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Peter Thornton 1870–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1870

Birth Location: Mangawhai, Kaipara District, Northland, New Zealand

Death Date: 17 Jul 1957

Death Location: Kumeu, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand

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Spouse(s): Susannah Thornton

Children(s): Rita Thornton, George Thornton

Peter Thornton was born in 1870 in Mangawhai, Kaipara District, Northland, New Zealand, the child of George William Thornton And Margaret Thornton. Peter Thornton married Susannah Hannah Thornton, and had children including George William Thornton, Rita Susan Annie Watene Nee Thornton. Peter Thornton passed away in 1957 in Kumeu, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Peter Thornton was born in 1870 in Mangawhai, Kaipara District, Northland, New Zealand, the child of George William Thornton And Margaret Thornton.
  • Peter Thornton married Susannah Hannah Thornton, and had children including George William Thornton, Rita Susan Annie Watene Nee Thornton.
  • Peter Thornton passed away in 1957 in Kumeu, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Peter Thornton
1870–1957
Birth Place: Mangawhai, Kaipara District, Northland, New Zealand
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Peter Thornton's Descendants

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Peter Thornton (14 Jun 1870–17 Jul 1957) m. Susannah (Hannah) Thornton (24 Jan 1876–9 Aug 1940)
  1. 1. Rita (Susan Annie Watene Nee) Thornton 1910–1936 m. Eruera (Hipiriona) Watene 1904–1978
  2. 2. George (William) Thornton 1898–

Peter Thornton's Timeline

2 Records

1870
14 Jun 1870
Birth of Peter Thornton in Mangawhai, Kaipara District, Northland, New Zealand
Mangawhai, Kaipara District, Northland, New Zealand
1957
17 Jul 1957
Age 87
Death of Peter Thornton in Kumeu, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand
Kumeu, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1870
    Event Place: Mangawhai, Kaipara District, Northland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, World War i Service Records
    [4] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Birth Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1957
    Event Place: Kumeu, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kumeu, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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