Thorne Family Forum

A knighthood was bestowed on a William Thorne, son of John Thorne, by King Richard the Lion Hearted for heroism during the 3rd crusade approximately 1199. The seat of the family was in Pembrokeshire, the most easterly county of Wales, in the town of Lianstadwell. Our motto “Vincere Del Mori” literally translates “Conquer or Die”