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Richard Michael Thornton 1839–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1839

Birth Location: Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Leeds, Yorkshire , England

Father: Richard Thornton

Mother: Frances Hilson

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Richard Michael Thornton was born in 1839 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, the child of Richard Thornton And Frances Fanny Hilson. In 1881, Richard Michael Thornton resided in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England. Richard Michael Thornton passed away in 1886 in Leeds, Yorkshire , England.

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Biography

  • Richard Michael Thornton was born in 1839 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, the child of Richard Thornton And Frances Fanny Hilson.
  • In 1881, Richard Michael Thornton resided in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England.
  • Richard Michael Thornton passed away in 1886 in Leeds, Yorkshire , England.

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Richard Thornton's Ancestors

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Richard Thornton
1839–1886
Birth Place: Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding
Parents
Richard Thornton
1808–1885
Wressell, Yorkshire, England
Frances (Fanny) Hilson
1806–1889
Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Chapman Thornton
1755–1816
Crowle, Lincoln, England
Elizabeth Cooper
1781–
Yorkshire, England
Michael Hilson
1781–1858
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Scot
1779–1857
Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Thornton
1730–1797
Esther Chapman
1731–1782
John Hilson
1747–
Elizabeth Boyd
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1839
October 1839
Birth of Richard Michael Thornton in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding
Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding
1881
1881
Age 42
Richard Michael Thornton resided here in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
1886
1886
Age 47
Death of Richard Michael Thornton in Leeds, Yorkshire , England
Leeds, Yorkshire , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1839
    Event Place: Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire , England

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