Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Thornley was born about 1829, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Thornley, was 24 and her mother, Ellen Crosley, was 23.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Anne Thornley in household of Margaret Thornley, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
Parents and Siblings
1806– Male
1807–1856 Female
Siblings (9)
1829– Female
1829– Female
1831– Male
1834– Female
1835–1840 Female
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World Events (3)
1830
Age 1
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
Age 13
1843
Age 14
Name Meaning
English (mainly Lancashire): habitational name from Thornley in Lancashire, and perhaps also from Thornyleigh near Heaton in Leek (Staffordshire) and Thornleigh in Huddersfield (Yorkshire). The Lancashire name derives from Old English thornede ‘thorny’ + lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’. The other placenames derive from Old English thorn ‘thorn tree’ or thornig ‘thorny’ + lēah.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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