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William Thoresby Esq 1500–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England

Death Date: 1611

Death Location: Hauxwell, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Mayor Thursby

Mother: Ellen Burgoyne

Spouse(s): Lady Leger, Lady Neville

Children(s): Henry Thoresby, Michael Thursby, Joanna Metcalf, Margaretha Dacre, Francis Thursby, Thomas Thursby

The story of William Thoresby Esq began in 1500 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England. William Thoresby Esq married Lady Mary Catherine Neville, Lady Mary Lady Dacre 9Th Baroness Neville Fiennes Thursby Leger, and had children including Francis Thursby, Henry Thursby Or Thoresby, Joanna Thursby Metcalf, Margaretha Van Fiennes Lady Dacre, Michael Thursby, Thomas Thursby. William Thoresby Esq passed away in 1611 in Hauxwell, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Thoresby Esq began in 1500 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England.
  • William Thoresby Esq married Lady Mary Catherine Neville, Lady Mary Lady Dacre 9Th Baroness Neville Fiennes Thursby Leger, and had children including Francis Thursby, Henry Thursby Or Thoresby, Joanna Thursby Metcalf, Margaretha Van Fiennes Lady Dacre, Michael Thursby, Thomas Thursby.
  • William Thoresby Esq passed away in 1611 in Hauxwell, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mayor Thursby
1463–1510
Birth Location: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England
MT
Ellen Burgoyne
1468–1502
Birth Location: Lynn Bishop, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Lady Leger
1502–1611
Birth Location: Aberganvenny, Monmouthshire, Gwent, Monmouthshire, Wales
LL
Lady Neville
1520–1565
Birth Location: Abergavenny Castle, Monmouthshire, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
LN

Children(s)

Henry Thoresby
1520–1611
Birth Location: Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England
HT
Michael Thursby
1520–1581
Birth Location: Burford, Oxfordshire, England
MT
Joanna Metcalf
1523–1560
Birth Location: Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England
JM
Margaretha Dacre
1540–1611
Birth Location: Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
MD
Francis Thursby
1518–1582
Birth Location: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
FT
Thomas Thursby
1521–
Birth Location: United Kingdom, United Kingdom
TT

William Esq's Ancestors

Self
William Esq
1500–1611
Birth Place: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England
Parents
Mayor Thomas de Thursby
1463–1510
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England
Ellen (Elizabeth Ann) Burgoyne
1468–1502
Lynn Bishop, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Esq's Descendants

1.
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William (Thoresby) Esq (1500–1611) m. Lady (Mary Lady Dacre 9th Baroness Neville \ Fiennes \ Thursby \) Leger (1502–1611) m. Lady (Mary Catherine) Neville (1520–18 Dec 1565)
  1. 1. Henry (Thursby or) Thoresby 1520–1611 m. Alyce (Hellena Fotheringhay) Durrantt 1525–1547 m. Mrs (Jane) Palmer 1564–1616
    1. 1. Amy (A. Durrant Thursby Metcalf) (C) 1547–1602 m. Rev. (William Leonard Metcalf\Metcalfe (Cambridge - St. Johns)) II 1542–1616
      1. 1. Lord (Jeffrey Lawrence) Metcalf 1565–1625 m. Elizabeth Metcalfe 1570–1630 m. Lady (Elizabeth Brewer) Ward 1570–1630 m. Margaret Percy 1580–1612
        1. 1. Eliza Metcalfe 1640–1640 m. Francis Plumer 1594–1664 m. Benjamin Plummer 1590–1664
        2. 2. Elizabeth Metcalf 1590–1640
        3. 3. Anne (Metcalfe\Metcalf -) Hall 1610–1659
        4. 4. Anne Clifford –1632
      2. 2. Robert Metcalfe 1564–1661
      3. 3. James Metcalf\Metcalfe 1579–1604
      4. 4. Johannes Metcalf\Metcalfe 1583–1664
      5. 5. Nicholas Metcalf\Metcalfe 1583–1664
      6. 6. Marie Metcalf\Metcalfe 1585–1601
      7. 7. Michael Metcalf\Metcalfe 1587–1664
      8. 8. Doctor (William) Metcalfe 1586–1628
      9. 9. Leonard (Metcalf\Metcalfe) II 1586–1604
      10. 10. Matthew Metcalf\Metcalfe 1594–1664
      11. 11. Rev. (Richard) Metcalf\Metcalfe 1587–1664
      12. 12. Nicholas Metcalf\Metcalfe 1583–1664
      13. 13. Amy Metcalf\Metcalfe 1591–1664
      14. 14. Matthew Metcalf\Metcalfe 1594–1604
      15. 15. Rev. (Richard) Metcalf 1594–1656
      16. 16. Nynian Metcalf 1596–1597
      17. 17. Capt (Joseph) Metcalf\Metcalfe 1598–1665
      18. 18. Marie Metcalf 1601–1601
      19. 19. Joseph Metcalf\Metcalfe 1605–1654
      20. 20. John ((Johannes)) Metcalf\Metcalfe 1586–1664
    2. 2. William Durrant 1535–
    3. 3. Ellianor Thoresby 1586–1628
    4. 4. George Thursby –1793
  2. 2. Michael Thursby 1520–1581
  3. 3. Joanna (Thursby) Metcalf 1523–1560
  4. 4. Margaretha (van Fiennes Lady) Dacre 1540–1611
  5. 5. Francis Thursby 1518–1582
  6. 6. Thomas Thursby 1521–

William Esq's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Thoresby Esq in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England
1611
1611
Age 111
Death of William Thoresby Esq in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England
Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1611
    Event Place: Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hauxwell, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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