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Ann Thornton 1830–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1830

Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 7 May 1890

Death Location: Nelson, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England

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Spouse(s): Thomas Shoesmith

Children(s): James Shoesmith, Mary Shoesmith, Sarah Shoesmith, John Shoesmith, Robert Shoesmith, Annie Shoesmith, Thomas Shoesmith, Margaret Shoesmith

Ann Thornton was born in 1830 in Colne, Lancashire, England, the child of Robert Thornton And Sarah Thornton. Ann Thornton married Thomas Shoesmith, and had children including Annie Shoesmith, James Shoesmith, John Shoesmith, Margaret Shoesmith, Mary Shoesmith, Robert Shoesmith, Sarah Ann Shoesmith, Thomas Shoesmith. Ann Thornton passed away in 1890 in Nelson, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Ann Thornton was born in 1830 in Colne, Lancashire, England, the child of Robert Thornton And Sarah Thornton.
  • Ann Thornton married Thomas Shoesmith, and had children including Annie Shoesmith, James Shoesmith, John Shoesmith, Margaret Shoesmith, Mary Shoesmith, Robert Shoesmith, Sarah Ann Shoesmith, Thomas Shoesmith.
  • Ann Thornton passed away in 1890 in Nelson, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Thomas Shoesmith
1828–1906
Birth Location: Lenches Bottom, Colne, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

James Shoesmith
1853–1934
Birth Location: Colne, Lancashire, England
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Mary Shoesmith
1856–1929
Birth Location: Lencher, Lancashire, England
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Sarah Shoesmith
1851–
Birth Location: Colne, Waterside, Lancashire, England
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John Shoesmith
1858–1921
Birth Location: Lencher, Lancashire, England
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Robert Shoesmith
1862–1944
Birth Location: Great Marsden, Lancashire, England
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Annie Shoesmith
1869–
Birth Location: Great Marsden, Lancashire, England
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Thomas Shoesmith
1853–
Birth Location: Great Marsden, Lancashire, England
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Margaret Shoesmith
1864–1866
Birth Location: Great Marsden, Lancashire, England
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Ann Thornton's Ancestors

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Ann Thornton
1830–1890
Birth Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
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Great-Grandparents
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Ann Thornton's Descendants

