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Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham 1525–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 March 1525

Birth Location: Yardley-Hastings, Northamptons, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 October 1580

Death Location: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Shropshire

Mother: Alice Thorne*

Spouse(s): Mary Purefoy

Children(s): Susanna Thorne, Sybill Thorne, John Thorne, Pender Thorne, Arthur Thorne, William Durham, Katherina Thorne, Anthony Thorne, Thorney Thorne, Francis Thorne, Edward Thorne, Jane Thorne

Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham was born in 1525 in Yardley-Hastings, Northamptons, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Richard Thornes Sheriff Of Shropshire And Alice Maud Thorne. Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham married Mary Purefoy, and had children including Anthony Thorne, Arthur Thorne, Edward Thorne, Francis Thorne, Jane Thorne, John Thorne, Katherina Thorne, Pender Thorne, Susanna Thorne, Sybill Thorne, Thorney Thorne, William Dorne Thorne Durham. Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham passed away in 1580 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham was born in 1525 in Yardley-Hastings, Northamptons, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Richard Thornes Sheriff Of Shropshire And Alice Maud Thorne.
  • Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham married Mary Purefoy, and had children including Anthony Thorne, Arthur Thorne, Edward Thorne, Francis Thorne, Jane Thorne, John Thorne, Katherina Thorne, Pender Thorne, Susanna Thorne, Sybill Thorne, Thorney Thorne, William Dorne Thorne Durham.
  • Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham passed away in 1580 in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Durham's Ancestors

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Sir Durham
1525–1580
Birth Place: Yardley-Hastings, Northamptons, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Richard Thornes **Sheriff of Shropshire
1505–1575
Condover, Shropshire, , England
Alice (Maud) Thorne*
1500–1537
Caversfield, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Durham's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Thorne of) Durham (8 March 1525–29 October 1580) m. Mary Purefoy (1523–9 May 1589)
  1. 1. Susanna Thorne 1559–1588 m. Roger Dudley 1535–1586
    1. 1. Thomas (Sutton Dudley Gov of Massachusetts Bay) Colony 1576–1653 m. Dorothy Yorke 1580–1643
      1. 1. Rev. (Samuel Dudley) 9thGG 1608–1683 m. Elizabeth (Smith) Dudley 1630–1666
        1. 1. Stephen Dudley 1654–1734 m. Sarah Gilman 1667–1713
  2. 2. Sybill Thorne 1531–1575
  3. 3. John Thorne 1559–1600
  4. 4. Pender Thorne 1556–1582
  5. 5. Arthur Thorne 1552–1553
  6. 6. William (Dorne Thorne) Durham 1558–1603
  7. 7. Katherina Thorne 1551–1551
  8. 8. Anthony Thorne 1549–1588
  9. 9. Thorney Thorne 1554–1555
  10. 10. Francis Thorne 1550–1601
  11. 11. Edward Thorne 1550–
  12. 12. Jane Thorne 1558–1613

Sir Durham's Timeline

6 Records

1525
8 March 1525
Birth of Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham in Yardley-Hastings, Northamptons, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Yardley-Hastings, Northamptons, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1533
WFT Est. 1533-1563
Age 8
Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham was married
None
1540
28 Oct 1540
Age 15
Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham was married in Shalstone, Buckinghamshire, England
Shalstone, Buckinghamshire, England
1549
1549
Age 24
Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham was married in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1555
1555
Age 30
Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham was married in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, , England
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, , England
1580
29 October 1580
Age 55
Death of Sir Thomas Thorne of Durham in Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 March 1525
    Event Place: Yardley-Hastings, Northamptons, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Unknown

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: WFT Est. 1533-1563

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1540
    Event Place: Shalstone, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Manningtree, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yardley, Hastings, Northampton, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1580
    Event Place: Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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