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Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton 1916–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1916

Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England

Death Date: Aug 1996

Death Location: Great Baddow, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

Father: Frederick Thornton

Mother: Dorothy Clark

Spouse(s): Ernest Hansford

Children(s):

Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton was born in 1916 in Dover, Kent, England, the child of Frederick William Thornton And Dorothy Emily Dora Clark. In 1921, Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton resided in Edmonton, Middlesex, England. In 1939, Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton resided in Middlesex, England. Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton married Ernest Victor Hansford. Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton passed away in 1996 in Great Baddow, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton was born in 1916 in Dover, Kent, England, the child of Frederick William Thornton And Dorothy Emily Dora Clark.
  • In 1921, Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton resided in Edmonton, Middlesex, England.
  • In 1939, Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton resided in Middlesex, England.
  • Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton married Ernest Victor Hansford.
  • Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton passed away in 1996 in Great Baddow, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Pearl Thornton's Ancestors

Self
Pearl Thornton
1916–1996
Birth Place: Dover, Kent, England
Parents
Frederick William Thornton
1881–1917
Walthamstow, Essex, England
Dorothy (Emily (Dora)) Clark
1888–1942
Enfield, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
George (Samuel) Clark
1863–1939
Enfield, Middlesex, England
Emma Jones
1861–1940
Enfield, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Clark
1844–1918
Ann Newman
1845–1920
David Jones
1827–1907
Mary Livermore
1828–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Clark
1799–1888
Emily Pomfret
1802–1876
Henry Newman
1810–1847
Sarah Rayment
1811–1872

Pearl Thornton's Timeline

4 Records

1916
16 Jan 1916
Birth of Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton in Dover, Kent, England
Dover, Kent, England
1921
1921
Age 5
Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton resided here in Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
1939
1939
Age 23
Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton resided here in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1996
Aug 1996
Age 80
Death of Pearl Elsie Ivy May Thornton in Chelmsford, Essex, England
Chelmsford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1916
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 2a, Page 1972
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101730B
    [5] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 156877, ED 3, Sch 192; Book: 06877

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Edmonton, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 156877, ED 3, Sch 192; Book: 06877

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Electoral Registers, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; Electoral Registers; Reference: MrPerC0695
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/730B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1996
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Baddow, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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