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William Thornburgh 1450–1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 19 Dec 1521

Death Location: Hampsfeld, Lancashire, England

Father: Willem Thornborough

Mother: Eleonore Musgrave

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Broughton, Eliza Ratcliff

Children(s): Anne Thornburgh, Rowland Thornburgh, Dorothy Thornburgh, Ellinor Thornburgh, Richard Thornburgh, Nicholas Thornburgh, Thomas Thornburgh, Alice Thornburgh, Isabel Thornburgh, Elizabeth Thornburgh

William Thornburgh was born in 1450 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Willem Thornborough And Eleonore Musgrave. William Thornburgh married Eliza Ratcliff, Elizabeth Broughton, and had children including Alice Thornburgh, Anne Thornburgh, Dorothy Thornburgh, Elizabeth Thornburgh, Ellinor Thornburgh, Isabel Thornburgh, Nicholas Thornburgh, Richard Thornburgh, Rowland Thornburgh, Thomas Thornburgh. William Thornburgh passed away in 1521 in Hampsfeld, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Thornburgh was born in 1450 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Willem Thornborough And Eleonore Musgrave.
  • William Thornburgh married Eliza Ratcliff, Elizabeth Broughton, and had children including Alice Thornburgh, Anne Thornburgh, Dorothy Thornburgh, Elizabeth Thornburgh, Ellinor Thornburgh, Isabel Thornburgh, Nicholas Thornburgh, Richard Thornburgh, Rowland Thornburgh, Thomas Thornburgh.
  • William Thornburgh passed away in 1521 in Hampsfeld, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Thornburgh's Ancestors

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William Thornburgh
1450–1521
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
Willem Thornborough
1425–1523
Selside, Westmoreland, England
Eleonore Musgrave
1426–1462
Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
Richard Musgrave
1398–1464
Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, England
Elizabeth Betham
1398–1464
Betham Castle, Westmoreland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thornburgh's Descendants

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William Thornburgh (1450–19 Dec 1521) m. Elizabeth Broughton (1450–19 Dec 1521) m. Eliza Ratcliff (1450–19 Dec 1521)
  1. 1. Anne Thornburgh 1480–1524 m. Thomas Preston 1482–1523
    1. 1. Elizabeth Preston 1514–1575 m. Robert Cansfield 1510–1545
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cansfield 1533–1575 m. William Charnock 1520–1571 m. Thomas Hughson 1548–1593
        1. 1. Margery Hughson 1568–1619 m. Robart Charnock 1570–1616
        2. 2. Hugh (Robert) Charnock 1550–1621 m. Elysabeth Dumbrell 1552–1601
        3. 3. Thomas Charnock 1546–1621
        4. 4. Henry Charnock 1547–1621
        5. 5. William Charnock 1552–1621
        6. 6. James Charnock 1547–1621
        7. 7. John Hughson 1571–1607
    2. 2. Elleyn Preston 1505–1571
    3. 3. Alice Preston 1505–1597
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Preston 1521–1555
    5. 5. George Preston 1518–1519
    6. 6. Archibald Preston 1522–1594
    7. 7. Christopher Preston 1523–1594
    8. 8. John Preston 1511–1569
    9. 9. Katherine Preston 1502–1596
    10. 10. Dorothy Preston 1510–1558
  2. 2. Rowland Thornburgh 1500–1544
  3. 3. Dorothy Thornburgh 1496–1524
  4. 4. Ellinor Thornburgh 1488–1522
  5. 5. Richard Thornburgh 1480–1535
  6. 6. Nicholas Thornburgh 1492–1560
  7. 7. Thomas Thornburgh 1482–1560
  8. 8. Alice Thornburgh 1485–1562
  9. 9. Isabel Thornburgh 1484–1522
  10. 10. Elizabeth Thornburgh 1492–1522

William Thornburgh's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of William Thornburgh in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1521
19 Dec 1521
Age 71
Death of William Thornburgh in Hampsfeld, Lancashire, England
Hampsfeld, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1521
    Event Place: Hampsfeld, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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