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Peter Thornton 1791 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1791

Birth Location: Croftfoot, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Jul 1862

Death Location: Croftfoot, Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland

Father: Thomas Thornton

Mother: Mary Russell

Spouse(s): Catherine Waddell

Children(s): Thomas Thornton, James Thornton, Mary Thornton, William Thornton, Jane Thornton, Janet Thornton, Catherine Thornton, Peter Thornton, John Thornton

The birth of Peter Thornton took place in 1791 in Croftfoot, West Lothian, Scotland, to Thomas Thornton and Mary Russell. Peter Thornton married Catherine Waddell, and together they had Thomas Thornton, James Thornton, Mary Thornton, William Thornton, Jane Thornton, Janet Thornton, Catherine Thornton, Peter Thornton and John Thornton. Peter Thornton's death occurred in 1862 in Croftfoot, Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland.

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Parents

Thomas Thornton
– 1829
Birth Location: –
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Mary Russell
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Waddell
1791 – 1867
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
CW

Children(s)

Thomas Thornton
1817 – 1882
Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
TT
James Thornton
1817 – 1885
Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
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Mary Thornton
1819 – 1897
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
MT
William Thornton
1820 – 1859
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire
WT
Jane Thornton
1822 –
Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
JT
Janet Thornton
1825 –
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
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Catherine Thornton
1827 – 1892
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
CT
Peter Thornton
1829 – 1880
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
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John Thornton
1831 – 1852
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
JT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 Jan 1791
    Event Place: Croftfoot, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, 1851 Scotland Census, 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: Jul 1862
    Event Place: Whitburn Churchyard, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Jul 1862
    Event Place: Croftfoot, Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland

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