Katherine Thornton

Katherine was born about 1322 in Thornton, Cheshire, England.  Katherine's father is Sir Pierce Or Peter Thornton and her mother is Lucia Hellesby or Helsby. She had seven sisters named Beatrix, Ellen (Eleanor), Margaret, Emme, Mary, Elizabeth and Maud (Matilda).  She is the fourth youngest of the eight children. She had a half-sister named Beatrice.