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Norman Thornber

(1858 - 1922)


See http://www.thornber.net/famhist/htmlfiles/burnleymichael.html for history of this family. A copy of that page is in burnleymichael.html

Father: not known
Mother: not known

Siblings:

Children:

With Sarah Jane Yoxall


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1858-11 Birth
  • Place: Burnley
  • Census 1881
  • BMD Index at freebmd.org.uk:  F1
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
1880-12-25 Marriage
Sarah Jane Yoxall (abt.1859 - 1912)
  • lancashirebmd:  T2
  • lan-opc:  Link  T3
  • Parish record:  F2  T4
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 2 Vine St, Brierfield, Lancashire
  • Age: 22
  • Occupation: Cotton Weaver
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-4162-94-12:  F3  F4  F5  T5
  • findmypast:  F6
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 298 Colne Road, Burnley
  • Age: 32
  • Occupation: Coal miner
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3362-103-34:  F7  F8  F9  T6
  • Craig Thornber's pages:  Link  F10
  • findmypast.co.uk search results (scraped):  T7
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 2 Murray Street, Burnley
  • Age: 42
  • Occupation: Coal miner (below ground)
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG13-3866-145-35:  F11  F12  F13  T8
  • Craig Thornber's pages:  Link  F10
  • findmypast.co.uk/ (search results):  T9
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 2 Murray Street, Burnley
  • Age: 52
  • Occupation: Coal dealer
  • 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:  F14  F15  F16  T10
  • findmypast.co.uk/ (search results):  T11
1922-07-12 Death
  • Age: 63
  • Abode: 99 Waterbarn Street, Burnley
  • BMD Index at freebmd.org.uk:  F17
  • Probate calendar
  • lancashirebmd:  T12
1922-11-09 Probate
  • Probate calendar:  F18  T13


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1858
THORNBER  Norman  Burnley  Preston  THORNBER  BU/47/70
        
T2
THORNBER Norman   YOXALL Sarah Jane   Brierfield, St Luke   Preston   CE115/1/66
        
T3
Marriage: 25 Dec 1880 St Luke, Brierfield, Lancashire, England
Norman Thornber - 22 Cotton Weaver Bachelor of 3 Lee Street Burnley
Sarah Jane Yoxall - 22 Cotton Weaver Spinster of 4 Vine Street Brierfield
   Bride's Father: Peter Yoxall, Platelayer
   Witness: Robert Davy Hargreaves; Margaret Ellen Hargreaves
   Married by Certificate by: Jas. Balfour Pattison Incumbent
   Notes: [no father named for Groom]
   Register: Marriages 1873 - 1900, Page 33, Entry 66
   Source: LDS Film 1471023
        
T4
1880.  Marriage solemnized at the parish church in the Parish of S Luke Brierfield in the County of Lancaster
No. 66  December 25 1880
Norman Thornber    22 yrs  Bachelor  Cotton Weaver  3 Lee Street Burnley
Sarah Jane Yoxall  22 yrs  Spinster  Cotton Weaver  4 Vine Street Brierfield  Peter Yoxall  Plate Layer
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
by Certificate by me, Jas. Balfour Pattison Vicar
This Marriage was solemnized by us,  {  Normber[?unclear] Thornber  }
                                     {  Sarah Jane Yoxall           }
in the Presence of us,  {  Robert Davy Hargreaves     }
                        {  Margaret Ellen Hargreaves  }
        
T5
1881 census RG11 Piece 4162 Folio 94 Page 12

Township of Little Marsden
Village of Brierfield
Urban Sanitary District of Brierfield
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Lukes

Schedule 49  2 Vine St

Norman Thornber  Head  Mar  22    Cotton Weaver  Burnley Lancashire
Jane Thornber    Wife  Mar    22  Cotton Weaver  Brierfield Lancashire
Martha Thornber  Daur         2                  Brierfield Lancashire

Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4162-94-12.jpeg by dh  (Also LANRG11_4162_4165-0075.jpg)

        
T6
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)


        
T7
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
        
T8
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)

        
T9
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
        
T10
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

        
T11
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
        
T12
THORNBER  Norman  63  1922  Burnley East  Lancashire  Preston  BUE/64/25
        
T13
THORNBER Norman of 99 Waterbarn-street Burnley died 12
   July 1922 Administration London 9 November to William
   Bradshaw Thornber overlooker. Effects £666 16s.
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 1858B4-T-0985.jpg
F2 Image Marriage-NormanThornber-SarahJaneYoxall-1880-12-25-StLukeBrierfield.jpeg
F3 Image Census-1881-RG11-4162-94-12.jpeg
F4 Image LANRG11_4162_4165-0075.jpg
F5 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4162-94-12-Thornber.text
F6 Transcript Census-1881-THORNBER-Norman-transcript.pdf
F7 Image LANRG12_3361_3363-0273.jpg
F8 Image Census-1891-RG12-3362-103-34.jpeg
F9 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3362-103-34-Thornber.text
F10 Copy burnleymichael.html
F11 Image Census-1901-RG13-3866-145-35.jpeg
F12 Image LANRG13_3864_3866-0893.jpg
F13 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3866-145-35-Thornber.text
F14 Image rg14_24809_0127_03.jpg
F15 Image rg14_24809_0128_03.jpg
F16 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24809-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED31-SN64.text
F17 Image 1922D3-T-0536.jpg
F18 Image 1922-Probate-NormanThornber.pdf


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