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William Thornton 1530–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 May 1600

Death Location: 'The Hills', Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Hills

Mother: Joan Lovier

Spouse(s): Agnes Page, Barbara Westby

Children(s): Abraham Thornton, Margery Thornton, Marie Thornton, John Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Margaret Thornton, William Thornton, Joan Thornton

William Thornton was born in 1530 in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Francis Thornton Of The Hills And Joan De Lovier. William Thornton married Agnes E Page, Barbara Westby, and had children including Abraham Thornton, Joan Thornton, John Thornton, Margaret Thornton, Margery Thornton, Marie Thornton, Thomas Thornton, William Thornton. William Thornton passed away in 1600 in 'The Hills', Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Thornton was born in 1530 in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Francis Thornton Of The Hills And Joan De Lovier.
  • William Thornton married Agnes E Page, Barbara Westby, and had children including Abraham Thornton, Joan Thornton, John Thornton, Margaret Thornton, Margery Thornton, Marie Thornton, Thomas Thornton, William Thornton.
  • William Thornton passed away in 1600 in 'The Hills', Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Thornton's Ancestors

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William Thornton
1530–1600
Birth Place: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Francis Thornton of The Hills
1481–1557
Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Joan (DE) Lovier
1498–1550
England, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thornton's Descendants

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William Thornton (1530–16 May 1600) m. Agnes (E) Page (1522–) m. Barbara Westby (1540–1645)
  1. 1. Abraham Thornton 1575–1600
  2. 2. Margery Thornton 1589–
  3. 3. Marie Thornton 1578–
  4. 4. John Thornton 1587–1645
  5. 5. Thomas Thornton 1585–
  6. 6. Margaret Thornton 1591–
  7. 7. William Thornton 1595–1650
  8. 8. Joan Thornton 1593–

William Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1530
1530
Birth of William Thornton in Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1560
1560
Age 30
William Thornton was married in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1600
16 May 1600
Age 70
Death of William Thornton in 'The Hills', Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
'The Hills', Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Richmond (near Colburn), Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Thundridge, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1600
    Event Place: 'The Hills', Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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