John Thornhill

Male 1180 - 1249  (~ 69 years)


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  • Name John Thornhill 
    Birth $1180  Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death ~1249  Fixby Hall, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I53795  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2019 

    Father Sir Richard Thornhill,   b. 1150, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ~1208, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Alice Senlis,   b. ~1150, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1204, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Marriage 1165  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F20170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Olivia Mare,   b. ~1193, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ~1254, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Marriage (Yorkshire, England) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Sarah Thornhill,   b. ~1210, Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Riding, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F20169  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

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  • Notes 
    • Biography

      John (Thornhill) de Thornhill was a member of aristocracy in England.
      Birth
      John de Thornhull's birth is estimated as 1180.{citation needed}

      Mary Emily Fauntleroy states that the history of the de Thornhull family can be traced back to records dated as early as 1200. The earliest de Thornhull was John, who had two sons, Ralph and Walter. [1]

      Marriage
      John de Thornhull married Olivia Mare or Olive de la Mare.[2]

      Estimate the marriage as prior to 1205.

      1227 Sons Transfer Land
      In 1227 his son Walter grants an estate to Walter's brother Ralph. [1] This presumes Walter had achieved majority by the time. Therefore Walter's birth is estimated as, say, 1205.

      In 1227, Walter granted his brother Ralph the estate of Alveston Manor, and estate which later appears among the Fauntelroy estates. [1]

      Death
      He died in 1249 in Fixby Hall.{citation needed}

      Issue
      Walter. Geni estimates Walter de Thornhill's birth as circa 1225 in Thornhill, Dewsbury, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. [2] However, Walter as an adult by 1227. [1]

      end of biography [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S14604] "Sarah de Tankersley formerly Thornhill", Ancestors, Descendants and lacks source information, https://www.wikitree.com/.