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Sir William Thomas Thorne of Durham 1578–1633 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Pittington, Durham, England

Death Date: 21 Nov 1633

Death Location: Pittington, Durham, England

Father: Sir Durham

Mother: Grace Lady

Spouse(s): Margaret Lady

Children(s): Thomas Durham, John Burnett

The story of Sir William Thomas Thorne of Durham began in 1578 in Pittington, Durham, England. Sir William Thomas Thorne of Durham married Margaret Johnston Lady, and had children including Elizabeth Thorne, John Wilson Burnett, Margaret Thorne, Thomas Durham. Sir William Thomas Thorne of Durham passed away in 1633 in Pittington, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Thomas Thorne of Durham began in 1578 in Pittington, Durham, England.
  • Sir William Thomas Thorne of Durham married Margaret Johnston Lady, and had children including Elizabeth Thorne, John Wilson Burnett, Margaret Thorne, Thomas Durham.
  • Sir William Thomas Thorne of Durham passed away in 1633 in Pittington, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Durham
1558–1603
Birth Location: Pittington, Durham, England
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Grace Lady
1558–1640
Birth Location: Pittington, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Lady
1564–1620
Birth Location: Caskieben, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, UK
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Children(s)

Thomas Durham
1604–1653
Birth Location: Pittington, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
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John Burnett
1610–1686
Birth Location: Saint Nicholas Parish, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, UK
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Sir Durham's Ancestors

Self
Sir Durham
1578–1633
Birth Place: Pittington, Durham, England
Parents
Sir William Thorne Durham
1558–1603
Pittington, Durham, England
Grace (Wood) Lady
1558–1640
Pittington, Durham, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Thorne
1537–1588
Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Katherine (Mary (Purefoy*)) Thorne*
1522–1589
Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire, , England
John ("The Clothier") Atwood\Wood
1539–1577
Dedham, Colchester, Essex, ENG
Alice (Cora) Sparks
1539–1578
Borden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Sir
1490–1537
Edward Thorne*
1494–1568
Lady Fettiplace
1496–1568
Reuben Sparks
1520–1582
Sarah Couilliard
1520–1591
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Durham's Descendants

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Sir (William Thomas Thorne of) Durham (1578–21 Nov 1633) m. Margaret (Johnston) Lady (1564–1620)
  1. 1. Thomas Durham 1604–1653 m. Sarah (Jane) Bumpas 1605–1639
    1. 1. Thomasin (Firh) Durham 1633–1698 m. Ralph Whiting 1635–1698
      1. 1. Anne Whiting 1655–1760 m. Samuel Wharton 1648–1732
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wharton 1678–1766 m. Jeremiah Markham 1685–1766
    2. 2. Joseph Durham 1635–
    3. 3. Moses Durham 1639–1639
  2. 2. John (Wilson) Burnett 1610–1686

Sir Durham's Timeline

3 Records

1578
1578
Birth of Sir William Thomas Thorne of Durham in Pittington, Durham, England
Pittington, Durham, England
1612
20 Jan 1612
Age 34
Sir William Thomas Thorne of Durham was married in Barrowby,Lincoln,England
Barrowby,Lincoln,England
1633
21 Nov 1633
Age 55
Death of Sir William Thomas Thorne of Durham in Pittington, Durham, England
Pittington, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Pittington, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1612
    Event Place: Barrowby,Lincoln,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1633
    Event Place: Pittington, Durham, England
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