Thomas MacDonald Thornton
17 March 1895–
South Shields, Durham, England
The Life Summary of Thomas MacDonald
When Thomas MacDonald Thornton was born on 17 March 1895, in South Shields, Durham, England, his father, Charles Robert Thornton, was 35 and his mother, Johanna Margaret MacDonald, was 33. He lived in South Shields, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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Family Time Line
Charles Robert Thornton
1860–
Johanna Margaret MacDonald
1862–
William Robinson Thornton
1883–
John Thornton
1894–
Charles Robert Thornton
1885–
Dora Thornton
1887–
Alfred Hewson Thornton
1889–
Isabella Thornton
1891–
Thomas MacDonald Thornton
1895–
Mary Thornton
1897–
Eliza Newton Thornton
1900–
Parents and Siblings
1860–Male
1862–Female
Siblings
(9)
1883–Male
1885–Male
1887–Female
1889–Male
1891–Female
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 1
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 1
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1908
Age 13
1908
Age 13
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1927
Age 32
1927
Age 32
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
1 English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England and Scotland so called, from Old English þorn ‘thorn bush’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.2 Irish: Anglicized (translated) form of Gaelic Mac Sceacháin ‘son of Sceachán’ ( see Skehan ).3 Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Draighneáin ‘descendant of Draighneán’ ( see Drennan ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Skehan
Drennan
Monahan
Thorton
Sources (3)
- Thomas Macdonald Thornton, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
- Thomas Thornton in household of Johanna Thornton, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
- Thomas MacDonald Thornton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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