540
Birth of Lord William of Eastcombe Thornton in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England
Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England
1600
16 May 1600
Age 70
Death of Lord William of Eastcombe Thornton in The Hills, Yorkshire, England
The Hills, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530/1540
    Event Place: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1600
    Event Place: The Hills, Yorkshire, England
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