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Sir William Alexander Dorne\Thorne* "alias" Thorne of Durham 1490–1537 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 8 Mar 1537

Death Location: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Thorne)

Mother: Lady Arden

Spouse(s): Alice Denton

Children(s): Morris Thorne, John Durham, Elenor Thorne, Montague Thorne, Jane Upcott, Alice Thorne, Jane Thorne, Ralph Thorne, Sir England, Mary Thorne, Montague Thorne, George DURHAM, George Thorne, Lady Durham, Sybill Thorne, Lady Durham

Sir William Alexander Dorne\Thorne* "alias" Thorne of Durham was born in 1490 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Dorne Alias Thorne And Lady Alice De Arden. Sir William Alexander Dorne\Thorne* "alias" Thorne of Durham married Alice Dorne Denton, and had children including Alice Thorne, Elenor Thorne, George Thorne, George Thorne Of Durham, Jane Thorne, Jane Thorne Upcott, John Durham, Lady Anne Thorne Of Durham, Lady Sybill Thorne Of Durham, Mary Thorne, Montague Edward Thorne, Morris Thorne, Ralph Thorne, Sir Thomas Thorne Of Durham Church Of England, Sybill Thorne. Sir William Alexander Dorne\Thorne* "alias" Thorne of Durham passed away in 1537 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Alexander Dorne\Thorne* "alias" Thorne of Durham was born in 1490 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Dorne Alias Thorne And Lady Alice De Arden.
  • Sir William Alexander Dorne\Thorne* "alias" Thorne of Durham married Alice Dorne Denton, and had children including Alice Thorne, Elenor Thorne, George Thorne, George Thorne Of Durham, Jane Thorne, Jane Thorne Upcott, John Durham, Lady Anne Thorne Of Durham, Lady Sybill Thorne Of Durham, Mary Thorne, Montague Edward Thorne, Morris Thorne, Ralph Thorne, Sir Thomas Thorne Of Durham Church Of England, Sybill Thorne.
  • Sir William Alexander Dorne\Thorne* "alias" Thorne of Durham passed away in 1537 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England.

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Sir Durham's Ancestors

Self
Sir Durham
1490–1537
Birth Place: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Dorne (alias Thorne)
1464–1502
Durham, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Alice de) Arden
1460–1500
Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Durham's Descendants

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Sir (William Alexander Dorne\Thorne* "alias" Thorne of) Durham (1490–8 Mar 1537) m. Alice (Dorne) Denton (1525–01 Mar 1537)
  1. 1. Morris Thorne 1523–1617
  2. 2. John Durham 1515–1742
  3. 3. Elenor Thorne –1657
  4. 4. Montague (Edward) Thorne 1523–1524
  5. 5. Jane (Thorne) Upcott 1528–1606
  6. 6. Alice Thorne 1530–1596
  7. 7. Jane Thorne 1535–1561
  8. 8. Ralph Thorne 1537–
  9. 9. Sir (Thomas Thorne of Durham, Church of) England 1521–1589
  10. 10. Mary Thorne 1523–1617
  11. 11. Montague (Edward) Thorne 1523–1524
  12. 12. George (Thorne OF) DURHAM 1525–1615
  13. 13. George Thorne 1525–1615
  14. 14. Lady (Sybill Thorne Of) Durham 1531–1575
  15. 15. Sybill Thorne 1531–1575
  16. 16. Lady (Anne Thorne of) Durham 1535–1596

Sir Durham's Timeline

4 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Sir William Alexander Dorne\Thorne* "alias" Thorne of Durham in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
1537
8 Mar 1537
Age 47
Death of Sir William Alexander Dorne\Thorne* "alias" Thorne of Durham in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England
1844
1844
Age 354
Sir William Alexander Dorne\Thorne* "alias" Thorne of Durham was married
None
1864
1864
Age 374
Sir William Alexander Dorne\Thorne* "alias" Thorne of Durham was married
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1844

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1864

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Manningtree, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1537
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England

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