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Ann Thornton 1826 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1826

Birth Location: Petton, Durham, England

Death Date: Mar 1907

Death Location: Durham, United Kingdom

Father: Ralph Thornton

Mother: Ann Bell

Spouse(s): Joseph Minto, William Fenwick

Children(s): Ralph Minto, Mary Minto, Henry Minto, Ann Minto, Joseph Minto, Elizabeth Minto, Robert Fenwick

According to available records, Ann Thornton was born in 1826 in Petton, Durham, England, the child of Ralph Thornton and Ann Bell. Following those early years, Ann Thornton married Joseph Minto and William Fenwick, and their family grew to include Ralph Minto, Mary Minto, Henry Minto, Ann Minto, Joseph Minto, Elizabeth Minto and Robert Fenwick. In the later years of life, Ann Thornton died in 1907 in Durham, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Ralph Thornton
1786 – 1852
Birth Location: Durham, England
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Ann Bell
1788 – 1850
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Minto
1824 – 1863
Birth Location: Little Lumley, Durham, England, UK
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William Fenwick
1825 – 1887
Birth Location: Ox Close, Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England
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Children(s)

Ralph Minto
1850 –
Birth Location: L Lumley, Durham, England
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Mary Minto
1852 –
Birth Location: Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
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Henry Minto
1856 – 1908
Birth Location: L Lumley, Durham, England
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Ann Minto
1857 – 1907
Birth Location: L Lumley, Durham, England
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Joseph Minto
1859 – 1929
Birth Location: Lumley, Durham, England
JM
Elizabeth Minto
1862 –
Birth Location: Chester-le-Street, Durham, England, UK
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Robert Fenwick
1870 – 1936
Birth Location: Shiney Row, Durham, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1826
    Event Place: Petton, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, 1881 England Census, 1891 England Census, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4119; Folio: 46; Page: 13; GSU roll: 6099229, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4982; Folio: 18; Page: 32; GSU roll: 847435

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Shiney Row, Painshaw, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4982; Folio: 18; Page: 32; GSU roll: 847435

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Little Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Brecon Hill, Lumley Christ Church, Little Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4119; Folio: 46; Page: 13; GSU roll: 6099229

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Mar 1907
    Event Place: Durham, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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