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Thomas Thornton 1817 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1817

Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Jul 1882

Death Location: Dundoon, Argyll, Scotland

Father: Peter Thornton

Mother: Catherine Waddell

Spouse(s): Agnes Waddell

Children(s): Agnes Thornton, Peter Thornton, James Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Catherine Thornton, Alexander Thornton, William Thornton, Isabella Thornton, Mary Thornton

Born in 1817 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, Thomas Thornton was the child of Peter Thornton and Catherine Waddell. In time, Thomas Thornton married Agnes Waddell, and they raised a family that included Agnes Thornton, Peter Thornton, James Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Catherine Thornton, Alexander Thornton, William Thornton, Isabella Thornton and Mary Thornton. Thomas Thornton died in Dundoon, Argyll, Scotland in 1882.

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Parents

Peter Thornton
1791 – 1862
Birth Location: Croftfoot, West Lothian, Scotland
PT
Catherine Waddell
1791 – 1867
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Waddell
1819 – 1871
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
AW

Children(s)

Agnes Thornton
1846 –
Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
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Peter Thornton
1848 – 1923
Birth Location: Crofthead, Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
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James Thornton
1850 –
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
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Thomas Thornton
1851 – 1925
Birth Location: Crofthead, Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
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Catherine Thornton
1853 – 1897
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
CT
Alexander Thornton
1857 – 1889
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
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William Thornton
1859 – 1877
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Isabella Thornton
1861 – 1937
Birth Location: Crofthead, Fauldhouse, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Mary Thornton
1864 – 1931
Birth Location: Fauldhouse, Whitburn, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1817
    Event Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, 1851 Scotland Census, 1861 Scotland Census, 1871 Scotland Census, 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Crofthead Farm, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Crofthead, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Crofthead, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: On low Rd to Crofthead, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 Jul 1882
    Event Place: Dundoon, Argyll, Scotland
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