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Oliver Thornton 1500–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: York, Allergill, Durham, Durham, ENGLAND

Death Date: 1557

Death Location: Soham, Cambridge, ENGLAND

Father: Thomas Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Metcalfe

Spouse(s): Pernell Bugge

Children(s):

Oliver Thornton was born in 1500 in York, Allergill, Durham, Durham, ENGLAND, the child of Thomas Thornton And Elizabeth Metcalfe. Oliver Thornton married Pernell Bugge. Oliver Thornton passed away in 1557 in Soham, Cambridge, ENGLAND.

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Biography

  • Oliver Thornton was born in 1500 in York, Allergill, Durham, Durham, ENGLAND, the child of Thomas Thornton And Elizabeth Metcalfe.
  • Oliver Thornton married Pernell Bugge.
  • Oliver Thornton passed away in 1557 in Soham, Cambridge, ENGLAND.

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Oliver Thornton's Ancestors

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Oliver Thornton
1500–1557
Birth Place: York, Allergill, Durham, Durham, ENGLAND
Parents
Thomas Thornton
1475–1520
Thornton, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Elizabeth Metcalfe
1477–
Holme House, Yorkshire County, ENGLAND
Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1440–
Thornton, Yorkshire, ENGLAND
Eleanor Bland
1445–
Easingwold Yorkshsire, ENGLAND
Reginald Metcalfe
1435–
Holme House, Yorkshire County, ENGLAND
Elizabeth Hertlington
1437–
Great-Grandparents
Roger Thornton
1418–1449
Katherine Redmagne
1419–1447
Richard Bland
1420–1453
Thomas Metcalfe
1436–1504
Elizabeth Herlington
1438–1473
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1385–1418
Mary Kirkby
1390–1422
Herny Redmagne
1393–1433
John Bland
1370–
James Metcalfe
1389–1471
Gelsone Ireby
1395–1439
William Herlington
1403–

Oliver Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Oliver Thornton in York, Allergill, Durham, Durham, ENGLAND
York, Allergill, Durham, Durham, ENGLAND
1557
1557
Age 57
Death of Oliver Thornton in Soham, Cambridge, ENGLAND
Soham, Cambridge, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: York, Allergill, Durham, Durham, ENGLAND

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Soham, Cambridge, ENGLAND

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