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Ann Thornton (24 Jan 1830–7 May 1890) m. Thomas Shoesmith (Bef. 04 May 1828–5 Apr 1906)
  1. 1. James Shoesmith 1853–1934 m. Elizabeth Mawman 1862–1926 m. Emma Pollitt 1854–
    1. 1. Margaret Shoesmith 1900–1988 m. John (Coole) Totty 1896–1966
      1. 1. John Totty 1922–2010 m. Joy (Margret Kate) Havinden 1924–1963 m. Margaret Abbott 1939–2023
        1. 1. Carol (Ann) Totty 1946–2009
      2. 2. Margaret Totty 1926–2013 m. Peter (Eric) Morgan 1926–1986
      3. 3. Hannah Totty 1929–2016 m. Earl (Kenneth St.) Jean 1916–2014
      4. 4. Susan Totty 1945–2016
      5. 5. Elizabeth Totty 1924–
    2. 2. Anna Shoesmith 1887–1961 m. Ernest (Wasley) Sr 1888–1965
      1. 1. Ernest (Wasley) Jr 1918–2004 m. Doris Jackson 1921–
      2. 2. Elsie Wasley 1915–2018 m. Thomas Jackson 1911–
        1. 1. Alma Jackson 1939–2017
    3. 3. Martha Shoesmith 1888–1972 m. Harry Steeple 1888–
    4. 4. Thomas Shoesmith 1890–1955
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Shoesmith 1894–
    6. 6. Alice Shoesmith 1895– m. William Wharton 1896–
      1. 1. Lillian Shoesmith 1915–
    7. 7. John Shoesmith 1903–1987 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Shoesmith 1905–
    8. 8. Veronica (Hammond) Shoesmith 1903–1975
    9. 9. Joseph (Mawman) Shoesmith 1904–1988 m. Annie (Brown) Shoesmith 1907–
  2. 2. Mary Shoesmith 1856–1929 m. Samuel Dearden 1853–
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) Dearden 1877–1924
    2. 2. Margaret Dearden 1879–1935
    3. 3. Eleanor Dearden 1882–1956
    4. 4. John Dearden 1885–1947 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Dearden 1886–
    5. 5. Rennie Dearden 1895–1963 m. Margaret Riddiough 1899–1971
    6. 6. Samuel Dearden 1888–1904
    7. 7. Harry Dearden 1897–1975
    8. 8. William Dearden 1883–1893
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Shoesmith 1851– m. John (H) Pickles 1847–
    1. 1. Amy Pickles 1880– m. George Pickles 1879–
      1. 1. Louie Pickles 1903–
      2. 2. Stanley Pickles 1904–
    2. 2. Ada Pickles 1882–
    3. 3. Mary Pickles 1879–
    4. 4. Alwyn Pickles 1889–
    5. 5. Harriett (A) Pickles 1870–
    6. 6. James Pickles 1872–
    7. 7. Frances Pickles 1874–
    8. 8. Fred Pickles 1877–
    9. 9. Cuthbert Pickles 1890–
  4. 4. John Shoesmith 1858–1921 m. Annie (Victoria) Webb 1864–1942
    1. 1. Thomas Shoesmith 1885–1974 m. Emma (Irene) Mitch 1886–1974
      1. 1. Thomas (Paul Shoesmith) Jr. 1922–2007 m. Martha Houser 1924–
  5. 5. Robert Shoesmith 1862–1944 m. Susannah Berry 1863–1949
    1. 1. Laura Shoesmith 1890–1975 m. Harry Pilkington 1885–1970
    2. 2. Ellen (May) Shoesmith 1895–1953 m. Clarence (S) Chapman 1896–1969
    3. 3. Percy Shoesmith 1898–1975 m. Ethel Watson 1897–
  6. 6. Annie Shoesmith 1869– m. Arthur Smith 1870–
  7. 7. Thomas Shoesmith 1853–
  8. 8. Margaret Shoesmith 1864–1866

Ann Thornton's Timeline

11 Records

1830
24 Jan 1830
Birth of Ann Thornton in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England
1837
1 Jul 1837
Age 7
Ann Thornton was baptized in Whalley Lancashire, Lancashire, England
Whalley Lancashire, Lancashire, England
1840
7 Jun 1840
Age 10
Ann Thornton was baptized in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1841
1841
Age 11
Ann Thornton resided here in Colne, Whalley, Lancashire, England
Colne, Whalley, Lancashire, England
1851
1851
Age 21
Ann Thornton resided here in Blackpool, Layton with Warbreck, Lancashire, England
Blackpool, Layton with Warbreck, Lancashire, England
1861
1861
Age 31
Ann Thornton resided here in St John, Great Marsden, Lancashire, England
St John, Great Marsden, Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 41
Ann Thornton resided here in St John, Lancashire, England
St John, Lancashire, England
1881
1881
Age 51
Ann Thornton resided here in Great and Little Marsden, Lancashire, England
Great and Little Marsden, Lancashire, England
1890
Jun 1890
Age 60
Death of Ann Thornton in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England
1890
7 May 1890
Age 60
Burial of Ann Thornton in Nelson, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England
Nelson, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 61
Ann Thornton resided here in Burnley, St Peter, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Burnley, St Peter, Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1830
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988
    [2] Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns
    [3] Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials
    [4] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936
    [5] 1891 England Census
    [6] 1881 England Census
    [7] 1871 England Census
    [8] 1861 England Census
    [9] 1851 England Census
    [10] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [11] 1841 England Census
    [12] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Whalley Lancashire, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1840
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Colne, Whalley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Blackpool, Layton with Warbreck, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St John, Great Marsden, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St John, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Great and Little Marsden, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Burnley, St Peter, Burnley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marsden, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 May 1890
    Event Place: Nelson, Pendle Borough, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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