Person Sheet


Name William THORNTON
Birth 1822, York, Yorkshire England
Spouses:
1 Ann
Birth 1824, Malton Yorkshire England
Death 1876, Malton Yorkshire England
Children: Elizabeth (1850-)
Mary (1855-)
Jane Ann (1857-)
William James (1859-1913)
Frank (1863-1937)
John (1867-)
2 Sarah TYLER
Notes for William THORNTON
A labourer in 1861, William and Ann are living in Old Malton, Yorkshire. Class: RG9; Piece: 3625; Folio: 99; Page: 12; GSU roll: 543163. In 1871 the Thorntons are living in the chapel yard at St. Leonards, Malton. William is working as farm laborer .
By 1881 Ann had passed away and William had remarried Sarah.

About this time, his son Frank joined the RMLI, a private, and was stationed at the North Barracks in Walmer, Kent. His son William received some training as a Tailor and left for the US arriving in 1883. Frank was to join him a few years later in 1887. Young John went to work for the Stockdale family in Malton as farm servant. His daughter Jane Ann was employed by the Coulson family as a domestic Servent in Helmsley, Yorkshire.

I believe William's son John followed his two older brothers to Minnesota and settled into Walbasha farming in Gillford.
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