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William Thornburgh 1450–1531 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Yorks, England

Death Date: 1531

Death Location: Cartmel Church, Lancasire, England

Father: William Thornburgh

Mother: Eleanor Musgrave

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Broughton, Elizabeth Broughton, Elizabeth Broughton

Children(s): Rowland THORNBURGH

William Thornburgh was born in 1450 in Yorks, England, the child of William Thornburgh And Eleanor Musgrave. William Thornburgh married Elisabeth Broughton, Elizabeth Broughton, and had children including Rowland Thornburgh. William Thornburgh passed away in 1531 in Cartmel Church, Lancasire, England.

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Biography

  • William Thornburgh was born in 1450 in Yorks, England, the child of William Thornburgh And Eleanor Musgrave.
  • William Thornburgh married Elisabeth Broughton, Elizabeth Broughton, and had children including Rowland Thornburgh.
  • William Thornburgh passed away in 1531 in Cartmel Church, Lancasire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thornburgh
1460–1453
Birth Location: Hansfeld, Lancashire, England
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Eleanor Musgrave
1421–1484
Birth Location: Hartly Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, England
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Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Broughton
1480–1521
Birth Location: Broughton, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Broughton
1450–
Birth Location: Lancs, England
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Elizabeth Broughton
1480–1521
Birth Location: Broughton, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Rowland THORNBURGH
1480–1544
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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William Thornburgh's Ancestors

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William Thornburgh
1450–1531
Birth Place: Yorks, England
Parents
William Thornburgh
1460–1453
Hansfeld, Lancashire, England
Eleanor Musgrave
1421–1484
Hartly Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
Henry (**) Thornburgh
1400–1424
Hamsfeld, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Pilkington **) Booth
1404–1498
Blackrod, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornburgh
1360–1394
Jane Dalton
1365–1394
Thomas Boothe
1378–1450
Katherine DeAssheton
1372–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Boothes
1358–1422
Joane Trafford
1358–1405

William Thornburgh's Descendants

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William Thornburgh (1450–1531) m. Elisabeth Broughton (1480–19 Dec 1521) m. Elizabeth Broughton (1450–) m. Elizabeth Broughton (1480–19 Dec 1521)
  1. 1. Rowland THORNBURGH 1480–1544 m. Lady (Mabel Margaret) Middleton 1500–1570
    1. 1. William (Sir) Thornburgh 1510–1552 m. Thomasine Bellingham 1527–1582
      1. 1. William (II) Thornburgh 1547–1608 m. Audrey (Ethelred) Carus 1566–1596 m. Isabel Salkeld 1555–1605 m. Jennette Brockbank 1570–
        1. 1. Rowland THORNBURGH 1582–1611 m. Jane DALTON 1582–1611 m. Jane Dalton 1600–1611

William Thornburgh's Timeline

3 Records

1450
1450
Birth of William Thornburgh in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1450
1450
Birth of William Thornburgh in Yorks, England
Yorks, England
1531
1531
Age 81
Death of William Thornburgh in Cartmel Church, Lancasire, England
Cartmel Church, Lancasire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Yorks, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Cartmel Church, Lancasire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File
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