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Gerald Cuthbert Thornton 1897 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 AUG 1897

Birth Location: Leytonstone, Essex, England

Death Date: JUN 1966

Death Location: Barnstable, Somerset, England

Father: Thomas Thornton

Mother: Clara Chester

Spouse(s): Lucy Waters

Children(s): Brian Thornton

The story of Gerald Cuthbert Thornton began in 1897 in Leytonstone, Essex, England. Gerald Cuthbert Thornton married Lucy Agnes Pearl Waters, and had children including Brian Hayman Thornton. Gerald Cuthbert Thornton passed away in 1966 in Barnstable, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Gerald Cuthbert Thornton began in 1897 in Leytonstone, Essex, England.
  • Gerald Cuthbert Thornton married Lucy Agnes Pearl Waters, and had children including Brian Hayman Thornton.
  • Gerald Cuthbert Thornton passed away in 1966 in Barnstable, Somerset, England.

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Gerald Thornton's Ancestors

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Gerald Thornton
1897 – 1966
Birth Place: Leytonstone, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Charles Thornton
1856 – 1908
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Clara (Jane Rhoda) Chester
1867 – 1951
Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
Grandparents
Edwin Thornton
1832 – 1904
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Eliza Hibell
1836 – 1909
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Hibell
1803 – 1881
Sarah Partridge
1804 – 1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Hibell
1765 – 1835
Jane Huggins
1768 – 1856

Gerald Thornton's Descendants

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Gerald (Cuthbert) Thornton (31 AUG 1897 – JUN 1966) m. Lucy (Agnes Pearl) Waters (24 JUL 1905 – BEF 2005)
  1. 1. Brian (Hayman) Thornton (21 JUL 1930 – 9 OCT 2010) m. [________] Trick (EST 1930 – )
    1. 1. Vanessa Thornton (EST 1961 – ) m. [________] Marshall (EST 1961 – )
    2. 2. [________] Thornton (EST 1962 – )

Gerald Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1897
31 AUG 1897
Birth of Gerald Cuthbert Thornton in Leytonstone, Essex, England
Leytonstone, Essex, England
1966
JUN 1966
Age 69
Death of Gerald Cuthbert Thornton in Barnstable, Somerset, England
Barnstable, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 AUG 1897
    Event Place: Leytonstone, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: JUN 1966
    Event Place: Barnstable, Somerset, England

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