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Robert Thornton 1454 – 1514 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1454

Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1514

Death Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Agnes Aldborough

Spouse(s): Jane Layton

Children(s): Francie Thornton

In 1454, Robert Thornton entered the world in Newton, Yorkshire, England, born to William Thornton and Agnes Aldborough. Robert Thornton married Jane Layton, and had children including Francie Thornton. Robert Thornton passed away in 1514 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1454, Robert Thornton entered the world in Newton, Yorkshire, England, born to William Thornton and Agnes Aldborough.
  • Robert Thornton married Jane Layton, and had children including Francie Thornton.
  • Robert Thornton passed away in 1514 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Robert Thornton's Ancestors

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Robert Thornton
1454 – 1514
Birth Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Thornton
1424 – 1487
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Agnes Aldborough
1430 – 1528
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Thornton
1392 – 1460
East Newton, Yorkshire, England
Isabel Mekylfeld
1400 –
Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Thornton's Descendants

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Robert Thornton (1454 – 1514) m. Jane Layton (1458 – 1498)
  1. 1. Francie Thornton (1498 – 12 Apr 1566) m. Joan DeLovier (1498 – 1550)
    1. 1. William Thornton (1600 – 1650) m. Barbara Westby (1595 – JAN 1680) m. Frances Robinson (bef 1600 – 1650)
      1. 1. William (Immigrant) Thornton (1620 – 1708) m. Elizabeth Rowland (1627 – 1656)
        1. 1. William Thornton (27 Mar 1649 – 15 Feb 1726) m. Elizabeth Fitzhugh (1652 – 1688) m. Prudence Willis (1649 – 1720)
      2. 2. William Thornton (abt 1620 – 1708)

Robert Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1454
1454
Birth of Robert Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England
1514
1514
Age 60
Death of Robert Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1454
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England

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