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Bessie Thornton 1918–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1918

Birth Location: Hull, Yorkshire

Death Date: 01 SEP 1973

Death Location: Holderness, Yorkshire East Riding, England

Father: Percy Thornton

Mother: Alice Brown

Spouse(s): Edwin Sheriff

Children(s): Patricia Sheriff

Bessie Thornton was born in 1918 in Hull, Yorkshire, the child of Percy Thornton And Alice Brown. Bessie Thornton married Edwin Sheriff, Thomas Hogan, and had children including Anita Hogan Sheriff, Christine Sheriff, Edwin Sheriff, Patricia Anne Sheriff, Susan Sheriff, Thomas Hogan Sheriff. Bessie Thornton passed away in 1973 in Holderness, Yorkshire East Riding, England.

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Biography

  • Bessie Thornton was born in 1918 in Hull, Yorkshire, the child of Percy Thornton And Alice Brown.
  • Bessie Thornton married Edwin Sheriff, Thomas Hogan, and had children including Anita Hogan Sheriff, Christine Sheriff, Edwin Sheriff, Patricia Anne Sheriff, Susan Sheriff, Thomas Hogan Sheriff.
  • Bessie Thornton passed away in 1973 in Holderness, Yorkshire East Riding, England.

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Bessie Thornton's Ancestors

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Bessie Thornton
1918–1973
Birth Place: Hull, Yorkshire
Parents
Percy Thornton
1870–
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Alice Brown
1874–
Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Thornton's Descendants

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Bessie Thornton (8 Dec 1918–01 SEP 1973) m. Edwin Sheriff (2 Jun 1917–Jul 2005)
  1. 1. Patricia (Anne) Sheriff 1943–2006

Bessie Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1918
8 Dec 1918
Birth of Bessie Thornton in Hull, Yorkshire
Hull, Yorkshire
1973
01 SEP 1973
Age 55
Death of Bessie Thornton in Holderness, Yorkshire East Riding, England
Holderness, Yorkshire East Riding, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Hull, Yorkshire
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 SEP 1973
    Event Place: Holderness, Yorkshire East Riding, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index

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