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Evelyn May Thornton 1892–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Mar 1892

Birth Location: Break O Day, Victoria,

Death Date: 5 Oct 1961

Death Location: Rokewood, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia

Father: Collins Thornton

Mother: Mary Jolly

Spouse(s): Thomas McDonald

Children(s): Lila McDonald, Sydney McDonald, Gladys McDonald, Bessie McDonald

Evelyn May Thornton was born in 1892 in Break O Day, Victoria,, the child of Collins Thornton And Mary Ann Jolly. In 1914, Evelyn May Thornton resided in Rokewood, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Evelyn May Thornton married Thomas Francis Mcdonald, and had children including Bessie Ella Mcdonald, Gladys May Mcdonald, Lila Ada Mcdonald, Sydney Colin Mcdonald. Evelyn May Thornton passed away in 1961 in Rokewood, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Evelyn May Thornton was born in 1892 in Break O Day, Victoria,, the child of Collins Thornton And Mary Ann Jolly.
  • In 1914, Evelyn May Thornton resided in Rokewood, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
  • Evelyn May Thornton married Thomas Francis Mcdonald, and had children including Bessie Ella Mcdonald, Gladys May Mcdonald, Lila Ada Mcdonald, Sydney Colin Mcdonald.
  • Evelyn May Thornton passed away in 1961 in Rokewood, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Evelyn Thornton's Ancestors

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Evelyn Thornton
1892–1961
Birth Place: Break O Day, Victoria,
Parents
Collins Thornton
1862–1921
Rokewood, Victoria
Mary (Ann) Jolly
1869–1934
Corindhap, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Richard (William) Jolly
1834–1887
Polmarth, Wendron, Cornwall, England
Harriet Brigtwell
1839–1906
Westminster, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Jolly
1807–1852
* ROSKELLY
1809–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wm Jolly
1773–1846
Grace Williams
1771–1856
William Roskilly\Roskelly\Reskelly
1775–1841
Elizabeth Jolly
1781–1850

Evelyn Thornton's Descendants

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Evelyn (May) Thornton (01 Mar 1892–5 Oct 1961) m. Thomas (Francis) McDonald (06 Sep 1886–15 May 1960)
  1. 1. Lila (Ada) McDonald 1918–1971 m. James (Rutherford) Matthewson 1914–1973
    1. 1. Valda (Irene) Matthewson 1938–2016 m. Kenneth Taylor 1931–2014
  2. 2. Sydney (Colin) McDonald 1914–2003
  3. 3. Gladys (May) McDonald 1916–2009
  4. 4. Bessie (Ella) McDonald 1926–1971

Evelyn Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1892
01 Mar 1892
Birth of Evelyn May Thornton in Break O Day, Victoria,
Break O Day, Victoria,
1914
1914
Age 22
Evelyn May Thornton resided here in Rokewood, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Rokewood, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1961
5 Oct 1961
Age 69
Death of Evelyn May Thornton in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1963
2 May 1963
Age 71
Evelyn May Thornton - Probate
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Break O Day, Victoria,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Rokewood, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1961
    Event Place: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rokewood, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 2 May 1963
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

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