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William Thorpe 1529 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 5 Jan 1597

Death Location: Kent, England

Father: William Thorpe

Mother: Alice Bowett

Spouse(s): Porsctia Robynson

Children(s): Anne Thorpe

William Thorpe was born in 1529 in Yorkshire, England, the child of William John Thorpe and Alice Bowett. William Thorpe married Porsctia Dorritie Robynson, and had children including Anne ( Hannah) Thorpe. William Thorpe passed away in 1597 in Kent, England.

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Biography

  • William Thorpe was born in 1529 in Yorkshire, England, the child of William John Thorpe and Alice Bowett.
  • William Thorpe married Porsctia Dorritie Robynson, and had children including Anne ( Hannah) Thorpe.
  • William Thorpe passed away in 1597 in Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thorpe
1505 – 1581
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Bowett
1517 – 1582
Birth Location: Slaighthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Porsctia Robynson
1530 – 1581
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Anne Thorpe
1567 – 1615
Birth Location: Allerton Mauleverer, Yorkshire, England
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William Thorpe's Ancestors

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William Thorpe
1529 – 1597
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
William John Thorpe
1505 – 1581
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Bowett
1517 – 1582
Slaighthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Thorpe
1488 – 1549
Holderness, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen Wells
1482 – 1560
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
John (Thorpe, Possibly an Architect for Queen Elizabeth) I
1488 – 1549
Welwyk, Yorkshire, England
Ellen Wells
1500 – 1560
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thorpe's Descendants

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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
        1. 1. Joanna (Mary "Hannah") Emerson (1663 – 04 Jul 1751) m. John Wolcott (1660 – )

William Thorpe's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of William Thorpe in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1597
5 Jan 1597
Age 68
Death of William Thorpe in Kent, England
Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1597
    Event Place: Kent, England
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