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Isabel Thornborough (Thornburgh)

Also Known As: "Isabel Thornsborough", "Isabel Clifton"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hampsfield, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Death: 1537 (63-65)
England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Thornburgh and Elizabeth Thornburgh
Wife of William Clifton, of Westby
Mother of Ellen Clifton; William Clifton and Sir Thomas Clifton of Westby
Sister of Rowland T. Thornburgh; Eleanor (Thornburgh) Curwen; Ann Thornbury; Elizabeth (Thornburgh) Kirkby; Thomas Thornborough and 2 others

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About Isabel (Thornburgh) Clifton

  • Isabel Thornburgh1,2
  • F, #61568, b. circa 1495
  • Father William Thornburgh, Esq.
  • Mother Elizabeth Broughton1,2
  • Isabel Thornburgh was born circa 1495 at of Hampsfield, Lancashire, England.1,2 She married William Clifton on 28 August 1517.1
  • Family William Clifton b. c 1493, d. 1537
  • Citations
  • 1.[S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.
  • 2.[S8264] Unknown author, Visitations of Westmoreland, 1615, p. 26., p. 27.
  • From: http://www.our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2049....
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  • The visitation of Yorkshire in the years 1563 and 1564 (1881)
  • https://archive.org/details/visitationofyork00flow
  • https://archive.org/stream/visitationofyork00flow#page/316/mode/1up
    • Thornborough. Chart
  • Pg.316
  • William Thornboroo of Selshed. marr. Elenor doughter of Sir Rychard Musgrave Knight.; ch: William (m. Elsabeth Broughton) Thornboroo
    • William Thornboroo son & heyr. marr. Elsabeth doughter of Sir Thomas of Broughton.; ch: Roland (m. Margaret Mydelton), Nycolas, Anne (m. Thomas Preston), Elsabeth (m. William Kyrkeby), Elenor (m. Rychard Curwyn), Izabell (m. William Clyfton) Thornboroo
      • Roland Thornboroo son & heyr. marr. Margaret doughter of Jeffery Mydelton; ch: William, Roland, Elsabeth, Alice Anne Thornboroo
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  • A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 2 By John Burke
  • A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 2 By John Burke
  • Pg. 56
  • RICHARD CLIFTON, who on the 4th October, 21st HENRY VI. 1442, paid forty shillings to Thomas de Latham, receiver of the rents of the Duchy of Lancaster, on obtaining livery of his lands in Clifton, Westby Field, Plumpton, Salwyk, and Barton. In 1460, he settled lands in Salwyk on his son James. He m. Alice Butler, daughter of John Butler, of Rawcliffe in the county of Lancaster, and had issue, James Clifton, who m. Alice, daughter and heir of James Lancaster, of --- in the county of Westmorland, 1st March, 36th HENRY VI. A.D. 1457. He d. 6th HENRY VII. A.D. 1490, (Inq. P.M.) and was succeeded by his son,
  • ROBERT CLIFTON, who m. Margaret, daughter of Nicholas Butler, of Bewsey, in the county of Lancaster, by whom he had two sons,
    • 1. CUTHBERT, his successor. 2. WILLIAM, who in 1516, on the division of the estates of his elder brother, Cuthbert Clifton, who died without male issue, by the award of Justice Brudenell and Serjeant Palmes, had the manor of Wortley, and its dependancies, allotted to him. This gentleman will be found carrying on the male line of the family.
  • The elder son and heir,
  • CUTHBERT CLIFTON, OF Clifton, m. Alice, daughter and co-heir of Sir John Lawrence, of Ashton, in the county of Lancaster, knt. By deed of November, 18th HENRY VII. A.D. 1502, he settled his estates upon himself for life, and to his issue male, with remainder to his brother, William. He d. in 1512, leaving an only daughter.
  • WILLIAM CLIFTON, of Westby, m. Isabell, daughter of ___ Thornborough, of Hampsfield, in Lonsdale North, settlement dated 28th August, 1517, and had issue,
    • 1. THOMAS, his successor., 2. William., 3. Ellen.
  • He was s. by his eldest son, ....
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  • The visitation of the county palatine of Lancaster, made in the year 1613 (1871)
  • https://archive.org/details/visitationofcoun00sainrich
  • https://archive.org/stream/visitationofcoun00sainrich#page/88/mode/1up
  • Pg.88
    • Clifton.
  • Willm Clifton of Westby, brother of Cutbert Clifton of Clifton; m. Isabell, dau. of . . . Thornburgh of Hampsfold; ch: Tho: (m. Ellyn Osbaldeston) Clifton of Westby
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  • A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of ..., Volume 1 By John Burke, Bernard Burke
  • A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of ..., Volume 1 By John Burke, Bernard Burke
  • Pg. 232
  • WILLIAM CLIFTON, of Wesby, m. in 1517 Isabell, dau. of Thornborough, of Hampsfield, in Lonsdale North, and was s. by his eldest son,
  • THOMAS CLIFTON, Esq. of Wesby, who m. Ellen, dau. of Sir Alexander Osbaldiston, of Osbaldison, co Lancaster, Knt., and had a son and heir,
  • _________
  • FMG (vol 3, Gilpin) mentions a Dorothy, dau of Sir Rowland Thornborough of Hempsfell, who married Richard Gilpin and had grandchildren who were born around 1500-20. It is presumed that he was closely connected to the following family.
  • Henry Thornborough
    • 1. William Thornborough of Selside
    • m. Ellinor Musgrave (dau of Sir Richard Musgrave)
      • A. William Thornborough of Hampsfield in Craven, Yorkshire
      • m. Elizabeth Broughton (dau of Sir Thomas Broughton)
        • i. Rowland Thornborough of Hampsfield
        • m. Margaret Middleton (dau of Sir Geoffrey Middleton of Westmorland)
          • a. Rowland Thornborough (2nd son)
          • Visitation ends with this generation. This is possibly the Rowland of Hampsfield who married ...
          • m. Jane Dalton (dau of Thomas Dalton of Thurnham)
            • (1) Anne Thornborough
            • m. Henry Bigland of Grange (b. 1607)
          • b. Anne Thronborough shown by various web sites as the Anne who married ...
          • m. Thomas Warcop of Smardale
          • c.+ other issue - William, Elizabeth, Alice
        • ii. Nicholas Thornborough
        • iii. Anne Thornborough
        • m. Thomas Preston (d 1523)
        • iv. Elizabeth Thornborough
        • m. William Kirkby
        • v. Ellinor Thornborough
        • m. Richard Curwen
        • vi. Isabel Thornborough
        • m. (1517) William Clifton
  • From: Stirnet
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Isabel (Thornburgh) Clifton's Timeline

1473
1473
Hampsfield, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1477
1477
Wesby Hall, Kirkham, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
1479
1479
Wesby Hall, Kirkham, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
1489
1489
Westby, Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1537
1537
Age 64
England, United Kingdom