The Orys and Cook Family Tree » William Thornton (1849-1930)

Personal data William Thornton 

  • He was born on March 17, 1849 in Pimlico, London. England.Source 1
    Birth St Georges Hanover Sq Vol 1 page 25

    Name: William Thornton
    District: St George Hanover Square... County: Middlesex... Year: 1849... Quarter: 1... Volume: 1... Page: 25...
  • Occupations:
    • from 1871 till 1891 Cook.Source 2
    • in the year 1898 Ships Cook / Chef.Source 3
      Marriage of Charles Thornton
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1851: 37 Graham Street, St. Georges, Hanover Sq. London.Source 4
      Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1477; Folio: 206; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87800.

      Census Transcript Household London [Geographically Middlesex] 1851 Address 37 Graham Street Parish St George Hanover Square
      Registration District Belgrave Image Reference HO107/1477/F? [Pages 414-415]
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
      James Thornton 40 1811 Head Marylebone, Middlesex Cook
      Phoebe Thornton 38 1813 Wife Chelsea, Middlesex
      James Thornton 14 1837 Son Pimlico, Middlesex
      Ellen Thornton 12 1839 Daur Pimlico, Middlesex
      Rose Thornton 10 1841 Son Pimlico, Middlesex Scholar
      Charles Thornton 8 1843 Son Pimlico, Middlesex Scholar
      George Thornton 5 1846 Son Pimlico, Middlesex Scholar
      Henry Thornton 3 1848 Son Pimlico, Middlesex Scholar
      William Thornton 2 1849 Son Pimlico, Middlesex
      Esther Thornton 1 M 1851 Daur Pimlico, Middlesex
      William Breakey 55 1796 Ireland Collector
    • in the year 1861: 29 Hankin Street, Liverpool, Lancashire.Source 5
      Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2655; Folio: 75; Page: 5; GSU roll: 543007.

      Census Transcript Household Lancashire 1861 Address 29 Hankin Street Parish Liverpool Registration District Liverpool
      Image Reference RG9/2655/F?

      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      James Thornton 50 1811 Head London Cook
      Phoebe Thornton 48 1813 Wife Chelsea, Middlesex
      Ellen Thornton 23 1838 Daur London Paper Bag Maker
      Henry Thornton 13 1848 Son London Scholar
      William Thornton 12 1849 Son London Scholar
      Esther Thornton 10 1851 Daur London Scholar
      Louisa Thornton 7 1854 Daur Liverpool Scholar
      Catherine Thornton 4 1857 Daur Liverpool
    • in the year 1871: 145 Main Street, Barony, Glasgow, Scotland.Source 2
      Name: Rosina Thornton Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Relationship: Daughter-in-law Spouse's Name: William Thornton Gender: Female Where born: Dundee, Forfarshire Registration Number: 644/8
      Registration district: Anderston Civil parish: Glasgow Barony County: Lanarkshire Address: 145 Main St
      ED: 72 Household schedule number: 37 Line: 6 Roll: CSSCT1871_138 Household Members Age Relationship
      James Thornton 60 Head
      Charles Thornton 58 Wife
      William Thornton 22 Son
      Rosina Thornton 21 Daughter-in-law
      Lomon Thornton 17 Daughter
      Catherine Thornton 14 Daughter
    • in the year 1891: 103 Cambridge Street, Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire.Source 6
      Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 3187; Folio 127; Page 26; GSU roll: 6098297.

      Census Transcript Household Lancashire 1891
      Address 103 Higher Cambridge Street
      Parish
      Registration District Chorlton, Chorlton Upon Medlock
      Image Reference RG12/3187/F?
      Found 4 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
      William Thorndon 40 1851 Head Pemlico, London Cook
      Elizabeth Thorndon 36 1855 Wife Lastland, Cheshire
      Dorothy Thomson 7 1884 Daughter Glasgow
      George Thomson 5 1886 Son Pemlico, London
    • in the year 1901: 24 Duke Street, Ayr, Scotland.Source 7
      Name: William Thornton Age: 52 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Relationship: Head Spouse's name : Elizabeth Gender: Male Where born: England Registration Number: 578/1 Registration district: Ayr Civil Parish: Ayr County: Ayrshire Address: 24 Duke St Occupation: Chef-restanrant ED: 25C Page: 17 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 532 Line: 1 Roll: CSSCT1901_218

