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Dennis Victor Thornton 1914 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JUL 1914

Birth Location: West Ham, Essex, England

Death Date: OCT 1998

Death Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England

Father: Victor Thornton

Mother: Emily Corbet

Spouse(s): Violet Harding

Children(s):

Dennis Victor Thornton was born in 1914 in West Ham, Essex, England, the child of Victor Tom Chester Thornton and Emily Agnes Nellie Corbet. Dennis Victor Thornton married Violet Caroline Harding. Dennis Victor Thornton passed away in 1998 in Chelmsford, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Dennis Victor Thornton was born in 1914 in West Ham, Essex, England, the child of Victor Tom Chester Thornton and Emily Agnes Nellie Corbet.
  • Dennis Victor Thornton married Violet Caroline Harding.
  • Dennis Victor Thornton passed away in 1998 in Chelmsford, Essex, England.

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Dennis Thornton's Ancestors

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Dennis Thornton
1914 – 1998
Birth Place: West Ham, Essex, England
Parents
Victor Tom Chester Thornton
1891 – 1978
Leyton, Essex, England
Emily (Agnes Nellie) Corbet
1887 – 1970
Hornsey, London, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Charles) Thornton
1856 – 1908
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Clara (Jane Rhoda) Chester
1867 – 1951
Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Edwin Thornton
1832 – 1904
Eliza Hibell
1836 – 1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Hibell
1803 – 1881
Sarah Partridge
1804 – 1867

Dennis Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1914
7 JUL 1914
Birth of Dennis Victor Thornton in West Ham, Essex, England
West Ham, Essex, England
1998
OCT 1998
Age 84
Death of Dennis Victor Thornton in Chelmsford, Essex, England
Chelmsford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUL 1914
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: OCT 1998
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England

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