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Esther Bennworth Thornton 1848–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Sculcoates,Hull , Yorkshire East Riding

Death Date: 12 April 1909

Death Location: Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Thornton

Mother: Frances Hilson

Spouse(s): Anthony Pickard

Children(s): Ambrose Pickard, Harry Pickard, Esther Pickard, Mary. Pickard, Margaret Pickard, Maggie Pickard

Esther Bennworth Thornton was born in 1848 in Sculcoates,Hull , Yorkshire East Riding, the child of Richard Thornton And Frances Fanny Hilson. In 1861, Esther Bennworth Thornton resided in Sculcoates, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England. Esther Bennworth Thornton married Anthony Pickard, and had children including Ambrose Conkling Pickard, Esther Elizabeth Pickard, Harry R Pickard, Maggie F Pickard, Margaret Rachel Maggie Pickard, Mary May Pickard. Esther Bennworth Thornton passed away in 1909 in Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Esther Bennworth Thornton was born in 1848 in Sculcoates,Hull , Yorkshire East Riding, the child of Richard Thornton And Frances Fanny Hilson.
  • In 1861, Esther Bennworth Thornton resided in Sculcoates, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England.
  • Esther Bennworth Thornton married Anthony Pickard, and had children including Ambrose Conkling Pickard, Esther Elizabeth Pickard, Harry R Pickard, Maggie F Pickard, Margaret Rachel Maggie Pickard, Mary May Pickard.
  • Esther Bennworth Thornton passed away in 1909 in Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Esther Thornton's Ancestors

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Esther Thornton
1848–1909
Birth Place: Sculcoates,Hull , Yorkshire East Riding
Parents
Richard Thornton
1808–1885
Wressell, Yorkshire, England
Frances (Fanny) Hilson
1806–1889
Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Chapman Thornton
1755–1816
Crowle, Lincoln, England
Elizabeth Cooper
1781–
Yorkshire, England
Michael Hilson
1781–1858
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Scot
1779–1857
Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
1730–1797
Esther Chapman
1731–1782
John Hilson
1747–
Elizabeth Boyd
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Esther Thornton's Descendants

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Esther (Bennworth) Thornton (1848–12 April 1909) m. Anthony Pickard (8 Jun 1848–27 Jan 1911)
  1. 1. Ambrose (Conkling) Pickard 1878–1944 m. Ellen Harman 1888–1987 m. Ellen Harman 1889–1987
    1. 1. Nellie (Irene) Pickard 1917–1977 m. Leslie (Herbert) Clarke 1915–2000
      1. 1. Janice (M) Clarke 1951–1993
    2. 2. Edna (M) Pickard 1919–
  2. 2. Harry (R.) Pickard 1877–
  3. 3. Esther (Elizabeth) Pickard 1880–1957
  4. 4. Mary. (( May )) Pickard 1881–
  5. 5. Margaret (Rachel ( Maggie )) Pickard 1874–
  6. 6. Maggie (F.) Pickard 1875–

Esther Thornton's Timeline

7 Records

1848
abt 1848
Birth of Esther Bennworth Thornton in Hull, Yorkshire, England
Hull, Yorkshire, England
1848
1848
Birth of Esther Bennworth Thornton in Sculcoates,Hull , Yorkshire East Riding
Sculcoates,Hull , Yorkshire East Riding
1861
1861
Age 13
Esther Bennworth Thornton resided here in Sculcoates, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England
Sculcoates, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 33
Esther Bennworth Thornton resided here in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 43
Esther Bennworth Thornton resided here in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1901
1901
Age 53
Esther Bennworth Thornton resided here in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1909
12 April 1909
Age 61
Death of Esther Bennworth Thornton in 40 Westfield Road , Leeds, West Yorkshire
40 Westfield Road , Leeds, West Yorkshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1848
    Event Place: Hull, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3704; Folio: 33; Page: 17
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4531; Folio: 109; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1342089
    [3] 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Sculcoates,Hull , Yorkshire East Riding
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Sculcoates, Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4531; Folio: 109; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1342089

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3704; Folio: 33; Page: 17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1909
    Event Place: 40 Westfield Road , Leeds, West Yorkshire

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leeds, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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