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Thomas Thornton 1848 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Nov 1906

Death Location: Fossoway, Kinross-shire, , Scotland

Father: William Thornton

Mother: JEAN STARK

Spouse(s): Henrietta None, Jane None

Children(s): William Thornton, Isabella Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Jeanie Thornton, Christina Thornton, Peter Thornton, Catherine Thornton, James Thornton, Samuel Thornton

Born in 1848 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, Thomas Thornton was the child of William Thornton and JEAN Jane STARK. In time, Thomas Thornton married Henrietta and Jane, and they raised a family that included William Thornton, Isabella Thornton, Thomas Thornton, Jeanie Thornton, Christina Thornton, Peter Thornton, Catherine Thornton, James Thornton and Samuel Thornton. Thomas Thornton died in Fossoway, Kinross-shire, , Scotland in 1906.

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Parents

William Thornton
1820 – 1859
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire
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JEAN STARK
1825 – 1876
Birth Location: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Henrietta None
1861 –
Birth Location: Pollrain, Ross
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Jane None
1847 –
Birth Location: St Minians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Thornton
1870 –
Birth Location: Torphichen, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
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Isabella Thornton
1872 –
Birth Location: Torphichen, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Thomas Thornton
1874 –
Birth Location: Torphichen, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Jeanie Thornton
1876 –
Birth Location: Torphichen, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Christina Thornton
1878 –
Birth Location: Torphichen, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Peter Thornton
1882 –
Birth Location: Torphichen, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
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Catherine Thornton
1884 –
Birth Location: Torphichen, Linlithgowshire, West Lothian, Scotland
CT
James Thornton
1887 –
Birth Location: Fossoway, Perthshire, Scotland
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Samuel Thornton
1889 –
Birth Location: Fossoway, Perthshire, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1848
    Event Place: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, 1861 Scotland Census, 1871 Scotland Census, 1881 Scotland Census, 1891 Scotland Census, 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: West Muir, Fossoway and Tulliebole, Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Westmuir, Fossoway and Tulliebole, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Logiebrae Cottage, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: South Couston Farm, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Fossoway, Kinross-shire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census
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