George Albert Thorner

Brief Life History of George Albert

When George Albert Thorner was born on 14 October 1849, in Caradoc Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, his father, Joseph Thorner, was 29 and his mother, Harriet Johnston, was 25. He married Mary Jane Johnston on 9 October 1870, in Lambton, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Lambton, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years and Brooke, Lambton, Canada West, British North America in 1901. He died on 14 October 1931, in Watford, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

George Albert Thorner
1849–1931
Mary Jane Johnston
1849–1909
Marriage: 9 October 1870
Maggie I. Thorner
1872–1874
Annetta Frances Thorner
1874–1953
Louis George Denzel Thorner
1875–1935
Annie Alberta Estella Thorner
1881–1938

Sources (14)

  • George Thorner, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • George Thomer, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • George Albert Thorner, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

World Events (5)

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

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1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Fritzi, Ilse.

German (Thörner): topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush, or a habitational name for someone from a place called Thorn (see Thorn 3 and 4).

German: occupational name for a watchman on a tower.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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George Albert Thorner

In the 1881 census for Brooke, Lambton, Ontario, Div. 2, p. 70, George THORNER M Male Irish 34 O. <Ontario> Blacksmith Church of England, Mary J. THORNER M Female Irish 31 I …

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