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Sir Christopher Thornton 1540–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Thornton, Buckinghamshire, Thornton England

Father: Sir Thornton

Mother: Lady Metcalfe

Spouse(s): Lady Brocksley, Lady Lake, Mary (Thorton), Mary Lake

Children(s): Margaret Breasley

In 1540, Sir Christopher Thornton entered the world in Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Stephen Thornton And Lady Cecily Metcalfe. Sir Christopher Thornton married Lady Mary Lake, Lady Isabel Brocksley, Mary Lake, Mary Lake Thorton, and had children including Margaret Breasley. Sir Christopher Thornton passed away in 1590 in Thornton, Buckinghamshire, Thornton England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Sir Christopher Thornton entered the world in Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Sir Stephen Thornton And Lady Cecily Metcalfe.
  • Sir Christopher Thornton married Lady Mary Lake, Lady Isabel Brocksley, Mary Lake, Mary Lake Thorton, and had children including Margaret Breasley.
  • Sir Christopher Thornton passed away in 1590 in Thornton, Buckinghamshire, Thornton England.

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Sir Thornton's Ancestors

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Sir Thornton
1540–1590
Birth Place: Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Stephen Thornton
1504–1539
Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Cecily) Metcalfe
1504–1575
Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1475–1505
Thornton, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Metcalfe
1475–1507
Yoscote, Lincoln, England
John (Metcalf) (Metcalfe)
1470–1539
Holme House, Yorkshire, England
Deborah (Pigot) EOL
1476–1514
Yorkshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Thornton's Descendants

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Sir (Christopher) Thornton (1540–1590) m. Lady (Isabel) Brocksley (1560–27 Oct 1608) m. Lady (Mary) Lake (1540–1586) m. Mary (Lake) (Thorton) (1540–30 Jan 1586) m. Mary Lake (1540–1586)
  1. 1. Margaret Breasley 1585–1681 m. Sir (Roger? Robert? Gregory? (10th) GGF) 1571–1629
    1. 1. Captain (John Gregory (Roger)) {VA}(GGF-PPPMMPP) 1623–1676

Sir Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir Christopher Thornton in Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England
Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England
1590
1590
Age 50
Death of Sir Christopher Thornton in Thornton, Buckinghamshire, Thornton England
Thornton, Buckinghamshire, Thornton England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Thornton, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Thornton, Buckinghamshire, Thornton England

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