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Roger Thornton 1550–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Lincolnshire, England

Father: Christopher Thomton

Mother: Cecily Metcalfe

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Children(s):

In 1550, Roger Thornton entered the world in England, born to Christopher Thornton Or Thomton And Cecily Metcalfe. Roger Thornton passed away in 1590 in Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1550, Roger Thornton entered the world in England, born to Christopher Thornton Or Thomton And Cecily Metcalfe.
  • Roger Thornton passed away in 1590 in Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Thomton
1504–1590
Birth Location: Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
CT
Cecily Metcalfe
1504–1575
Birth Location: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
CM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roger Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Roger Thornton
1550–1590
Birth Place: England
Parents
Christopher Thornton Or Thomton
1504–1590
Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
Cecily Metcalfe
1504–1575
Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roger Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Roger Thornton in England
England
1590
1590
Age 40
Death of Roger Thornton in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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