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):

  1. Phillip Thorne  1905-1987
  2. John Thorne  ± 1908-1974
  3. William Thorne  1910-1970
  4. Frank Thorne  1918-1970

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William "Billy" Thorne

William "Billy" Thorne
± 1883-1963

1901
John Thorne
± 1908-1974
Frank Thorne
1918-1970

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Historical events

  • 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.
    • February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
    • May 3 » The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida.
    • July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
    • October 24 » Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
    • October 29 » In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
    • November 1 » Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.
  • 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.
    • January 2 » Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
    • June 26 » Cold War: U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall.
    • July 7 » Buddhist crisis: The police of Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest.
    • October 12 » After nearly 23 years of imprisonment, Reverend Walter Ciszek, a Jesuit missionary, was released from the Soviet Union.
    • December 8 » Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board.
    • December 14 » The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles, California.


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Source: Wikipedia


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