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William Thornton

(abt.1794 - 1853)


Father: not known
Mother: not known

Siblings:

Children:

With Catherine Clegg


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1794 Birth
  • Estimated from census and death records
1813-07-26 Marriage
Catherine Clegg (1797 - 1853)
  • Place: St Bartholomew, Colne, Lancashire
  • Witness: Henry Elliott
  • Witness: James Houghton
  • lan-opc:  T1
1851-03-30 Census
  • Abode: Chapel House, Little Marsden, Lancashire
  • Age: 56
  • Occupation: Market man
  • Birthplace: Marsden, Lancashire
  • Census record HO107-2254-132-16:  F1  F2  T2
1853-07-17 Death
  • Age: 58
  • Estimated from burial record
  • Gravestone:  Link  F3  T3
    • Note: The months appear to have been interchanged by the mason.
  • GRO online:  T4
1853-07-20 Burial
  • Place: Haggate Baptist Chapel, Briercliffe, Lancashire
  • Briercliffe Society:  Link  T5


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Marriage: 26 Jul 1813 St Bartholomew, Colne, Lancashire
William Thornton - Weaver, this Chapelry
Catherine Clegg - (X), Spinster, this Chapelry
    Witnesses: Henry Elliott; James Houghton
    Married by Banns by W Wilkinson, Officiating Curate
    Register: Marriages 1813 - 1819, Page 19, Entry 55
    Source: LDS Film 1471065
        
T2
1851 census HO107 piece 2254 folio 132 page 16

Parish or Township of Little Marsden
Ecclesiastical District of Little Marsden
City or Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Village of [blank]

Schedule 59   Chapel House

Wm Thornton         Head  Mar  56     Market man  Lancashire Marsden
Catharine Thornton  Wife  Mar     54  House Work  Lancashire Marsden
Joseph Thornton     Son   U    22     Labourer    Lancashire Marsden

Transcribed from Census-1851-HO107-2254-132-16.jpeg by dh

        
T3
IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM THORNTON, Who died June 17th 1853, Aged 58 Years.
Also Catharine, The Wife of THe above Who died July 21st 1853, Aged 56 Years.
        
T4
THORNTON, WILLIAM  58
GRO Reference: 1853  S Quarter in THE BURNLEY UNION  Volume 08E  Page 101
        
T5
William THORNTON  Marsden Chapel  58    20 July 1853  Haggate Baptist Chapel
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Census-1851-HO107-2254-132-16.jpeg
F2 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2254-132-16-Thornton.text
F3 Photo WilliamThornton-gravestone.jpg


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