Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Thornton was born about 1787, in Stretton under Fosse, Warwickshire, England, his father, Charles Thornton, was 34 and his mother, Sarah, was 29. He married Sarah Goddard on 27 March 1817, in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Monks Kirby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Monks Kirby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 26 November 1860, in Stretton under Fosse, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74.
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- Edward Thornton, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Edward Thornton in birth of Edward Thornton, 'England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975' on MyHeritage
- Edward Thornton, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963" DIGITAL IMAGE OF MARRIAGE RECORD.
Spouse and Children
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1802–1883 Female
Children (9)
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1826– Male
1828– Female
1830–1831 Female
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Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of numerous places throughout England and Scotland so called, from Old English thorn ‘thorn tree’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The placename is most frequent in northern England, especially Yorkshire, where there are at least 16 possible sources for the surname.
Irish: Anglicized (translated) form of Gaelic Mac Sceacháin ‘son of Sceachán’ (see Skehan ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Draighneáin ‘descendant of Draighneán’ (see Drennan ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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