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Sir Robert II Thornton 1486–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1545

Death Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Thornton

Mother: Lady Layton

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Sir Robert II Thornton was born in 1486 in Newton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Robert I Thornton And Lady Jane Layton. Sir Robert II Thornton passed away in 1545 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert II Thornton was born in 1486 in Newton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Robert I Thornton And Lady Jane Layton.
  • Sir Robert II Thornton passed away in 1545 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Thornton
1454–1514
Birth Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Layton
1458–1498
Birth Location: Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Thornton's Ancestors

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Sir Thornton
1486–1545
Birth Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Robert I Thornton
1454–1514
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Jane) Layton
1458–1498
Sproxton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1486
1486
Birth of Sir Robert II Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England
1545
1545
Age 59
Death of Sir Robert II Thornton in Newton, Yorkshire, England
Newton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
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