The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Harry Thornton (1881-1922)

Personal data Harry Thornton 

  • He was born on January 18, 1881 in Burnside Cottages, Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland.Source 1
    Born at 3:00 pm. Certificate in file
  • Profession: in the year 1901 Apprentice plasterer.Source 2
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: Burnside Buildings, Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire,Scotland.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Burnside Buildings, Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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      Household Members
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Rosina Thornton Wife Married Female 33 1848 - Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
      William Thornton Son - Male 9 1872 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      Rosina Thornton Daughter - Female 8 1873 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      James Thornton Son - Male 7 1874 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      Charles Thornton Son - Male 4 1877 - Renfrewshire, Scotland
      Harry Thornton Son - Male 0 1881 - Renfrewshire, Scotland
    • in the year 1891: Burnside Buildings, Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire,Scotland.Source 1
      Name: Harry Thornton Age: 10 Estimated birth year: abt 1881 Relationship: Son Mother's name: Rosina Gender: Male Where born: Kilmalcolm, Renfrew Shire Registration Number: 571/3 Registration district: Kilmalcolm Civil parish: Kilmalcolm County: Renfrewshire Address: 5 Burnside Bdgs Occupation: Scholar ED: 2 Page: Household schedule number: 35 Line: 2 Roll: CSSCT1891_186

      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Burnside Buildings, Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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      Household Members
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Rosina Thornton Head Married Female 41 1850 Cooks Wife Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
      Rosina Thornton Daughter Unmarried Female 18 1873 Postal Telegraph Clerk Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      James Thornton Son Unmarried Male 17 1874 Painter Apprentice Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      Charles Thornton Son Unmarried Male 14 1877 Painter Apprentice Renfrewshire, Scotland
      Harry Thornton Son - Male 10 1881 Scholar Renfrewshire, Scotland
    • in the year 1901: 3 Gairbraid Ave. Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Source 2
      Name: Harry Thornton Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1881 Relationship: Brother In Law Gender: Male Where born: Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire Registration Number: 622/1 Registration district: Maryhill Civil parish: Maryhill County: Lanarkshire Address: 3 Gairbraid Ave Occupation: Plasterer (apprentice) ED: 40 Page: Household schedule number: 1 Line: 4 Roll: CSSCT1901_241

      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Gairbraid Avenue, 3, Glasgow, Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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      Household Members
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      James Blair Head Married Male 38 1863 General Labourer Ireland
      Rose Blair Wife Married Female 27 1874 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      John Blair Son - Male 1 1900 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      Harry Thornton Brother-In-Law Single Male 20 1881 Plasterer (Apprentice) Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  • He died in the year 1922 in Govan, Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was 40 years old.Source 3
    1 1922 THORNTON HARRY M 40 GOVAN GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/21 0734
  • A child of William Thornton and Rosina Whyte
  • This information was last updated on January 20, 2022.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Harry Thornton

JAMES THORNTON
1810-1872
PHOEBE JANE WHEELER
1812-1891
Rosina Whyte
± 1850-1898

Harry Thornton
1881-1922


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    Sources

    1. 1891 Census Scotland
    2. 1901 Scotland Census, 1901 Scotland Census
    3. Scotlands People database, Scotlands People database

    Historical events

    Birthday January 18, 1881

    • The temperature on January 18, 1881 was about -7.6 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 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 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 1881: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
      • June 29 » In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.
      • July 1 » The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
      • September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
      • November 19 » A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
      • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
    

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