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Thomas Horner, father of James Horner of Pateley Bridge was born in 1628, the son of William Horner [1] . He was the youngest of perhaps three sons [2] . Thomas married Anne Lupton in Pateley Bridge in 1642 [3] .Of their five children only one son, James and two girls, Anne and Margaret survived childhood [4] . Thomas lost his wife Anna in 1667 [5] . Life must have been hard for him with three small children. This Thomas may be the Thomas Horner of Gouththwaite, who was executor of the will of Peter Smith of Erdin Wath in Netherdale in 1650 [6] . Thomas Horner died in 1692 and left his son James Horner as his executor. Thomas Horner was described as of Low Bishopside in 1692 in his will. He was buried at Pateley Bridge and mentions property at Whitehouse. Thomas’s sons William and James and his granddaughter Ann Burrell are mentioned in his will [7] .
[1] 1627/8 Thomas Horner baptised 8 January Pateley Bridge son of William Horner. Pateley Bridge Parish Registers. [2] Michael christened at Pateley Bridge in 2 October 1608. IGI. A Gabriel was buried on 5 March 1615, son of William Horner. Pateley Bridge Parish Registers. [3] Agnes Lupton married Thomas Horner 27 April 1642 Pateley Bridge .Pateley Bridge Parish Registers.
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[6] Stubbs, p. 212. [7] 1693 Thomas Horner of Low Bishopside will dated 1692 proved 1693 mentions burial at Pateley Bridge, tenement and house at Whitehouse, eldest son and executor James Horner, son William Horner, grandchild Ann Burrill under 25. Prattens. |
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