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Sir Christopher Thorpe 1560–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: September 11, 1591

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Thorpe

Mother: Lady Throckmorton

Spouse(s): Anne Horberry, Anne (Thorpe), Lady Thorpe

Children(s): Christopher Jr, Catherine (Smyth), Elizabeth Staniforth, John Thorpe, William Thorpe

The story of Sir Christopher Thorpe began in 1560 in Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England. Sir Christopher Thorpe married Anne Horberry, Anne Sheffield Thorpe, Lady Anne Sheffield Thorpe, and had children including Catherine Thorpe Smyth, Christopher John Thorpe Jr, Elizabeth Staniforth, Elizabeth Thorpe, John Thorpe, William Thorpe. Sir Christopher Thorpe passed away in 1591 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Christopher Thorpe began in 1560 in Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir Christopher Thorpe married Anne Horberry, Anne Sheffield Thorpe, Lady Anne Sheffield Thorpe, and had children including Catherine Thorpe Smyth, Christopher John Thorpe Jr, Elizabeth Staniforth, Elizabeth Thorpe, John Thorpe, William Thorpe.
  • Sir Christopher Thorpe passed away in 1591 in Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Thorpe's Ancestors

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Sir Thorpe
1560–1591
Birth Place: Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir William Thorpe
1505–1566
Gloucestershire, England
Lady (Margaret) Throckmorton
1505–1566
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Thorpe's Descendants

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Sir (Christopher) Thorpe (1560–September 11, 1591) m. Anne Horberry (1560–September 27, 1607) m. Anne (Sheffield) (Thorpe) (1525–30 Mar 1587) m. Lady (Anne Sheffield) Thorpe (1525–29 Sep 1586)
  1. 1. Christopher (John Thorpe) Jr 1580–1672 m. Alice Burdall 1580–1681 m. Alice Thorpe 1580–1641 m. Elizabeth Thorpe 1600–1681 m. Elizabeth Frankland 1585–1669
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Thorpe 1640–1710 m. Peter (Ridley (Virginia) Burgess) 1638–1721 m. Christopher (II) Ridley;gentleman 1592–1655
      1. 1. Nathaniel Ridley 1675–1719
        1. 1. Elizabeth Day 1685–1727 m. Capt (Nathaniel) Ridley 1670–1719 m. James Day 1660–1701
        2. 2. Nathaniel Ridley 1705–1753
      2. 2. Elizabeth RIDLEY 1660–1719
      3. 3. Mary Ridley 1666–1746
      4. 4. Col. (Robert) Ridley 1612–
      5. 5. Ann Ridley 1621–1694
      6. 6. Peter (Ridley) (Immigrants) 1615–1670
  2. 2. Catherine (Thorpe) (Smyth) 1564–1598
  3. 3. Elizabeth Staniforth 1581–1627
  4. 4. John Thorpe 1586–1666
  5. 5. William Thorpe 1582–1620

Sir Thorpe's Timeline

3 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Sir Christopher Thorpe in Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England
Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England
1583
09 Feb 1583
Age 23
Sir Christopher Thorpe was married in Aberford,York,England
Aberford,York,England
1591
September 11, 1591
Age 31
Death of Sir Christopher Thorpe in Norton Lees, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Norton Lees, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Little Ouseburn, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1583
    Event Place: Aberford,York,England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 11, 1591
    Event Place: Norton Lees, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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