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William John Thorpe 1505 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: January 1581

Death Location: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Thorpe

Mother: Ellen Wells

Spouse(s): Alice Bowett

Children(s): William Thorpe

The story of William John Thorpe began in 1505 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. William John Thorpe married Alice Bowett, and had children including William Thorpe. William John Thorpe passed away in 1581 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William John Thorpe began in 1505 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William John Thorpe married Alice Bowett, and had children including William Thorpe.
  • William John Thorpe passed away in 1581 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Thorpe's Ancestors

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William Thorpe
1505 – 1581
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Thorpe
1488 – 1549
Holderness, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen Wells
1482 – 1560
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thorpe's Descendants

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William (John) Thorpe (1505 – January 1581) m. Alice Bowett (1517 – 1582)
  1. 1. William Thorpe (1529 – 5 Jan 1597) m. Porsctia (Dorritie) Robynson (1530 – 2 Sep 1581)
    1. 1. Anne (( Hannah)) Thorpe (1 Nov 1567 – 1615) m. Richard (Thurlow) (Thorley) (Abt. 1565 – 1615) m. Richard Thurlow (1565 – Aft 1615)
      1. 1. Richard Thurlow (2 July 1598 – 10 Nov 1685) m. Jane Boothe (1610 – 19 Mar 1684)
        1. 1. Lydia Thurlow (1640 – 13 August 1716) m. Nathaniel Emerson (18 Jul 1630 – 29 Dec 1712) m. Nathaniel Emerson (Abt. 1629 – 29 December 1712) m. Nathan(Iel) Wells (1632 – 15 December 1681) m. Elizabeth

William Thorpe's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of William John Thorpe in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1581
January 1581
Age 76
Death of William John Thorpe in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1581
    Event Place: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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