VENN: Adm. sizar (age 16) at SIDNEY, Apr. 24, 1674. S. of William, gent. B. at Manchester. Schools, Atherstone, Warws. (Mr Perkins) and Ashby-de-la-Zouch. ' Matric. 1674; B.A. 1677-8; M.A. 1681. Ord. priest (London) June 6, 1680. Kept a school at Luddesdown, Kent. R. of Warehorne, 1680. R. of Luddesdown, 1681-1744. Died Aug. 27, 1744. Father of Samuel and Stephen.
Fielding: ex mon suo, 'Stephanus Thornton, rector huius ecclesiae. Hoc cladis domus suae monumentum futurum posuit anno Christi 1725.' After this the epitaph speaks of him and his family at length, and then concludes: 'Stephanus Thornton huius generis et monumenti auctor anno aetatis 87 muneris in hac ecclesia peracti 63 tot suorum funere suo tandem cumulavit, 27th Aug., 1744.'
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1679 | Ordi(ordination) | Thornton, Stephen | / | deacon | View |
| 1679 | Subsc | Thornton, Stephen | / | View | |
| 1680 | Subsc | Thornton, Stephen | Warehorn / | Rector | View |
| 1680 | Subsc | Thornton, Stephanus | Langley / | Curate | View |
| 1680 | Ordi(ordination) | Thornton, Stephanus | / | priest | View |
| 1681 | Appt(Institution) | Thouneton, Stephen | Luddesdowne / | Rector | View |
| 1681 | Appt(Induction Mandate) | Thornton, Stephanus | Ludsdowne / | Rector | View |
| 1713 | Libc | Thorneton, Stephanus | Ludsdown / | Rector | View |
| 1722 | Libc | Thorneton, Stephanus | Ludsdowne / | Rector | View |
| 1724 | Libc | Thornton, Stephanus | Ludsdowne / | Rector | View |
| 1734 | Libc | Thornton, Stephen | Ludsdown / | Rector | View |
| 1738 | Libc | Thornton, Stephen | Ludsdown / | Rector | View |
| 1738 | Libc | Thornton, Stephen | Ludsdown / | Rector | View |
| 1743 | Libc | Thornton, Stephen | Ludsdown / | Rector | View |
| 1744 | Vac(Death) | Thornton, Stephen | Ludsdown / | Rector | View |