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Doris Thornton 1894–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1894

Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 30 Aug 1941

Death Location: Whakatāne, Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Father: John Thornton

Mother: Elizabeth Campbell

Spouse(s): William Palmer

Children(s): Constance Palmer, William Palmer

Doris Thornton was born in 1894 in Wanganui, New Zealand, the child of John Leichman Thornton And Elizabeth Campbell. Doris Thornton married William Rodney Pitt Palmer, and had children including Constance Jean Palmer, William Pitt Palmer. Doris Thornton passed away in 1941 in Whakatāne, Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Doris Thornton was born in 1894 in Wanganui, New Zealand, the child of John Leichman Thornton And Elizabeth Campbell.
  • Doris Thornton married William Rodney Pitt Palmer, and had children including Constance Jean Palmer, William Pitt Palmer.
  • Doris Thornton passed away in 1941 in Whakatāne, Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

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Doris Thornton's Ancestors

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Doris Thornton
1894–1941
Birth Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
John Leichman Thornton
1861–1943
Greystone Quarry, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Elizabeth Campbell
1867–1907
Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Henry (Liddle) Thornton
1823–1901
Sunderland Durham UK
Mary (Ann) Potter
1829–1917
Hylton Castle, Durham, England
David (Moore) Campbell
1814–1894
Knockshoggle Holm, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ann (Jane) Medley
1833–1909
Belfast, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Thornton
1791–1840
Margaret Allen
1791–1875
Matthew Potter
1805–1866
Catherine Leishman
1808–1874
James Campbell
1767–1845
Margaret Dickie
1790–1837
Jane Stuart
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Campbell
1731–1786
Agnes Fergusson
1743–1773
David Dickie
1780–1841
JANET Fulton
1770–1853

Doris Thornton's Descendants

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Doris Thornton (Jan 1894–30 Aug 1941) m. William (Rodney Pitt) Palmer (31 May 1891–31 Aug 1978)
  1. 1. Constance (Jean) Palmer 1913–1980 m. Pritchell (Roe) Walker 1913–1989
  2. 2. William (Pitt) Palmer 1923–1991

Doris Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1894
Jan 1894
Birth of Doris Thornton in Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand
1941
30 Aug 1941
Age 47
Death of Doris Thornton in Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1894
    Event Place: Wanganui, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1941
    Event Place: Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whakatāne, Whakatāne District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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