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Personal data George Dawson Thornton 

  • He was born on August 18, 1889 in Pimlico, London. England.Source 1
    Name: George Dawson Thornton Year of Registration: 1889 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: St George Hanover Square County: London, Middlesex Volume: 1a Page: 413

    Name: George Dawson Thornton
    District: St George Hanover Square... County: London,Middlesex, London... Year: 1889... Quarter: 3... Volume: 1a... Page: 443...
  • He was baptized on September 4, 1889 in St. Gabriel's Warwick Square, Pimlico, London.
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  • Resident:
    • in the year 1891: 103 Cambridge Street, Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire.Source 1
      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 (ALL SHOULD BE THORNTON)
      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 2
      Name: George Thornton Age: 11 Estimated Birth Year: 1890 Relationship: Son Father's Name: William Thornton
      Mother'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: Scholar ED: 25C
      Household schedule number: 532 Line: 3 Roll: CSSCT1901_218 Household Members: Name Age
      William Thornton 52
      Elizabeth Thornton 49
      Dorothy Thornton 17
      George Thornton 11
    • in the year 1916: 121 Kinloch Street, Carnoustie, Scotland.
      British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 <http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1114&enc=1>
      about George Dawson Thornton Name: George Dawson Thornton Estimated Birth Year: abt 1889 Age at enlistment: 27
      Residence: 121 Kinloch Street, Carnoustie Document Year: 1916 Regimental Number: 887 Number of Images: 8
      Name: George Dawson Thornton
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: abt 1889
      Age: 27
      Document Year: 1916
      Residence Place: 121 Kinloch Street, Carnoustie
      Regimental Number: 3137
      Regiment Name: 1st Supernumaury Coy 5th Black Watch
      Form Title: Territorial Force Attestation
      Number of Images: 9
      Other Records: Search for 'George Dawson Thornton' in other WWI collections
      Family Members:
      Name Relation to Soldier
      George Dawson Thornton Self (Head)
      Margt Ann Thornton Wife
  • He died in the year 1946 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was 56 years old.
  • A child of William Thornton and Elizabeth Wilson
  • This information was last updated on July 29, 2023.

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They got married before 1916.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George Dawson Thornton

JAMES THORNTON
1810-1872
PHOEBE JANE WHEELER
1812-1891
Elizabeth Wilson
± 1852-1945

George Dawson Thornton
1889-1946

< 1916

Mary Ann ?
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    Sources

    1. 1891 Census England, 5th April 1891
    2. 1901 Scotland Census, 1901 Scotland Census

    Historical events

    Birthday August 18, 1889

    • The temperature on August 18, 1889 was about 19.9 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
      • June 29 » Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
      • July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
      • August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
      • August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
      • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.

    Christening day September 4, 1889

    • The temperature on September 4, 1889 was about 17.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
      • February 11 » Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted.
      • April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
      • May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
      • August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
      • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
    

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