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Personal data WILLIAM THORNTON 

  • He was born in the year 1747 in Hellidon Northamptonshire. England.Source 1
  • He was baptized on July 19, 1747 in Hellidon Northamptonshire. England.
    WM. THORNTON
    Christening: 19 JUL 1747 Hellidon, Northampton, England

    Parents:
    Father: WM. THORNTON
    Mother: ANN
  • (Relation to BPO) in 4x GREAT GRANDFATHER.
  • (Relation to BPO) in 4x GREAT GRANDFATHER.
  • He died September 1814 in 21 Bryanston Street Portman Square London. England, he was 67 years old.Source 2
  • He is buried on September 10, 1814 in St. Mary Le Bone, Westminster, Middlesex.
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  • A child of WILLIAM THORNTON and ANN GREEN
  • This information was last updated on August 13, 2023.

Household of WILLIAM THORNTON

He is married to ANN MORRIS.

They got married on January 2, 1777 at St. Marylebone, London. England, he was 30 years old.Sources 1, 3

Marriages: Spouse: ANN MORRIS Marriage:
02 JAN 1777 Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road, Saint Marylebone, London, England

William Thornton
mentioned in the record of William Thornton and Ann Morris
Name William Thornton
Spouse's Name Ann Morris
Event Date 02 Jan 1777
Event Place Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road,St Marylebone,London,England

Child(ren):

  1. Amey Thornton  1777-????
  2. Jane Thornton  1779-1845
  3. Ann Thornton  1781-????
  4. William Thornton  1783-1825 
  5. Elizabeth Thornton  1785-1788
  6. JAMES THORNTON  1787-1854 
  7. Elizabeth Thornton  1788-????
  8. Sarah Thornton  1792-1867


Notes about WILLIAM THORNTON

At age 36 lived at 18 Bryanston Street Marylebone later changed to 21.

William /Thornton/ Pedigree Resource File birth: 0 ___ 1747 Hellidon Northamptonshire England
death: 10 September 1814 London England marriage: 2 January 1777 London Middlesex England

father: William /Thornton/
mother: Ann /Green/
spouse: Ann /Morris/
children: Amey /Thornton/, Jane /Thornton/, Ann /Thornton/, William /Thornton/, Elizabeth /Thornton/, James /Thornton/, Sarah /Thornton/

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Ancestors (and descendant) of WILLIAM THORNTON

THOMAS THORNTON
????-1795
SARAH CLARK
1685-1739
ANN GREEN
± 1719-????

WILLIAM THORNTON
1747-1814

1777

ANN MORRIS
1750-1820

Amey Thornton
1777-????
Jane Thornton
1779-1845
Ann Thornton
1781-????
William Thornton
1783-1825
Elizabeth Thornton
1785-1788
JAMES THORNTON
1787-1854
Elizabeth Thornton
1788-????
Sarah Thornton
1792-1867

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    Sources

    1. IGI batch files
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    2. Marylebone Parish Church records No. 1722 10-09-1814
    3. Marriage Cert in file

    Historical events

    Christening day July 19, 1747

    • The temperature on July 19, 1747 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1747: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 31 » The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
      • May 14 » War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
      • October 25 » War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.

    Day of marriage January 2, 1777

    • The temperature on January 2, 1777 was about -2 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1777: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
      • August 6 » American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix.
      • August 22 » British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
      • October 4 » American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
      • October 7 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.
      • November 29 » San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.

    Day of burial September 10, 1814

    • The temperature on September 10, 1814 was about 13.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt bui. 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 1814: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 1 » Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
      • April 6 » Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
      • May 30 » The First Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1792 extent, and restoring the House of Bourbon to power.
      • July 24 » War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward the Niagara River to halt Jacob Brown's American invaders.
      • October 10 » War of 1812: The United States Revenue Marine attempts to defend the cutter Eagle from the Royal Navy.
      • October 17 » Eight people die in the London Beer Flood.

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