Ancestral Trails 2016 » Alexander James THORNTON (1863-1924)

Personal data Alexander James THORNTON 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Household of Alexander James THORNTON

He is married to Louisa Jane WEST.

They got married on November 2, 1897 at Bromley, Kent, he was 33 years old.Sources 5, 9


Notes about Alexander James THORNTON

Died without issue

1871 aged 7, living at High Street, St Pauls Cray, Kent with parents, Alexander and Hannah Thornton, and siblings.

1881 aged 18, living at Pauls Cray Street, St Pauls Cray with widowed mother Hannah Thornton, and siblings.

1891 aged 27, living at 13 Mitcham Lane, Streatham, London with widowed mother, Hannah Thornton, and siblings.

1901 aged 37, living at 13 Mitcham Lane, Streatham with his wife Louisa Jane, brother William John and sister Annie Reeve, in the home of widowed mother Hannah Thornton.

1911 aged 47, living in 9 rooms at 13 Mitcham Lane, Streatham with his wife of 13 years, Louisa Jane 48, married brother and sister in law, William John 43 and Lilian Bessie Thornton 28, and nieces Violet Constance 7, Dorothy Bessie 4 and Lilian Hannah 1. No children.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alexander James THORNTON

James THORNTON
1781-1861
Sarah YATES
1786-1846
James Wilkinson REEVE
1811-1868
Mary THORNTON
1813-1888
Hannah REEVE
1837-1918

Alexander James THORNTON
1863-1924

1897

Louisa Jane WEST
1862-1936


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Sources

  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD / Ancestry.com
  2. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  4. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives, Clapham Holy Trinity, Register of Baptism, p95/tri1, Item 098 / Ancestry.com
  5. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  6. UK, Select Cemetery Registers, 1873-2014, Ancestry.com, Arun County Council; Littlehampton, West Sussex, England; Arun Burial Registers / Ancestry.com
  7. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Ancestry.com
    Birth date: Birth place: Clapham Holy Trinity, England Baptism date: 31 Jan 1864 Baptism place: Clapham Holy Trinity, England
    / Ancestry.co.uk
  8. England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  9. BMD Index
    Mar Qtr 1864 Wandsworth 1d 433
    / www.findmypast.co.uk
  10. London, England, Births & Baptisms 1813-1906, London Metropolitan Archives
    Alexander James son of Alexander and Hannah THORNTON, Clapham, carrier
    / www.ancestry.com
  11. England & Wales, National Probate Calender (Index of Wills & Administrations), 1861-1941
    Alexander James THORNTON of 26 Argyle Road Bognor Sussex died 18 December 1924 Probate Chichester 7 March to Louisa Jane THORNTON widow and Annie Reeve THORNTON spinster. Effects £6932.3s.10d
    / www.ancestry.com
  12. UK, Select Cemetery Registers, 1873-2014
    Alexander James THORNTON 61 gentleman, Bognor St Johns, 8ft
    / www.ancestry.co.uk

Historical events

Birthday November 29, 1863

  • The temperature on November 29, 1863 was about -2.1 °C. The air pressure was 3.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • May 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by the Army of Northern Virginia.
    • May 14 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
    • May 17 » Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.
    • July 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
    • October 29 » Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
    • November 27 » American Civil War: Battle of Mine Run: Union forces under General George Meade take up positions against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Christening day January 31, 1864

  • The temperature on January 31, 1864 was about -4.7 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • July 30 » American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.
    • September 1 » American Civil War: The Confederate Army General John Bell Hood orders the evacuation of Atlanta, ending a four-month siege by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
    • September 7 » American Civil War: Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
    • September 18 » American Civil War: John Bell Hood begins the Franklin–Nashville Campaign in an unsuccessful attempt to draw William Tecumseh Sherman back out of Georgia.
    • October 7 » American Civil War: A US Navy ship captures a Confederate raider in a Brazilian seaport.
    • November 4 » American Civil War: Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material at the Battle of Johnsonville.

Day of marriage November 2, 1897

  • The temperature on November 2, 1897 was about -0.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
    • April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
    • August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
    • August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
    • August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
    • September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.

Day of death December 18, 1924

  • The temperature on December 18, 1924 was between 5.4 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • February 5 » The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal.
    • February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
    • March 8 » A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
    • April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
    • June 10 » Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.
    • December 20 » Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison.

Day of burial December 23, 1924

  • The temperature on December 23, 1924 was between -1.9 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
    • February 1 » Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
    • May 21 » University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a "thrill killing".
    • June 10 » Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.
    • July 11 » Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on the Sunday.
    • August 4 » Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
    • October 7 » Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time.


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