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Bessie (Elizabeth) Payne 1872–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1872

Birth Location: Springfield, Essex, England

Death Date: 12 Feb 1947

Death Location: Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Charles Payne

Mother: Mary Porter

Spouse(s): James Thorburn

Children(s): William Thorburn, Mary Painter, Leonard Thorburn

Bessie (Elizabeth) Payne was born in 1872 in Springfield, Essex, England, the child of Charles Payne And Mary Elizabeth Porter. Bessie (Elizabeth) Payne married James Thorburn, and had children including Leonard James Thorburn, Mary Beatrice Thorburn Painter, William Arthur Thorburn. Bessie (Elizabeth) Payne passed away in 1947 in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Bessie (Elizabeth) Payne was born in 1872 in Springfield, Essex, England, the child of Charles Payne And Mary Elizabeth Porter.
  • Bessie (Elizabeth) Payne married James Thorburn, and had children including Leonard James Thorburn, Mary Beatrice Thorburn Painter, William Arthur Thorburn.
  • Bessie (Elizabeth) Payne passed away in 1947 in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Payne
1846–1914
Birth Location: Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex, England
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Mary Porter
1846–1924
Birth Location: Writtle, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

James Thorburn
1864–1940
Birth Location: Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Thorburn
1892–1967
Birth Location: Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Mary Painter
1891–1979
Birth Location: Fort Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Leonard Thorburn
1889–1974
Birth Location: Fort Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
LT

Bessie Payne's Ancestors

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Bessie Payne
1872–1947
Birth Place: Springfield, Essex, England
Parents
Charles Payne
1846–1914
Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Porter
1846–1924
Writtle, Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Payne
1811–1895
Danbury, Essex, England
Mary (Ann Curby) Kirby
1817–1902
Springfield, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Payne's Descendants

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Bessie ((Elizabeth)) Payne (9 Apr 1872–12 Feb 1947) m. James Thorburn (29 May 1864–6th Sept 1940)
  1. 1. William (Arthur) Thorburn 1892–1967 m. Muriel (Theresa) Maddams 1895–1979
    1. 1. Theresa (Muriel) Thorburn 1922–2011
  2. 2. Mary ("Beatrice" Thorburn \) Painter 1891–1979 m. Harry (John) Painter 1890–1940 m. Garfield Macdonald 1888–1931
    1. 1. Constance (Daphne) Painter 1926–2012 m. Armand (Burns) Granbois 1920–2011
    2. 2. William (Harry) Painter 1925–1980
  3. 3. Leonard (James) Thorburn 1889–1974

Bessie Payne's Timeline

2 Records

1872
9 Apr 1872
Birth of Bessie (Elizabeth) Payne in Springfield, Essex, England
Springfield, Essex, England
1947
12 Feb 1947
Age 75
Death of Bessie (Elizabeth) Payne in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1872
    Event Place: Springfield, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1947
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
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