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William Thorpe 1505 – 1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1505

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1566

Death Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Thorpe

Mother: Ellen Wells

Spouse(s): Margery Hillyan

Children(s):

In 1505, William Thorpe entered the world in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Thorpe and Ellen Wells. William Thorpe married Margery Hillyan. William Thorpe passed away in 1566 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1505, William Thorpe entered the world in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Thorpe and Ellen Wells.
  • William Thorpe married Margery Hillyan.
  • William Thorpe passed away in 1566 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Thorpe's Ancestors

Self
William Thorpe
1505 – 1566
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Thorpe
1488 – 1533
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen Wells
1482 – 1560
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Stephen Thorpe
1446 – 1503
Thorpe in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Constable
1449 – 1505
East Harptree, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
William Wells
1450 –
Anlaby, Kingston, england
Ann Wells
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Thorpe
1426 – 1478
Joan Eyre
1429 – 1462
John Constable
1418 – 1477
Lora Fitzhugh
1432 – 1472
William Welles
1410 – 1461
Anne Crickslown
1415 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Thorpe
1390 – 1440
Izabell Plumpton
1390 –
Robert Eyre
1396 – 1459
Lady Padley
1400 – 1463
William FitzHugh
1389 – 1452
Margaret Ravensworth
1398 – 1450
Eudo Welles
1387 – 1421
Christopher Barneval
1370 – 1448
Eleanor Rocheford

William Thorpe's Timeline

2 Records

1505
ABT 1505
Birth of William Thorpe in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1566
1566
Age 61
Death of William Thorpe in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1505
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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