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Roger Thornton 1420–1474 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Whitton, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 1474

Death Location: Northumberland, England

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Mary Kirby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Greystoke

Children(s): Elizabeth Thornton

Roger Thornton was born in 1420 in Whitton, Northumberland, England, the child of William Sir Thornton And Mary Kirby. Roger Thornton married Elizabeth De Greystoke, and had children including Elizabeth Thornton. Roger Thornton passed away in 1474 in Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Roger Thornton was born in 1420 in Whitton, Northumberland, England, the child of William Sir Thornton And Mary Kirby.
  • Roger Thornton married Elizabeth De Greystoke, and had children including Elizabeth Thornton.
  • Roger Thornton passed away in 1474 in Northumberland, England.

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Roger Thornton's Ancestors

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Roger Thornton
1420–1474
Birth Place: Whitton, Northumberland, England
Parents
William (Sir) Thornton
1385–1418
Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Mary Kirby
1390–1422
Grandparents
William ((Sir) Thornton) I
1355–1435
Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (De) Stapleton
1360–1389
Carlton, Yorkshire, England
John Kirkby
1340–
Kirkby Thore, Westmoreland, England
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Roger Thornton's Descendants

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Roger Thornton (1420–1474) m. Elizabeth (De) Greystoke (1415–Aft. 1467)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Thornton 1444–1468 m. George Lumley 1444–1507
    1. 1. Thomas ((Sir)) Lumley 1460–1488 m. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1461–1503
      1. 1. Elizabeth Lumley 1488–1547 m. William (Robert) Creswell 1486–1534
        1. 1. William (Johannes) Creswell 1515–1571 m. Mary (Margret) Spenser 1524–1587

Roger Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of Roger Thornton in Whitton, Northumberland, England
Whitton, Northumberland, England
1474
1474
Age 54
Death of Roger Thornton in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Whitton, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1474
    Event Place: Northumberland, England

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