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William Bradshaw Thornber

(1884 - 1952)

Father:	Norman Thornber (1858 - 1922)
Mother:	Sarah Jane Yoxall (abt.1859 - 1912)

Siblings:

Children:

None

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1884-05-08	Birth		Baptism record lancashirebmd: T1
1891-04-05	Census	Abode: 298 Colne Road, Burnley Age: 6 Birthplace: Brierfield, Lancashire	Census record RG12-3362-103-34: F1 F2 F3 T2 Craig Thornber's pages: Link F4 findmypast.co.uk search results (scraped): T3
1894-12-19	Baptism	Place: St Andrew, Burnley Abode: 298 Colne Road, Burnley	Parish record: F5 T4 lan-opc: Link T5
1901-03-31	Census	Abode: 2 Murray Street, Burnley Age: 16 Occupation: Cotton weaver Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire	Census record RG13-3866-145-35: F6 F7 F8 T6 Craig Thornber's pages: Link F4 findmypast.co.uk/ (search results): T7
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 2 Murray Street, Burnley Age: 26 Occupation: Cotton weaver Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire Note: Hargreaves' name mis-transcribed Note: Herbert's age mis-transcribed (should be 14)	Census record RG14PN24809-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED31-SN64: F9 F10 F11 T8 findmypast.co.uk/ (search results): T9
1952	Death	Age: 67	lancashirebmd: T10

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	THORNBER William Bradshaw YOXHALL 1884 Burnley Lancashire Preston BU/155/61
T2	1891 census RG12 Piece 3362 Folio 103 Page 34 Administrative County of Lancashire Civil Parish of Burnley Municipal Borough of Burnley Municipal Ward of St Andrew's Urban Sanitary District of Burnley Town or Village or Hamlet of Burnley Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Andrews Schedule 218 298 Colne Rd 4 room occupied Norman Thornber Head M 32 Coal Miner Employed Lancashire Burnley Sarah J. Thornber Wife M 32 Lancashire Brierfield Martha Yoxall Daur 12 Lancashire Brierfield Harry Thornber Son 9 Lancashire Brierfield William B. Thornber Son 6 Lancashire Burnley Margaret E. Hargreaves Mother in law M 31 Cotton Weaver Employed Lancashire Brierfield Mary Hargreaves Sister in law 8 Lancashire Huncoat Hargreaves Thornber Son 1 Lancashire Burnley Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3362-103-34.jpeg by dh (also LANRG12_3361_3363-0273.jpg)
T3	1891 Census BURNLEY, Lancashire RG12 piece 3362 folio 103 page 34 THORNBER, Norman 32 M THORNBER, Sarah J 32 F YOXALL, Martha 12 F THORNBER, Harry 9 M THORNBER, William B 6 M HARGREAVES, Margaret E 31 F HARGREAVES, Mary 8 F THORNBER, Hargreaves 1 M
T4	Page 64 BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of S. Andrew's Burnley in the County of Lancaster & Burnley in the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety four 1894 Dec 19 No. 511 William Bradshaw Norman & Sarah Thornber 298 Colne Road Collier Charles Jones [Left margin] B May 8 1884
T5	Baptism: 19 Dec 1894 St Andrew, Burnley, Lancs. William Bradshaw Thornber - [Child] of Norman Thornber & Sarah Born: 8 May 1884 Abode: 298 Colne Road Occupation: Collier Baptised by: Charles Jones Register: Baptisms 1887 - 1896, Page 64, Entry 511 Source: Original Parish Register
T6	1901 census RG13 Piece 3866 Folio 145 Page 35 Administrative County [blank] Civil Parish of Burnley Ecclesiastical Parish of Burnley St Andrews County Borough of Burnley Ward of Municipal Borough of St Andrews Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley Schedule 249 2 Murray St Norman Thornber Head M 42 Coal Miner (below) Worker Lancs Burnley Sarah J Thornber Wife M 42 Lancs Brierfield Harry Thornber Son S 19 Cotton Weaver Worker Lancs Brierfield William B Thornber Son S 16 Cotton Weaver Worker Lancs Burnley Hargreaves Thornber Son S 11 Lancs Burnley Herbert Thornber Son S 4 Lancs Burnley Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3866-145-35.jpeg by dh (also LANRG13_3864_3866-0893.jpg)
T7	1901 Census BURNLEY, Lancashire RG13 piece 3866 folio 145 page 35 THORNBER, Norman 42 M THORNBER, Sarah J 42 F THORNBER, Harry 19 M THORNBER, William B 16 M THORNBER, Harry Reaves 11 M THORNBER, Herbert 4 M
T8	1911 census RG14PN24809 RG78PN1421 RD472 SD1 ED31 SN64 Registration District 472 Registration Sub-District 1 Enumeration District 31 Mr Thornber 2 Murray St, BURNLEY Schedule 64 Norman Thornber Head 52 Married 30 12 5 7 Coal Dealer Own Account Burnley Lancashire British Sarah Jane Thornber Wife 52 Married 30 House Wife Brierfield Lancashire British Willie Bradshaw Thornber Son 26 Single Weaver Cotton Burnley Lancashire British Hargreaves Thornber Son 21 Single Carter (Coal) Burnley Lancashire British Herbert Thornber Son 14 Single Weaver Cotton Burnley Lancashire British Enumerator JP 4 Males 1 Females 5 Persons 4 rooms. Signed William Bradshaw Thornber No 2 Murray St Transcribed from rg14_24809_0127_03.jpg and rg14_24809_0128_03.jpg by dh
T9	1911 Census BURNLEY, Lancashires Reference RG14PN24809 RG78PN1421 RD472 SD1 ED31 SN64 THORNBER, Norman 52 M THORNBER, Sarah Jane 52 F THORNBER, Willie Bradshaw 26 M THORNBER, Hugrewes 21 M THORNBER, Herbert 4 M
T10	THORNBER William Bradshaw 67 1952 Burnley East Lancashire Preston BUE/42/15

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	LANRG12_3361_3363-0273.jpg
F2	Image	Census-1891-RG12-3362-103-34.jpeg
F3	Transcript	Census-1891-RG12-3362-103-34-Thornber.text
F4	Copy	burnleymichael.html
F5	Image	Baptism-ThornberFamily-1894-12-19-StAndrewBurnley.jpeg
F6	Image	Census-1901-RG13-3866-145-35.jpeg
F7	Image	LANRG13_3864_3866-0893.jpg
F8	Transcript	Census-1901-RG13-3866-145-35-Thornber.text
F9	Image	rg14_24809_0127_03.jpg
F10	Image	rg14_24809_0128_03.jpg
F11	Transcript	Census-1911-RG14PN24809-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED31-SN64.text

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