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Esther Thornton 1782–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1782

Birth Location: Garforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 Feb 1839

Death Location: Holbeck, St Matthew and New Wortley, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Thornton

Mother: Catherine Greenwood

Spouse(s): Thomas Bywater

Children(s): Jane Bywater

The story of Esther Thornton began in 1782 in Garforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Esther Thornton married Thomas Bywater, and had children including Jane Bywater. Esther Thornton passed away in 1839 in Holbeck, St Matthew and New Wortley, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Esther Thornton began in 1782 in Garforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Esther Thornton married Thomas Bywater, and had children including Jane Bywater.
  • Esther Thornton passed away in 1839 in Holbeck, St Matthew and New Wortley, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Esther Thornton's Ancestors

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Esther Thornton
1782–1839
Birth Place: Garforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Thornton
1747–1792
Garforth, Yorkshire, , England
Catherine Greenwood
1749–1819
Garforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Andrew Thornton
1719–1789
Garforth, Yorkshire, England
Mary Johnson
1730–1763
Garforth, Yorkshire, England
John Greenwood
1722–1791
Todmorden, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Mawdsley
1720–1760
Netherwooten, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Thornton
1682–1733
Elizabeth Lacock
1689–1775
William Johnson
1701–1746
Martha Johnson
1705–1773
Jonathan Greenwood
1695–1776
Martha Dixon
1705–1751
Thomas Mawdsley
1700–1803
Margaret Brindle
–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Thornton
1654–1685
Elizabeth Law
1655–1690
John Lacock
1662–1714
Mrs Locock
1666–1720
Jeremiah Johnson
1679–1722
Elizabeth Grindon
1679–1763
Edward Johnson
1680–1746
Elizabeth Lowell
1670–1741
John Dixon
1676–
James Mawdsley
1675–
James Brindle
1777–1851
Alice Lightbourn
1778–1802

Esther Thornton's Descendants

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Esther Thornton (1782–3 Feb 1839) m. Thomas Bywater (4 April 1774–15 Sep 1833)
  1. 1. Jane Bywater 1817–1892 m. Thomas Knowles 1817–1855
    1. 1. Thomas Knowles 1839–1883 m. Martha Simpson 1839–1927
      1. 1. Ellen Knowles 1873–1936 m. Thomas Riley 1865–1934
        1. 1. William (K) Riley 1906–1940 m. Catherine (Ellen) Stephenson 1905–1943

Esther Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1782
1782
Birth of Esther Thornton in Garforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Garforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1839
29 Jan 1839
Age 57
Death of Esther Thornton in Holbeck, Leeds, Yorks, England
Holbeck, Leeds, Yorks, England
1839
3 Feb 1839
Age 57
Burial of Esther Thornton in Holbeck, St Matthew and New Wortley, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Holbeck, St Matthew and New Wortley, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Garforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1839
    Event Place: Holbeck, Leeds, Yorks, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1839
    Event Place: Holbeck, St Matthew and New Wortley, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: RDP42/12

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