Comments on Francis Thornhaugh MP [closed]

Question

On 3 Aug 2021 C. Mackinnon wrote on Thornhaugh-5:

Does this profile represent two people?

Comments

Added the missing parents and wrote up new bio.

Answer 1

Tricky one

The 1662 Visitation of Notts, cited by HOP, says father of John was the Francis killed in battle of Preston 1645 - which is wrong, battle was 1648. 1645 was too early for John to have been born.

Visit also says this Francis was at Magdelen Oxford, matric 1635 at age 17, gives him birth date of 1618. High Sheriff 1645.

BUT while the profile here for Francis MP lists his father as John Thornhaugh, the Visitation says it was a prior Francis, High Sheriff 1637, son of Sir John previously High Sheriff, who went to Cambridge 1605.

So I think you've nailed it.

Comments

Stuart Reid - All the King's Armies - lists Col Francis Thornhaugh as a Colonel of Horse under Cromwell in the regulars at Preston

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It was the colonel who married Elizabeth St Andrew of Gotham.  His father Francis m. Jane, d of Sir John Jackson of Ethorpe Hickleton in com Ebor. THAT Francis Thornaugh had a large family.  Francis II was the second-born, older brother John died in infancy.

3 - Henry sp

4 - John - sp

5 - Anthony, no issue listed

daughters:

Jane - sp

Penelope

Colonel Francis also had daughters:

Elizabeth - age 21 pm 25 August 1662

Jane - age 19 on that date

(when son John was age 15)

Visit entry was certified by Gervaise Pigott of Thrumpton, Esq, as guardian to underage John