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Robert Thornton 1341–1402 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1341

Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1402

Death Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Thornton

Mother: Joan Miller

Spouse(s): Margaret Thwynge

Children(s): Robert Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Beatrice Thornton

Robert Thornton was born in 1341 in Newton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Thornton And Joan Miller. Robert Thornton married Margaret Thwynge, and had children including Beatrice Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Robert Thornton. Robert Thornton passed away in 1402 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Thornton was born in 1341 in Newton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Thornton And Joan Miller.
  • Robert Thornton married Margaret Thwynge, and had children including Beatrice Thornton, Elizabeth Thornton, Robert Thornton.
  • Robert Thornton passed away in 1402 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Thornton
1341–1402
Birth Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Thornton
1316–1346
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Joan Miller
1318–1402
Monkby, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William Thornton
1291–1333
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Isabella (de) Newton
1294–1336
Newton, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
1260–1320
William Newton
1266–
Unknown
1270–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornton
1224–1268
Abigal
1217–1269
John Newton
1199–1291
Unknown
1237–1291

Robert Thornton's Descendants

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Robert Thornton (1341–1402) m. Margaret Thwynge (1350–Feb 1401)
  1. 1. Robert Thornton 1374–1418 m. Isabel DeGray 1378–
    1. 1. Robert Thornton 1392–1460 m. Isabel Mekylfeld 1402–
      1. 1. William Thornton 1424–1487 m. Agnes Aldborough 1430–1488
        1. 1. Robert Thornton 1454–1514 m. Jane Layton 1458–1498
        2. 2. Isabel Thornton 1448–1568
        3. 3. Francis Thornton 1451–1486
        4. 4. Lord (Francis Of Hills) THORNTON 1451–1566
        5. 5. Isabel Thornton 1453–1506
        6. 6. East (Newton) Thornton 1454–
        7. 7. William Thornton 1470– m. Pickering 1472–
      2. 2. Robert Thornton 1424–1487
      3. 3. Alice (Frances) Thornton 1433–1465 m. William Rowley 1427–1459 m. Willam Rowley 1427–1459
    2. 2. John Thornton 1402–1416
    3. 3. Thomas Thornton 1406–1458
    4. 4. William Thornton 1408–1487
    5. 5. Alice Thornton 1410–1470 m. William Browne 1408–1470
  2. 2. Elizabeth Thornton 1370–1401
  3. 3. Beatrice Thornton 1372–1401

Robert Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1341
1341
Birth of Robert Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England
1402
1402
Age 61
Death of Robert Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1341
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Robert Thornton, person ID GS3R-WC9.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1402
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Robert Thornton, person ID GS3R-WC9.

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