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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 2,950 Send Message	Helen	Report	31 Aug 2012 12:14
	London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 about James Archer Thornton Name: James Archer Thornton Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838 Spouse Name: Eliza Elizabeth Fitspatrick Spouse Age: 21 Record Type: Marriage Event Date: 17 Jun 1861 Parish: Shoreditch St James Borough: Hackney Father Name: Joseph Thornton Spouse Father Name: Tarrant Fitspatrick Register Type: Parish Register
	Researching: Clay, Dabell, Meadwell, Crowson
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 756 Send Message	Mavis	Report	31 Aug 2012 11:49
	On a Tree in Ancestry Caroline is Caroline Elsey son James is James Elsey Thornton James is James Archer Thornton 1839 -- 1912 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1881 17 Trafalgar Place BG James Thornton 42y Dock Lab Spitalfields Elizabeth Thornton 38y -- Shoreditch James Thornton son 19y -- Shoreditch Norah Thornton dau 14y -Nursemaid - Shoreditch Mary Thornton dau 10y - scholat - Shoreditch also on tree a Catherine Thornton 1863 Hope this helps Mavis
	Researching: Saunters/Saunter/Santer Sussex / Kent Hoare-Hants/Ldn -- Cooper-Ches -- Neave/Neve- Nfk -- Finnimore-Dev Jenkinson-Derby/Ldn -- Harper-Ldn/Nfk
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 283 Send Message	Tracy	Report	30 Aug 2012 21:57
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 283 Send Message	james is 72 i have his death cert and he never married caroline lol
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	30 Aug 2012 21:54
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	I'll just post a different version of the 1911 so we can see the birthplaces and occupatios of all: THORNTON, James Married7 years M 50 1861 Hearth Stone Worker St George East THORNTON, Elizabeth F 41 1870 Wapping WOOD, Henry Stepson M 8 1903 Mile End THORNTON, James Son M 4 1907 Stepney THORNTON, Norah Daughter F 3 1908 Stepney and a different household page at the same address: THORNTON, James Head Married M 42 1869 Cooper Bor Stepeny THORNTON, Caroline Wife Married9 years F 40 1871 Charwoman Bor Hackney THORNTON, James Son M 4 1907 Bor Bethnal Green This FMP version shows Caroline's husband as 42, not 72 - it's hard to say which is correct on the original.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,059 Send Message	jansmith	Report	30 Aug 2012 21:53
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,059 Send Message	1911 same address but different image pages for info and fmp has different age for James (this says 1869) RG14PN1405 RG78PN49 RD17 SD1 ED24 SN459 Reg. District: Bethnal Green Sub District: Bethnal Green North East Parish: Bethnal Green Enum. District: 24 Address: 6 Digby Walk Bethnal Green County: London Name Relation Condition/ Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born THORNTON, James Head Married M 42 1869 Cooper Bor Stepeny THORNTON, Caroline Wife Married 9 years F 40 1871 Charwoman Bor Hackney THORNTON, James Son M 4 1907 Bor Bethnal Green another image Reg. District: Bethnal Green Sub District: Bethnal Green North East Parish: Bethnal Green Enum. District: 24 Address: 6 Digby Walk Bethnal Green County: London Name Relation Condition/ Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born THORNTON, James Married 7 years M 50 1861 Heart Stone Worker St George East THORNTON, Elizabeth F 41 1870 Wapping WOOD, Henry Stepson M 8 1903 Mile End THORNTON, James Son M 4 1907 Stepney THORNTON, Norah Daughter F 3 1908 Stepney
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 283 Send Message	Tracy	Report	30 Aug 2012 21:48
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 283 Send Message	james 72 or james 50
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	30 Aug 2012 21:38
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	Hello Tracy - there are 4 James Thornton's listed on there - which ones are you tracing?
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 283 Send Message	Tracy	Report	30 Aug 2012 21:15
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 283 Send Message	hi all trying to locate james thornton father or son in 1901 census for ref 1911 census 1911 England Census about James Thornton Name: James Thornton Age in 1911: 72 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Birth Place: Stepney Civil parish: Bethnal Green County/Island: London Country: England Street Address: No 6 Digby Walk, Bethnal Green Marital Status: Married Occupation: COOPER Registration district: Bethnal Green Registration District Number: 17 Sub-registration district: Bethnal Green North East ED, institution, or vessel: 24 Piece: 1405 Household Members: Name Age James Thornton 72 Caroline Thornton 40 James Thornton 4 James Thornton 50 Elizabeth Thornton 41 Henry Wood 8 James Thornton 4 Norah 3

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