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Re: Marriage St Paul's Smethwick 1916 for mjay-NL sorting .
by mjay » Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:41 pm

Just had to share this it appears we have a Skelton in the cupboard !!! ?
Family have given me some info on this family, that not even my Dad knew.
If I find that Thomas & Beatrice do indeed have a son name Tommy.
Then Thomas was murdered by his son for standing up for his mom.
Family believe Tommy was sentenced and served his sentence in winson green ??

Well I've found it on find my past but couldn't save newspaper info
From Derby Daily Telegraph 8/march/1945
THOMAS Thornton 23
Tool Setter of Railway side Church St Smethwick, was at Assizes Yesterday, found NOT guilty of murdering his father Thomas Thornton 51 but Guilty of man slaughter and was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.



http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/fa ... ton-Family

He may still be alive so not able to add to Bcc

Found this death entry for Thomas Thornton 1921

First name(s) THOMAS
Last name THORNTON
Gender Male
Birth day 25
Birth month 6
Birth year 1921
Age -85
Death quarter 3
Death year 2006
District SANDWELL
District number 0701B
County Staffordshire
Country England
Volume -
Page -
Entry number 227
DOR 906
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Record collection Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain

And this marriage

First name THOMAS
Last name THORNTON
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1954
Potential spouse's name(s) MARJORIE SUTTON
Spouse's last name SUTTON
District WALSALL
County Staffordshire
Country England
Volume 9B
Page 1287
Record set England & Wales marriages 1837-2008
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Record collection Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain

Not able to add to Bcc Mjay would need certifs etc.
not time to add at mo either .


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