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James Thornton 1817 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1817

Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Dec 1885

Death Location: Fauldhouse, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Peter Thornton

Mother: Catherine Waddell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thomson

Children(s): Peter Thornton, Catherine Thornton, Jane Thornton, Robert Thornton, James Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Mary Thornton, Child Thornton, William Thornton, Margaret Thornton

The birth of James Thornton took place in 1817 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, to Peter Thornton and Catherine Waddell. James Thornton married Elizabeth Thomson, and together they had Peter Thornton, Catherine Thornton, Jane (Jeanie) Thornton, Robert Thornton, James Waddell Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Mary Thornton, Child Thornton, William Thornton and Margaret (Maggie) Thornton. James Thornton's death occurred in 1885 in Fauldhouse, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Parents

Peter Thornton
1791 – 1862
Birth Location: Croftfoot, West Lothian, Scotland
PT
Catherine Waddell
1791 – 1867
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
CW

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Thomson
1838 – 1898
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
ET

Children(s)

Peter Thornton
1860 – 1946
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
PT
Catherine Thornton
1862 – 1862
Birth Location: –
CT
Jane Thornton
1864 – 1935
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
JT
Robert Thornton
1867 – 1925
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
RT
James Thornton
1868 –
Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
JT
Thomas Thornton
1870 – 1932
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
TT
Mary Thornton
1872 – 1951
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
MT
Child Thornton
1874 – 1874
Birth Location: Crofthead, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
CT
William Thornton
1876 – 1917
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
WT
Margaret Thornton
1878 – 1966
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
MT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1885
    Event Place: West Calder Cemetery, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1817
    Event Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, 1861 Scotland Census, 1871 Scotland Census, 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Hermand House, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Dec 1885
    Event Place: Fauldhouse, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Crofthead Hillhead Cottage, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Eastfield, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census
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