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William Thornton 1544 – 1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1544

Birth Location: , Yorkshire, England

Death Date: abt 1606

Death Location: Newton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Wright

Mother: Margery Thweng

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Children(s):

The birth of William Thornton took place in 1544 in , Yorkshire, England, to Thomas Wright and Margery De Thweng. William Thornton's death occurred in 1606 in Newton, Yorkshire, England.

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Thomas Wright
1486 – 1572
Birth Location: East Newton, Cambridgeshire, , England
TW
Margery Thweng
1500 – 1554
Birth Location: Upper Helmesley, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
MT

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1544
    Event Place: , Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: abt 1606
    Event Place: Newton, Yorkshire, England
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