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William Thornburgh 1450–1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Hampsfield, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1521

Death Location: Hampsfield, Lancashire, England

Father: William Thornborough

Mother: Eleanor Musgrave

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Broughton

Children(s): Ann Thornburgh, Rowland Thornborough, Thomas Thornborough, Isabel Thornborough, Ellinor Thornborough, NicholasThornborough Thornburgh, Elizabeth Thornborough, Dorothy Thornborough, Thomas Thornborough

William Thornburgh was born in 1450 in Hampsfield, Lancashire, England, the child of William Thornborough And Eleanor Musgrave. William Thornburgh married Elizabeth Broughton, and had children including Ann Thornburgh, Dorothy Thornborough, Elizabeth Thornborough, Ellinor Thornborough, Isabel Thornborough, Nicholasthornborough Thornburgh, Rowland Thornborough, Thomas Thornborough. William Thornburgh passed away in 1521 in Hampsfield, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Thornburgh was born in 1450 in Hampsfield, Lancashire, England, the child of William Thornborough And Eleanor Musgrave.
  • William Thornburgh married Elizabeth Broughton, and had children including Ann Thornburgh, Dorothy Thornborough, Elizabeth Thornborough, Ellinor Thornborough, Isabel Thornborough, Nicholasthornborough Thornburgh, Rowland Thornborough, Thomas Thornborough.
  • William Thornburgh passed away in 1521 in Hampsfield, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thornborough
1430–1453
Birth Location: Hansfeld, Lancashire, England
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Eleanor Musgrave
1421–1453
Birth Location: Hartly Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Broughton
1460–1521
Birth Location: Broughton, Lancashire, England
EB

Children(s)

Ann Thornburgh
1490–1524
Birth Location: Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
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Rowland Thornborough
1480–1544
Birth Location: Selside, Lancashire, England
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Thomas Thornborough
1482–
Birth Location: Hamsfield, Lancashire, England
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Isabel Thornborough
1484–1522
Birth Location: Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
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Ellinor Thornborough
1488–
Birth Location: of, Lancashire, England
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NicholasThornborough Thornburgh
1490–
Birth Location: Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Thornborough
1492–
Birth Location: Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
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Dorothy Thornborough
1496–
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Thornborough
1498–
Birth Location: Hamsfield, Lancashire, England
TT

William Thornburgh's Ancestors

Self
William Thornburgh
1450–1521
Birth Place: Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Thornborough
1430–1453
Hansfeld, Lancashire, England
Eleanor Musgrave
1421–1453
Hartly Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
William (Henry) Thornborough
1390–1424
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Booth
1395–1424
Selside, Westmorland, England
Richard Musgrave
1398–1464
Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, England
Elizabeth Betham
1398–1464
Betham Castle, Westmoreland, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornburgh
1360–1394
Jane Dalton
1365–1394
Matthew Booth
1365–
Thomas Musgrave
1378–1447
Joan Dacre
1374–1456
Thomas Betham
1350–1442
Petronilla Burton
1354–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Thornburgh
1330–1365
Katherine Hilton
1340–1370
John Dalton
1330–1369
Isabella Pilkington
1344–1406
Richard Musgrave
1355–1463
Elizabeth Wollaston
1358–1416
William Dacre
1357–1399
Joan Douglas
1360–1395
Robert Betham
1296–
Robert Burton
1270–

William Thornburgh's Descendants

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William Thornburgh (1450–1521) m. Elizabeth Broughton (1460–1521)
  1. 1. Ann Thornburgh 1490–1524 m. Thomas Preston 1485–1523
    1. 1. Elizabeth Preston 1514–1575 m. Robert Cansfield 1510–1545
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cansfield 1530–1575 m. William Charnock 1520–
        1. 1. Hugh (Robert) Charnock 1555–1621 m. Elysabeth 1550–
        2. 2. William Charnock 1547–
        3. 3. Margery Charnock 1554–
        4. 4. Alice Charnock 1556–
        5. 5. Cicely Charnock 1556–
      2. 2. Thomas Cansfield 1532–1597
      3. 3. Robert Cansfield 1543–
      4. 4. John Cansfield 1470–1515
        1. 1. Robert Cansfield 1510–1545 m. Elizabeth Preston 1514–1575
    2. 2. Dorothy Preston 1510–1558
    3. 3. Jane Preston 1512–
    4. 4. Helen Preston 1512–1571
    5. 5. George Preston 1518–
    6. 6. Anne Preston 1521–
    7. 7. Archibald Preston 1522–1594
    8. 8. Christopher Preston 1523–1594
    9. 9. Katherine Preston 1524–1596 m. Thomas Carus 1527–1571
      1. 1. Elizabeth Carus 1563–
      2. 2. Audrey (Ethelred) Carus 1566–1596
    10. 10. John Preston 1535–1569
  2. 2. Rowland Thornborough 1480–1544
  3. 3. Thomas Thornborough 1482–
  4. 4. Isabel Thornborough 1484–1522
  5. 5. Ellinor Thornborough 1488–
  6. 6. NicholasThornborough Thornburgh 1490–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Thornborough 1492–
  8. 8. Dorothy Thornborough 1496–
  9. 9. Thomas Thornborough 1498–

William Thornburgh's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of William Thornburgh in Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
1521
1521
Age 71
Death of William Thornburgh in Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
Hampsfield, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Hampsfield, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
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