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Frank Willis Thorne 1878–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1878

Birth Location: Sandford, Dorset

Death Date: Mar 1949

Death Location: Yeovil, Somerset

Father: Frederick Thorne

Mother: Emma Meaker

Spouse(s): Rebecca Gridley, Martha Burt

Children(s): Bert Thorne, Aubrey Thorne

In 1878, Frank Willis Thorne entered the world in Sandford, Dorset, born to Frederick Thorne And Emma Meaker. Frank Willis Thorne married Martha Ruth Burt, Rebecca Esther Gridley, and had children including Aubrey Frank Gridley Thorne, Bert W Thorne. Frank Willis Thorne passed away in 1949 in Yeovil, Somerset.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Frank Willis Thorne entered the world in Sandford, Dorset, born to Frederick Thorne And Emma Meaker.
  • Frank Willis Thorne married Martha Ruth Burt, Rebecca Esther Gridley, and had children including Aubrey Frank Gridley Thorne, Bert W Thorne.
  • Frank Willis Thorne passed away in 1949 in Yeovil, Somerset.

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Frank Thorne's Ancestors

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Frank Thorne
1878–1949
Birth Place: Sandford, Dorset
Parents
Frederick Thorne
1846–
Marnhull, Dorset
Emma Meaker
1849–
Odcombe, Yeovil, Somerset
Grandparents
Tyrus Thorne
1823–1851
East Coker, Somerset
Mary (Ann Cull) Harding
1823–1851
Great-Grandparents
Michael Harding
–1847
Mary A'Court
1793–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John A'Court
1764–1830
Frances Cooke
1769–1835

Frank Thorne's Descendants

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Frank (Willis) Thorne (1878–Mar 1949) m. Rebecca (Esther) Gridley (6 Jun 1874–AFT 1927) m. Martha (Ruth) Burt (1876–)
  1. 1. Bert (W) Thorne 1910–1976
  2. 2. Aubrey (Frank Gridley) Thorne 1900–1982 m. Violet (Lilian) Spice 1903–1982

Frank Thorne's Timeline

2 Records

1878
1878
Birth of Frank Willis Thorne in Sandford, Dorset
Sandford, Dorset
1949
Mar 1949
Age 71
Death of Frank Willis Thorne in Yeovil, Somerset
Yeovil, Somerset

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Sandford, Dorset

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1949
    Event Place: Yeovil, Somerset

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