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Roger Thornton 1420–1511 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Witton, Northumberland, , England

Death Date: 1511

Death Location: Witton Castle, Northumberland, , England

Father: William Thornton

Mother: Mary Kirby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Greystoke

Children(s): Elizabeth Thornton, Thomas Thornton

Roger Thornton was born in 1420 in Witton, Northumberland, , England, the child of William Thornton And Mary Kirby. Roger Thornton married Elizabeth Greystoke, and had children including Elizabeth Thornton, Thomas Thornton. Roger Thornton passed away in 1511 in Witton Castle, Northumberland, , England.

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Biography

  • Roger Thornton was born in 1420 in Witton, Northumberland, , England, the child of William Thornton And Mary Kirby.
  • Roger Thornton married Elizabeth Greystoke, and had children including Elizabeth Thornton, Thomas Thornton.
  • Roger Thornton passed away in 1511 in Witton Castle, Northumberland, , England.

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Roger Thornton's Ancestors

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Roger Thornton
1420–1511
Birth Place: Witton, Northumberland, , England
Parents
William Thornton
1385–1406
Thornton, Yorkshire, , England
Mary Kirby
1390–1422
, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
William Thornton
1355–1418
Thornton, Yorkshire, , England
Margaret (de) Stapleton
1360–1389
Carlton, Yorkshire, , England
John Kirby
1350–1393
, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Thornton
1330–
Brian Stapleton
1325–1394
Alice StPhilibert
1325–1383
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Stapleton
1297–1324
Agnes Fitzalan
1298–1348
John StPhilibert
1293–1333
Margaret StJohn
1308–1361

Roger Thornton's Descendants

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Roger Thornton (1420–1511) m. Elizabeth Greystoke (1428–1440)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Thornton 1440–1476 m. George (de) Lumley 1435–1507
    1. 1. Thomas Lumley 1460–1487 m. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1466–1503
      1. 1. Richard Lumley 1478–1510 m. Anne Conyers 1470–1536
        1. 1. John Lumley 1493–1545 m. Joane (le) Scrope 1512–
      2. 2. Roger Lumley 1487–1510
      3. 3. Ann Lumley 1481–1587
      4. 4. Sibill Lumley 1485–1518
      5. 5. John Lumley 1479–1483
      6. 6. Elizabeth Lumley 1488–1518
  2. 2. Thomas Thornton 1445–1470

Roger Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of Roger Thornton in Witton, Northumberland, , England
Witton, Northumberland, , England
1511
1511
Age 91
Death of Roger Thornton in Witton Castle, Northumberland, , England
Witton Castle, Northumberland, , England

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1511
    Event Place: Witton Castle, Northumberland, , England

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