'Thornhill03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
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

 

 

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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