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William Thornburgh 1452–1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1452

Birth Location: Hampsfield Hall, North Lancaster, England

Death Date: 19 Dec 1521

Death Location: Hampsfield, Lancashire, England

Father: William Thornburgh

Mother: Eleanor Musgrave

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Broughton, Lady Broughton

Children(s): Lady Thornburgh

The story of William Thornburgh began in 1452 in Hampsfield Hall, North Lancaster, England. William Thornburgh married Elizabeth Broughton, Lady Elizabeth Broughton, and had children including Lady Ann Thornburgh. William Thornburgh passed away in 1521 in Hampsfield, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Thornburgh began in 1452 in Hampsfield Hall, North Lancaster, England.
  • William Thornburgh married Elizabeth Broughton, Lady Elizabeth Broughton, and had children including Lady Ann Thornburgh.
  • William Thornburgh passed away in 1521 in Hampsfield, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thornburgh
1420–1445
Birth Location: Selside, Westmorland, England
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Eleanor Musgrave
1546–1623
Birth Location: Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Broughton
1455–
Birth Location: Broughton, England
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Lady Broughton
1450–1521
Birth Location: Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England
LB

Children(s)

Lady Thornburgh
1490–1524
Birth Location: Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
LT

William Thornburgh's Ancestors

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William Thornburgh
1452–1521
Birth Place: Hampsfield Hall, North Lancaster, England
Parents
William Thornburgh
1420–1445
Selside, Westmorland, England
Eleanor Musgrave
1546–1623
Hartley Castle, Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland, England
Grandparents
Richard Musgrave
1524–1555
Edenhall, Cumberland, , England
Agnes Wharton
1528–1566
Wharton Hall, Nateby, Westmorland, England
Great-Grandparents
Lady Wharton)
1500–1585
Lord Wharton
1490–1567
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thornburgh's Descendants

1.
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William Thornburgh (1452–19 Dec 1521) m. Elizabeth Broughton (1455–) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Broughton (1450–19 Dec 1521)
  1. 1. Lady (Ann) Thornburgh 1490–1524 m. Thomas Preston 1485–1523
    1. 1. Katherine Preston 1524–1596 m. Sir (Thomas Carus) Judge 1510–1571
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Carus 1563–1611 m. Sir (Nicholas Curwen of Workington) Hall 1550–1604 m. Nicholas Curwen 1540–1604
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Curwen 1572–1630 m. Sir (Thomas) Strickland 1564–1612

William Thornburgh's Timeline

2 Records

1452
1452
Birth of William Thornburgh in Hampsfield Hall, North Lancaster, England
Hampsfield Hall, North Lancaster, England
1521
19 Dec 1521
Age 69
Death of William Thornburgh in Hampsfield, Lancashire, England
Hampsfield, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1452
    Event Place: Hampsfield Hall, North Lancaster, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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