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Families covered: Thornhill of Kent, Thornhill of Stanton
The preamble of the section on the following family in BLG1886 reports that it was descended from a branch of the Thornhills of Yorkshire. The Derbyshire branch appears to have been an early one as BLG1886 reports that the following were descended from a "John Thornel of Thornel and Wharenbrook, in the parish of Hope, co. Derby, 7 Edward I., who m. Marion, dau of Richard Heton, of Mirfield, co. York". | |||||||||||||||
?? Thornhill (innkeeper in Bakewell, Derbyshire) mentioned by FMG | |||||||||||||||
1. | John Thornhill of Thornhill (Derbyshire), later of Stanton (near Bakewell) (b1668, d 1730) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Pegge (dau of Edward Pegge of Ashburn, widow of William Bache, niece/heir of Raphael Bache of Stanton) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Bache Thornhill of Stanton (d 1761) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Elizabeth Coke (dau of Thomas Coke of Melbourne) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (1742) Margaret Eyre (dau of Anthony Eyre of Rampton & Grove) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Bache Thornhill of Stanton, Sheriff of Derbyshire (b 26.08.1747, d 26.07.1830) | ||||||||||||||
m. Jane Gould (d 1827, dau of Edward Gould of Mansfield Woodhouse & Staverton by Mary, dau of Robert Thoroton of Screveton) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Henry Bache Thornhill of London (b 07.01.1780, dvp 1822) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (1801) Helen Pole (dau of Charles Pole of Liverpool) | |||||||||||||||
b.+ | other issue - William of New Park (Colonel), Bache of Winster (d 1828, minister), Edward Bulkeley (b 1789, d 1811, Captain), Mary, Lucy (d young) | ||||||||||||||
ii.+ | other issue - John (b 1743, d young), Margaret (dyoung), Anne | ||||||||||||||
B. | Thomas Thornhill (d 1796, grocer at St. Paul's Churchyard) | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Rivington | |||||||||||||||
partner(s) unknown | |||||||||||||||
i. | Rev. John Thornhill | ||||||||||||||
ii. | (Margaret) Thornhill | ||||||||||||||
m. Robert Rolleston | |||||||||||||||
C. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
m. Caleb Harding | |||||||||||||||
D. | (Dorothy) Thornhill | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir William Robinson, Bart (dsp 04.03.1770) | |||||||||||||||
E. | (Elizabeth) Thornhill | ||||||||||||||
m. (George) Warrington | |||||||||||||||
F. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
m. Samuel Heathcote of Derby | |||||||||||||||
G.+ | other issue - Nicholas, Henry (b c1707, d 1790, alderman of Chesterfield), John, Margaret (d unm), daughter (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
2. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Twigge of Bakewell | |||||||||||||||
3.+ | other issue - Nicholas (innkeeper at Bakewell), Thomas | ||||||||||||||
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John Thornhill of Tuxford | |||||||||||||||
1. | Richard Thornhill of Bromley (Kent) & Bredhurst Mere Court (d 16.02.1600) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Margaret Mills of Chevning | |||||||||||||||
A. | Ann Thornhill | ||||||||||||||
m. Edward Fisher | |||||||||||||||
B. | Joane Thornhill | ||||||||||||||
m. John Cage | |||||||||||||||
C.+ | 2 sons + 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
m2. Elizabeth Watson (dau of William Watson of London) | |||||||||||||||
H. | Samuel Thornhill (dvp 1597) | ||||||||||||||
m. Jane White (b c1574, d 13.10.1607, dau/coheir of John White of London, m2. Sir Richard Smith of London) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Sir John Thornhill of Bromley (b 1596) | ||||||||||||||
m. Alice | |||||||||||||||
a.+ | issue - Charles (d 23.03.1667), Samuel (d 1647), Frances (d 1640) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Sir Timothy Thornhill 'of Ollanty' of Wye, Kent (b 1597) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Elizabeth Smith (dau of Sir Richard Smith) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Richard Thornhill ('Colonel') | ||||||||||||||
m. Johanna Granville (dau of Sir Bevil Granville) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Henry Thornhill of Ollantigh, Kent (d 1689) | ||||||||||||||
m. Angelica Sandfred (dau of Henry Sandfred) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Richard Thornhill (Major) | ||||||||||||||
m. Frances Coell (dau of Thomas Coell) | |||||||||||||||
(i)+ | issue - Coell (d infant), Frances (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
(B)+ | other issue - Henry (d 1699), Mary | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Jane Thornhill probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir John Sparrow | |||||||||||||||
b.+ | other issue - Thomas, Francis, Elizabeth (dsp), Frances, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
m2. (1628) Jane Monins (b c1611, dau of Sir William Monins) | |||||||||||||||
iii. | Elizabeth Thornhill | ||||||||||||||
I. | Richard Thornhill (d 1598) | ||||||||||||||
J. | Elizabeth Thornhill | ||||||||||||||
m1. Sir William Webb of London | |||||||||||||||
m2. Sir James Deane of London | |||||||||||||||
m3. John | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 03.03.08) :
BLG1886 ('McCreagh-Thornhill of Stanton'), BLG1952 ('Davie-Thornhill (formerly McCreagh-Thornhill) of Stanton'), FMG (vol I, 'Columbell-Thornhill')
(2) For lower section (uploaded 09.04.17) : CountyGen (Kent, Berry, p466+)
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