Ancestral Trails 2016 » Alexander THORNTON (1829-1879)

Personal data Alexander THORNTON 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Household of Alexander THORNTON

He is married to Hannah REEVE.

They got married on September 30, 1862 at St Dunstan &, All Saints, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, he was 33 years old.Sources 3, 5, 15


Child(ren):

  1. Ann Reeve THORNTON  1879-1948
  2. Mary THORNTON  1870-1934 
  3. William John THORNTON  1867-1955 

  • The couple has common ancestors.

    • Notes about Alexander THORNTON

    1841 aged 12, living at Chislehurst with parents, James and Sarah Thornton, and sister Eliza.

    1851 aged 21, living at Village Street, Orpington, Kent in the home of his uncle and aunt, John Gates 35, Master Baker, born Farmingham, Kent and Emily 39, born Garboldersham, Norfolk, their children Emily Mary 11, Sarah 9, both born Orpington, and cousin Ann Gates 21, born North Cray, Kent.

    1861 aged 31, living at Old Town, Clapham with his cousin Hannah Thornton 44, cousin Eliza H Clement 16 and house servant Emily Martin 43, born N W Glamorgan.

    1871 aged 42, living at High Street, St Pauls Cray, Kent with his wife Hannah 33 and children Alexander J 7, Richard F 5, William J 3 and Mary 10 months, also servant Elizabeth Upton 20, born Haslemere, Surrey, potman William T Dove 29, born St Mary Cray and lodger Timothy H Jeal 25 also born St Mary Cray.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alexander THORNTON

DAVID THORNTON
1743-1813
MARY TODMAN
1749-1828
Sarah YATES
1786-1846

Alexander THORNTON
1829-1879

1862

Hannah REEVE
1837-1918

Ann Reeve THORNTON
1879-1948
Mary THORNTON
1870-1934
William John THORNTON
1867-1955
Richard Frederick THORNTON
1865-1919
Alexander James THORNTON
1863-1924

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Sources

  1. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, Ancestry.com, Place: Chislehurst, Kent, England; Collection: ; BTs; Date Range: 1567 - 1880; Film Number: 1042459 / Ancestry.com
  3. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Dunstan And All Saints, Register of marriages, P93/DUN, Item 100 / Ancestry.com
  4. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD / Ancestry.com
  5. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Ancestry.com
    Birth date: abt 1829 Birth place: Marriage date: 30 Sep 1862 Marriage place: Stepney St Dunstan and All Saints, England
    / Ancestry.co.uk
  6. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  7. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  8. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941, Ancestry.com
    Death date: 1 May 1879 Death place: Kent, England
    / Ancestry.co.uk
  9. England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, Ancestry.com
    Residence date: Residence place: England Baptism date: 14 Jun 1829 Baptism place: Chislehurst, Kent, England
    / Ancestry.co.uk
  10. England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915, FreeBMD
    Birth date: abt 1829 Birth place: Death date: Apr 1879 Death place: Kent, United Kingdom
    / Ancestry.co.uk
  11. British Isles Vital Record Index, second edition
    FHL Film 1042459 1567-1880 - son of James THORNTON & Sarah
  12. BMD Index
    Jun Qtr 1879 Bromley 2a 242 - aged 50
    / www.findmypast.co.uk
  13. www.ancestry.co.uk
    England & Wales Christening Records 1530-1906
  14. England & Wales National Probate Calendar, Index of Wills and Administrations
    Administration of the Personal Estate of Alexander THORNTON late of St Pauls Cray in the County of Kent who died 1 May 1879 at St Pauls Cray was granted at the Principal Registry to Hannah THORNTON of St Pauls Cray Widow the Relict. Personal Estate under £300
    / www.ancestry.com
  15. London, England, Marriages & Banns 1754-1921, London Metropolitan Archives
    Alexander THORNTON 33 bachelor Carrier 37 Hardinge Street. Father James THORNTON gentleman. Hannah REEVE 24 spinster 37 Hardinge Street. Father James Wilkinson REEVE Licensed Victualler. Banns. Witnesses James Richard REEVE and Eliza REEVE
    / www.ancestry.com

Historical events

Christening day June 14, 1829

  • The temperature on June 14, 1829 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1829: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 24 » The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament.
    • April 7 » Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, commences translation of the Book of Mormon, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe.
    • April 25 » Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom.
    • June 5 » HMSPickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba.
    • September 11 » Surrender of the expedition led by Isidro Barradas at Tampico, sent by the Spanish crown to retake Mexico. This was the consummation of Mexico's campaign for independence.
    • December 4 » In the face of fierce local opposition, British Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets suttee in Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide.

Day of marriage September 30, 1862

  • The temperature on September 30, 1862 was about 15.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • 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 1862: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 16 » American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.
    • May 12 » American Civil War: U.S. federal troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
    • August 9 » American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
    • August 17 » American Civil War: Major General J. E. B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
    • August 28 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas. The battle ends on August 30.
    • November 5 » American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac.

Day of death May 1, 1879

  • The temperature on May 1, 1879 was about 10.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 37%. 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 November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
    • May 21 » War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique.
    • June 1 » Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
    • September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
    • October 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13​⁄2 hours before burning out).
    • December 21 » World premiere of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark.


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