The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Leslie James Thornton (1896-1955)
Personal data Leslie James Thornton
- He was born on April 2, 1896 in Waterloo, Great Crosby, Lancashire. England.Source 1
Birth June Qtr 1896 West Derby Vol 8b page 504
Name: Leslie James Thornton
District: Derby... County: Derbyshire... Year: 1896... Quarter: 2... Volume: 7b... Page: 504...
First name(s) LESLIE JAMES
Last name THORNTON
Birth year 1896
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District WEST DERBY
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 8B
Page 504 - He was baptized on April 2, 1897 in St. John's Church, Waterloo, Great Crosby, Southport Lancashire.
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- Profession: in the year 1911 Furniture makers Office Boy..Source 2
- Resident:
- in the year 1901: 77 St. Johns Road Waterloo, Great Crosby, Southport Lancashire.Source 3
Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 3445; Folio: 84; Page: 11.
Census Transcript Household Lancashire 1901
Address 77 St John's Road
Parish Waterloo
Registration District West Derby
Image Reference RG13/3445/F?
Found 6 Results.
Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
James Thornton 64 1837 Head London Baker & Confectioner
Amy Thornton 30 1871 Wife Lancashire Brittainia
Leslie J Thornton 4 1897 Son Lancs Waterloo
Cecil C Thornton 1 1900 Son Lancs Waterloo
Elizabeth E Smith 30 1871 Boarder Lancs Bootle Professional Nurse
Kate Armstrong 24 1877 Servant Ireland General Domestic Servant
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
77, St Johns Road, Waterloo, West Derby, Lancashire, England
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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Thornton Head Married Male 64 1837 Baker & Confectioner Shopkeeper London, Middlesex, England
Amy Thornton Wife Married Female 30 1871 - Lancashire, England
Leslie J Thornton Son - Male 4 1897 - Waterloo, Lancashire, England
Cecil C Thornton Son - Male 0 1901 - Waterloo, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth E Smith Boarder Single Female 30 1871 Professional Nurse Bootle, Lancashire, England
Kate Armstrong Servant Single Female 24 1877 General Serv (Domestic) Ireland - in the year 1911: 52 Regent Road, Leicester, Leicestershire.Source 2
RG14PN19285 RG78PN1152A RD407 SD3 ED21 SN51)
Census Transcript Household Leicestershire 1911 Address 52 Regent rd Leicester Civil Parish Leicester Sub District South Leicester Registration District Leicester Image Reference RG14 - PN19285 RD407 SD3 ED21 SN51
Found 7 Results.
Forename Surname Age Year Born Gender Relation Marriage Status Years Married Birth Place Occupation
Robert Guy Waddington 48 1863 Male Head Married 0 Leicester, Leicestershire Elementary School Teacher
Amalie Waddington 37 1874 Female Wife Married 0 Walton, Essex
Guy Waddington 9 1902 Male Son 0 Leicester, Leicestershire School
Relph William Waddington 5 1906 Male Son 0 Leicester, Leicestershire
Tharlotte Mary Waddington 3 1908 Female Daughter 0 Leicester, Leicestershire
Amy Thornton 39 1872 Female Boarder Widowed 0 Spotland, Lancashire Elementary School Teacher
Leslie James Thornton 15 1896 Male Boarder Single 0 Waterloo, Lancashire Furniture Maker's Office Boy - He died on October 21, 1955 in Godeau Funeral Home, San Francisco, California, United States of America, he was 59 years old.
Name Leslie J Thornton
Gender Male
Race Caucasian (White)
Birth Date 2 Apr 1896
Birth Place England
Age 59
Death Date 21 Oct1955
Spouse Hisa Ko Thornton
Father James Thornton
Mother Amy Taylor
Funeral Home Godeau Funeral Home - A child of James Thornton and Amy Taylor
- This information was last updated on July 24, 2023.
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Birthday April 2, 1896
- The temperature on April 2, 1896 was about 4.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
- March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
Christening day April 2, 1897
- The temperature on April 2, 1897 was about 6.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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.
- February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
- 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.
- May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
- August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
- August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
- December 6 » London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
Day of death October 21, 1955
- The temperature on October 21, 1955 was between 7.1 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
- February 8 » The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000km) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
- May 5 » The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
- May 14 » Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
- September 16 » The military coup to unseat President Juan Perón of Argentina is launched at midnight.
- September 25 » The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
- November 19 » National Review publishes its first issue.
Same birth/death day
- 1896 » Johnny Golden, American golfer († 1936)
- 1898 » Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician († 1940)
- 1898 » Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Indian poet, actor and politician († 1990)
- 1900 » Alfred Strange, English footballer († 1978)
- 1900 » Anis Fuleihan, Cypriot-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 1970)
- 1900 » Roberto Arlt, Argentinian journalist, author, and playwright († 1942)
- 1941 » Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (b. 1852)
- 1944 » Alois Kayser, German-French missionary (b. 1877)
- 1952 » Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (b. 1871)
- 1963 » Józef Franczak, Polish sergeant (b. 1918)
- 1965 » Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (b. 1926)
- 1969 » Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet (b. 1922)
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