      Name: William Thornton Age: 52 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Relationship: Head Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Thornton Gender: Male Where born: England Registration Number: 578/1 Registration district: Ayr
      Civil parish: Ayr County: Ayrshire Address: 24 Duke St Occupation: Chef-restanrant ED: 25C
      Household schedule number: 532 Line: 1 Roll: CSSCT1901_218 Household Members Age Relationship
      William Thornton 52 Head
      Elizabeth Thornton 49 Wife
      George Thornton 11 Son
      Dorothy Thornton 17 Daur (Daughter)
  • (Relation to BPO) in Brother to the Great Grandmother of Brian Orys.
  • He died on March 13, 1930 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was 80 years old.
    Death
    William Thornton

    1849–1930
    Fact details
    13 March 1930
    Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  • A child of JAMES THORNTON and PHOEBE JANE WHEELER
  • This information was last updated on May 7, 2023.

Household of William Thornton

(1) He is married to Rosina Whyte.

They got married on June 23, 1870 at Edinburgh, Scotland, he was 21 years old.Source 8

Name: Rosina Whyte Gender: Female Marriage Date: 23 Jun 1870 Marriage Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Spouse: William Thornton

Name: William Thornton
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 23 Jun 1870
Marriage Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Spouse:
Rosina Whyte

Child(ren):

  1. William Thornton  1871-????
  2. Rosina Thornton  1872-????
  3. James Thornton  1874-???? 
  4. Charles Thornton  1876-???? 
  5. Harry Thornton  1881-1922


(2) He is married to Elizabeth Wilson.

They got married about 1890 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

William Thornton

1849–1930
Fact details
c 1900
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Spouse
Elizabeth Wilson

1852–

Child(ren):


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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Thornton

JAMES THORNTON
1787-1854
SARAH OAKLEY
1789-1870
WILLIAM SIMON WHEELER
1774-1832
ESTHER LEWIS
1774-1855

William Thornton
1849-1930

(1) 1870

Rosina Whyte
± 1850-1898

William Thornton
1871-????
Rosina Thornton
1872-????
James Thornton
1874-????
Charles Thornton
1876-????
Harry Thornton
1881-1922
(2) ± 1890

Elizabeth Wilson
± 1852-1945

Dorothy Christina Thornton
1883-????
George Dawson Thornton
1889-1946

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    Sources

    1. Family Bible
    2. 1871 Census Scotland
    3. Marriage Cert in file
    4. 1851 Census England, 1851 Census
    5. 1861 Census England, 1861 Census
    6. 1891 Census England, 5th April 1891
    7. 1901 Scotland Census, 1901 Scotland Census
    8. Both living at 4 St. Bernards Place Edinburgh.

    Historical events

    Birthday March 17, 1849

    • The temperature on March 17, 1849 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken. 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).
    • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1849: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • January 13 » Second Anglo-Sikh War – Battle of Chillianwala: British forces retreat from the Sikhs.
      • January 23 » Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States' first female doctor.
      • May 10 » Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 22 and injuring over 120.
      • August 1 » Joven Daniel wrecks at the coast of Araucanía, Chile, leading to allegations that local Mapuche tribes murdered survivors and kidnapped Elisa Bravo.
      • August 28 » After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria.
      • October 12 » The city of Manizales, Colombia, is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'.

    Day of marriage June 23, 1870

    • The temperature on June 23, 1870 was about 12.3 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 10 » John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
      • February 27 » The current flag of Japan is first adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships.
      • May 14 » The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
      • August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive Prussian victory.
      • August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
      • September 3 » Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.

    Day of death March 13, 1930

    • The temperature on March 13, 1930 was between -0.7 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
      • May 7 » The 7.1 Mw  Salmas earthquake shakes northwestern Iran and southeastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to three-thousand people were killed.
      • June 1 » The Deccan Queen is introduced as first intercity train between Bombay VT (Now Mumbai CST) and Poona (Pune) to run on electric locomotives.
      • June 21 » One-year conscription comes into force in France.
      • July 30 » In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.
      • August 16 » The first British Empire Games were opened in Hamilton, Ontario by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.
      • October 5 » British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage.
    

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