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William Thorn 1814–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 OCT 1814

Birth Location: Chalford, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 27 SEP 1907

Death Location: Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Father: Thomas Thorn

Mother: Margaret McGinty

Spouse(s): Sarah Lowe, Maria Merrick, Elizabeth Maddison, Sarah White, Catherine Bull, Georgina Merrick, Caroline Grundy

Children(s): Henry Thorn, Joseph Thorn, William Thorn, Frances Thorn, Emily Thorn, Caroline Thorn, Thomas Thorn, Alfred Thorn, George Thorn, Edith Thorn, Henry Thorn, Margaret Thorn, Mabel Thorn

William Thorn was born in 1814 in Chalford, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Thorn And Margaret Mcginty. In 1851, William Thorn immigrated to Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah. William Thorn married Caroline Grundy, Catherine Bull, Elizabeth Frances Maddison, Georgina Mary Merrick, Maria Susannah Merrick, Sarah Ann White, Sarah Lowe, and had children including Alfred Charles Thorn, Caroline White Thorn, Edith Kate Thorn, Emily Mary Thorn, Frances Elizabeth Thorn, George Francis Thorn, Henry Edward Thorn, Henry Lowe Thorn, Joseph William Thorn, Mabel Grace White Thorn, Margaret White Thorn, Thomas Benjamin Thorn, William Stephen Merrick Thorn. William Thorn passed away in 1907 in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • William Thorn was born in 1814 in Chalford, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Thorn And Margaret Mcginty.
  • In 1851, William Thorn immigrated to Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah.
  • William Thorn married Caroline Grundy, Catherine Bull, Elizabeth Frances Maddison, Georgina Mary Merrick, Maria Susannah Merrick, Sarah Ann White, Sarah Lowe, and had children including Alfred Charles Thorn, Caroline White Thorn, Edith Kate Thorn, Emily Mary Thorn, Frances Elizabeth Thorn, George Francis Thorn, Henry Edward Thorn, Henry Lowe Thorn, Joseph William Thorn, Mabel Grace White Thorn, Margaret White Thorn, Thomas Benjamin Thorn, William Stephen Merrick Thorn.
  • William Thorn passed away in 1907 in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Thorn
1792–1837
Birth Location: –
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Margaret McGinty
1792–1863
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Lowe
1817–1891
Birth Location: –
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Maria Merrick
1811–1889
Birth Location: –
MM
Elizabeth Maddison
1828–1850
Birth Location: –
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Sarah White
1835–1907
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Bull
1824–1872
Birth Location: –
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Georgina Merrick
1815–1871
Birth Location: –
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Caroline Grundy
1812–1892
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
CG

Children(s)

Henry Thorn
1842–1851
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Thorn
1853–1937
Birth Location: –
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William Thorn
1854–1927
Birth Location: –
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Frances Thorn
1848–
Birth Location: –
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Emily Thorn
1850–
Birth Location: –
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Caroline Thorn
1864–1943
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Thorn
1866–1867
Birth Location: –
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Alfred Thorn
1867–1963
Birth Location: –
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George Thorn
1870–1871
Birth Location: –
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Edith Thorn
1872–1922
Birth Location: –
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Henry Thorn
1872–1874
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Thorn
1874–1970
Birth Location: –
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Mabel Thorn
1881–1918
Birth Location: –
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William Thorn's Ancestors

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William Thorn
1814–1907
Birth Place: Chalford, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Thorn
1792–1837
Margaret McGinty
1792–1863
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thorn's Descendants

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William Thorn (26 OCT 1814–27 SEP 1907) m. Sarah Lowe (1817–1891) m. Maria (Susannah) Merrick (1811–1889) m. Elizabeth (Frances) Maddison (1828–1850) m. Sarah (Ann) White (1835–1907) m. Catherine Bull (1824–1872) m. Georgina (Mary) Merrick (1815–1871) m. Caroline Grundy (21 MAR 1812–21 NOV 1892)
  1. 1. Henry (Lowe) Thorn 1842–1851
  2. 2. Joseph (William) Thorn 1853–1937
  3. 3. William (Stephen Merrick) Thorn 1854–1927
  4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth) Thorn 1848–
  5. 5. Emily (Mary) Thorn 1850–
  6. 6. Caroline (White) Thorn 1864–1943
  7. 7. Thomas (Benjamin) Thorn 1866–1867
  8. 8. Alfred (Charles) Thorn 1867–1963
  9. 9. George (Francis) Thorn 1870–1871
  10. 10. Edith (Kate) Thorn 1872–1922
  11. 11. Henry (Edward) Thorn 1872–1874
  12. 12. Margaret (White) Thorn 1874–1970
  13. 13. Mabel (Grace White) Thorn 1881–1918

William Thorn's Timeline

8 Records

1814
26 OCT 1814
Birth of William Thorn in Chalford, Oxfordshire, England
Chalford, Oxfordshire, England
1814
30 OCT 1814
William Thorn was christened in Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire, England
Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire, England
1851
7 OCT 1851
Age 37
William Thorn immigrated in Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA
1860
1860
Age 46
William Thorn appeared in census in Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA
1880
1880
Age 66
William Thorn appeared in census in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA
1880
1880
Age 66
William Thorn was employed in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA
1907
24 SEP 1907
Age 93
Death of William Thorn in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
1907
27 SEP 1907
Age 93
Burial of William Thorn in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1814
    Event Place: Chalford, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 30 OCT 1814
    Event Place: Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 7 OCT 1851
    Event Place: Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 SEP 1907
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 SEP 1907
    Event Place: Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, USA
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