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William Thorn 1428–1511 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 SEP 1428

Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 SEP 1511

Death Location: Edinburgh City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Nicholas Thorn

Mother: Elizabeth Mckillop

Spouse(s): Kathleen McDowell

Children(s):

William Thorn was born in 1428 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Nicholas Torun Thorn And Elizabeth Mary Mckillop. William Thorn married Kathleen Mcdowell. William Thorn passed away in 1511 in Edinburgh City, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Thorn was born in 1428 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Nicholas Torun Thorn And Elizabeth Mary Mckillop.
  • William Thorn married Kathleen Mcdowell.
  • William Thorn passed away in 1511 in Edinburgh City, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Thorn's Ancestors

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William Thorn
1428–1511
Birth Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Nicholas Torun Thorn
1388–1451
Toruń, Poland
Elizabeth (Mary) Mckillop
1394–1469
Glasgow, Scotland
Grandparents
Stefan Torun
1359–1410
Torun, Prussia, Europe
Gilda Slavic
1361–1390
Slovakia, Europe
Great-Grandparents
Nicolaus Torun
–1410
Christine Prussian
1334–1360
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thorn's Timeline

2 Records

1428
26 SEP 1428
Birth of William Thorn in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1511
9 SEP 1511
Age 83
Death of William Thorn in Edinburgh City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 SEP 1428
    Event Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 SEP 1511
    Event Place: Edinburgh City, Scotland, United Kingdom

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