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William Thorn 1428–1511 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 SEP 1428

Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: SEP 1511

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Nicholas Thorn

Mother: Elizabeth McKillop

Spouse(s): Kathleen McDowell

Children(s): William Thorndike, Nicholas Thorn, James Thorn, Kathleen Thorn, Elizabeth Thorn, Frederick Thorn

William Thorn was born in 1428 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Nicholas Torun Thorn And Elizabeth Mary Mckillop. William Thorn married Kathleen Mcdowell, and had children including Elizabeth Thorn, Frederick Thorn, James Thorn, Kathleen Thorn, Nicholas Thorn, William Thorndike. William Thorn passed away in 1511 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Thorn was born in 1428 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Nicholas Torun Thorn And Elizabeth Mary Mckillop.
  • William Thorn married Kathleen Mcdowell, and had children including Elizabeth Thorn, Frederick Thorn, James Thorn, Kathleen Thorn, Nicholas Thorn, William Thorndike.
  • William Thorn passed away in 1511 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Thorn's Ancestors

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William Thorn
1428–1511
Birth Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Nicholas Torun Thorn
1388–1451
Toruń, Poland
Elizabeth (Mary) McKillop
1394–1469
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Stefan Torun
1359–1410
Toruń, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Poland
Gilda Slavic
1361–1390
Slovakia
Great-Grandparents
Nicolaus Torun
1327–1410
Christine Prussian
1334–1360
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thorn's Descendants

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William Thorn (26 SEP 1428–SEP 1511) m. Kathleen McDowell (1430–1500)
  1. 1. William Thorndike 1454–1539 m. Janet Nichols 1458–
    1. 1. Herbert Thorndike 1492–1554 m. Janet Nicholas 1512–1554
      1. 1. Nicholas Thorndike 1535–1589 m. Frances Southey 1539–1569
        1. 1. Francis Thorndike 1570–1623 m. Alice Coleman 1574–1632
        2. 2. Herbert Thorndike 1572–1723
        3. 3. Joane Thorndike 1574–1637
        4. 4. Anne Thorndike 1576–
      2. 2. Richard Thorndike 1537–
      3. 3. George THORNDIKE 1539–
      4. 4. Herbert THORNDIKE 1541–
      5. 5. James THORNDIKE 1543–
    2. 2. William Thorndike 1478–
    3. 3. Janet Thorndike 1483–1554
    4. 4. Alison Thorndike 1483–
    5. 5. Agnes Thorndike 1490–1591
    6. 6. John Thorndike 1494–1591
  2. 2. Nicholas Thorn 1450–1535
  3. 3. James Thorn 1455–1520
  4. 4. Kathleen Thorn 1457–1530
  5. 5. Elizabeth Thorn 1462–1530
  6. 6. Frederick Thorn 1465–1535

William Thorn's Timeline

3 Records

1428
26 SEP 1428
Birth of William Thorn in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1511
9 SEP 1511
Age 83
Death of William Thorn in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1511
SEP 1511
Age 83
Burial of William Thorn in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 SEP 1511
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: SEP 1511
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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