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Thomas Cheney Thornton 1798–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1798

Birth Location: Shropshire, England

Death Date: 17 March 1849

Death Location: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Thornton

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Poole

Children(s): James Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Abraham Thornton, Emma Thornton, Edwin Thornton, Richard Thornton, Lucy Thornton

Thomas Cheney Thornton was born in 1798 in Shropshire, England, the child of Thomas Thornton And Hannah Cheney. In 1841, Thomas Cheney Thornton resided in Oldbury, Hales Owen, Shropshire, England. Thomas Cheney Thornton married Fanny Haynes, Mary Poole, Mary Thornton, and had children including Abraham Thornton, Edwin Thornton, Emma Thornton, Hannah Thornton, James Thornton, Lucy Thornton, Richard Thornton, Thomas Thornton. Thomas Cheney Thornton passed away in 1849 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Thomas Cheney Thornton was born in 1798 in Shropshire, England, the child of Thomas Thornton And Hannah Cheney.
  • In 1841, Thomas Cheney Thornton resided in Oldbury, Hales Owen, Shropshire, England.
  • Thomas Cheney Thornton married Fanny Haynes, Mary Poole, Mary Thornton, and had children including Abraham Thornton, Edwin Thornton, Emma Thornton, Hannah Thornton, James Thornton, Lucy Thornton, Richard Thornton, Thomas Thornton.
  • Thomas Cheney Thornton passed away in 1849 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

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Thomas Thornton's Ancestors

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Thomas Thornton
1798–1849
Birth Place: Shropshire, England
Parents
Thomas Thornton
1775–1866
Lincolnshire, England
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Thomas Thornton's Descendants

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Thomas (Cheney) Thornton (abt 1798–17 March 1849) m. Mary Poole (1809–January 1879)
  1. 1. James Thornton 1837–1910 m. Phoebe Phipkin 1839–1896
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Thornton) Higham 1870–1950 m. Robert Higham 1864–1928
      1. 1. Alfred (Robert) Higham 1894–1969 m. Bertha (Mae) Winder 1896–1955
      2. 2. Phoebe Higham 1892–1950
      3. 3. Ruth Higham 1897–1976
      4. 4. James Higham 1899–1987
      5. 5. Joseph Higham 1905–
  2. 2. Thomas Thornton 1826–1868
  3. 3. Abraham Thornton 1846–
  4. 4. Emma Thornton 1832–
  5. 5. Edwin Thornton 1836–
  6. 6. Richard Thornton 1840–1892
  7. 7. Lucy Thornton 1835–

Thomas Thornton's Timeline

3 Records

1798
abt 1798
Birth of Thomas Cheney Thornton in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1841
1841
Age 43
Thomas Cheney Thornton resided here in Oldbury, Hales Owen, Shropshire, England
Oldbury, Hales Owen, Shropshire, England
1849
17 March 1849
Age 51
Death of Thomas Cheney Thornton in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1798
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Oldbury, Hales Owen, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 908; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Hales Owen; County: Shropshire; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 38; Page: 24; Line: 3; GSU roll: 474583

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1849
    Event Place: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

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