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Family of Thomas Thornton and Ellen West

Husband: Thomas Thornton (1806-1870)
Wife: Ellen West (c. 1810-1868)
Children: Richard Thornton (1834-bef1842)
Ellen Thornton (1836-1865)
Robert Thornton (1838- )
Margaret Thornton (1840- )
Richard Thornton (1842- )
William West Thornton (1845-1907)
Marriage 1833 Clapham, Surrey

Husband: Thomas Thornton

Name: Thomas Thornton
Sex: Male
Father: Lawrence Thornton (1774-1831)
Mother: Ellen Hodgson (c. 1782- )
Birth 19 Mar 1806 Burton-In-Lonsdale, Yorkshire
Baptism 4 May 1806 (age 0) Thornton In Lonsdale, Yorkshire
Census 1841 (age 34-35) Merchant, Harleyford Place, Lambeth St Mary
Census 1851 (age 44-45) East India Merchant, Brixton Hill, Lambeth
Census 1861 (age 54-55) East India Merchant, Brixton Rise, Lambeth
Will 1865 (age 58-59) Richard Thornton leaves to his nephew, Thomas Thornton, all his freehold and leasehold estates
Death fact 1870 (age 63-64) 1870 Dec Qtr, Lambeth, 1d/309 (aged 64)
Death 7 Nov 1870 (age 64) Brixton, Surrey

Wife: Ellen West

Name: Ellen West
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth c. 1810 Southwark, Surrey
Death 21 Mar 1868 (age 57-58) Brixton Hill, Surrey

Child 1: Richard Thornton

Name: Richard Thornton
Sex: Male
Birth 1834 Kennington, Surrey
Baptism 10 Aug 1834 (age 0) Saint Mark, Kennington, Surrey
Death bef 1842 (age 7-8)

Child 2: Ellen Thornton

Name: Ellen Thornton
Sex: Female
Birth 4 Mar 1836 Kennington, Surrey
Baptism 31 Aug 1836 (age 0) Saint Mark, Kennington, Surrey
Census 1841 (age 4-5) Living with parents
Census 1851 (age 14-15) Living with parents
Census 1861 (age 24-25) Living with parents
Death 2 Apr 1865 (age 29) Brixton Hill, Surrey

Child 3: Robert Thornton

Name: Robert Thornton
Sex: Male
Birth 28 Jan 1838 Kennington, Surrey
Baptism 4 Apr 1838 (age 0) Saint Mark, Kennington, Surrey
Birth fact 1838 (age 0) 1838 Mar Qtr, Lambeth, 4/219
Census 1841 (age 2-3) Living with parents
Census 1861 (age 22-23) Living with parents

Child 4: Margaret Thornton

Name: Margaret Thornton
Sex: Female
Birth 7 Mar 1840 Kennington, Surrey
Baptism 1 May 1840 (age 0) Saint Mark, Kennington, Surrey
Birth fact 1840 (age 0) 1840 Mar Qtr, Lambeth, 4/204
Census 1841 (age 0-1) Living with parents
Census 1851 (age 10-11) Living with parents
Census 1861 (age 20-21) Living with parents

Child 5: Richard Thornton

Name: Richard Thornton
Sex: Male
Birth 21 Jul 1842 Kennington, Surrey
Baptism 21 Sep 1842 (age 0) Saint Mark, Kennington, Surrey
Birth fact 1842 (age 0) 1842 Sep Qtr, Lambeth, 4/198
Census 1851 (age 8-9) Living with parents

Child 6: William West Thornton

Name: William West Thornton
Sex: Male
Spouse: Annie Homewood Caudle (c. 1844-1927)
Birth 20 Aug 1845 Kennington, Surrey
Baptism 5 Nov 1845 (age 0) Saint Mark, Kennington, Surrey
Death 21 Jul 1907 (age 61) Kingston-by-Sea, Sussex

Note on Husband: Thomas Thornton

THORNTON Thomas Esq., 29 November 1870. The Will with three Codicils of Thomas Thornton late of 61 Moorgate Street in the City of London and of Brixton in the County of Surrey Esquire deceased who died 7 November 1870 at Brixton aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of Robert Thornton of 27 Cedars Road Clapham Common in the County aforesaid Esquire and Richard Thornton of 5 Lordship Lane Dulwich in the County aforesaid Esquire the Sons Barnard Becket Hodgson of 25 Cedars Road aforesaid Esquire and Richard Thornton West of Streatham Hall St. David's Exeter in the County of Devon Esquire the Executors. Effects under £900,000.

Note on Wife: Ellen West

THORNTON Ellen, 24 July 1868. The Will of Ellen Thornton (Wife of Thomas Thornton Esquire) late of Brixton Hill in the County of Surrey deceased who died 21 March 1868 at Brixton Hill aforesaid was proved at the Principal registry by the oath of the said Thomas Thornton of Brixton Hill aforesaid the sole Executor. Probate being granted under certain Limitations. Effects under £100.