The Brown Tree » William "Billy" Thorne (± 1883-1963)

Personal data William "Billy" Thorne 

Source 1
  • He was born about 1883 in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • He died on February 24, 1963 in 6 Blacktown St, Glasgow.

Household of William "Billy" Thorne

He is married to Mary Jane (Minny) McNeice.

They got married on November 1, 1901 at St Mathew Episcopal Church, Possilpark, Glasgow.


Child(ren):

  4. Phillip Thorne  1905-1987
  5. John Thorne  ± 1908-1974
  6. William Thorne  1910-1970
  7. Frank Thorne  1918-1970

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William "Billy" Thorne

William "Billy" Thorne
± 1883-1963

1901

Mary Jane (Minny) McNeice
± 1883-1958

Albert Thorne
????-
Joe Thorne
????-
Mary Elizabeth Thorne
1902-
Phillip Thorne
1905-1987
John Thorne
± 1908-1974
William Thorne
1910-1970
Frank Thorne
1918-1970

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Historical events

Day of marriage November 1, 1901

  • The temperature on November 1, 1901 was between 1.6 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (86%). 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
    • August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
    • September 6 » Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
    • November 13 » The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.
    • December 10 » The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
    • December 12 » Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.

Day of death February 24, 1963

  • The temperature on February 24, 1963 was between -14.1 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -6.3 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
    • March 17 » Mount Agung erupted on Bali killing more than 1,100 people.
    • April 21 » The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Bahá'í Faith.
    • May 19 » The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail.
    • June 21 » Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI.
    • July 1 » ZIP codes are introduced for United States mail.
    • December 10 » Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah.


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Source: Wikipedia


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