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Thornton, Mary Cecilia b. ABT 1904--COMPLETED
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 2:17 pm
by mjay
I've tried adding link to bcc for her family but for some reason its not working weird ??
Help Please is this the right Mary Thornton as Mother's names are different. GRO & Ancestry birth details match except surname?
Thornton, Mary Cecilia 20/8/1904 taken from fathers service records
Mary Cecilia Thornton
Registration Date:1904
Quarter of the Year:Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Place:Dudley, Staffordshire, England DistrictVolume:6cPage:60
On GRO Mother's Maiden comes out as TURNER ??
THORNTON, MARY CECILIA
GRO Reference: 1904 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 60
1911. 1 Court No 6 Union St Tipton, Tipton
James Thornton, head, 35, married 7 years, 5 children 4 living, General labourer, Tipton
Helen, wife, 36, Tipton
Mary, daur, 6, Tipton
James Henry, son, 4, Etruria?
Helen, daur, 2, Etruria
Thomas, son, 11 months, Etruria
Re: Thornton, Mary Cecilia b. ABT 1904
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 2:48 pm
by mumbles
British Army Service Records,
James Thornton private no. 14292 2nd Battalion South Staffs. Regiment aged 38 years 114 days enlisted 10/9/1914
Home 10/9/1914 to 16/12/1914
Expeditionary force France 17/12/1914
Married Ellen Turvey 24/8/1904 Catholic Church Tipton witnesses Thomas Turvey & Margaret Thornton
Children :-
Cissie born 1905 Tipton
James Henry born 1907 Hanley ?
Ellen born 1910 Hanley ?
Thomas born 1911 Hanley ?
Joseph born 1914 Tipton
Bernard born 1914 Tipton
Transferred to 1st Battalion South Staffs. Regiment no. 222378 before discharge and received medals in 1922 so survived war
also on record Death Cert of Bernard Thornton 8 months 5 Court 5 Hill Street Tipton son of James Henry Thornton Private ist Battalion South Staffs. Regiment Labour Corps. Cause of death 23/4/1915 Measles . informant Mother E. Thornton present at death.
Re: Thornton, Mary Cecilia b. ABT 1904
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:09 pm
by mumbles
Previously Attested to 4th Worcs. Regiment on 19/9/1892 Trade Striker
Served :-
Curragh Ireland 1892 to 1894
East India 5/2/1895 to 24/11/1895
Rangoon 31/10/1895
Home 9/89/1896 to 14/9/1899
South Africa Transvaal 17/12/1899 to 14/9/1902
To Army Reserve 1904
Father James Thornton Chapel Street Tipton Dudley Staffs.
Mother Ross or Rose
Brother Alfred William Thornton
Brother Joseph Thornton
Re: Thornton, Mary Cecilia b. ABT 1904
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:12 pm
by mjay
Thanks for all that mumbles
For some reason though I can't copy and paste the family from BCC where all the fathers service records info are already added.
Do you agree it's the right daughter & info for James Thornton & Ellen Turvey and I will add to BCC
Re: Thornton, Mary Cecilia b. ABT 1904
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:12 pm
by mumbles
Re: Thornton, Mary Cecilia b. ABT 1904
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:14 pm
by mjay
That's the family thanks Mumbles
Re: Thornton, Mary Cecilia b. ABT 1904
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:31 pm
by mjay
I will add to BCC if all agreed I have the correct info
Is this just a spelling mistake ?
As the vol & page number are the same
Mary Cecilia Thornton
Registration Date:1904
Quarter of the Year:Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Place:Dudley, Staffordshire, England DistrictVolume:6cPage:60
On GRO Mother's Maiden comes out as TURNER ??
THORNTON, MARY CECILIA
GRO Reference: 1904 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 60
Re: Thornton, Mary Cecilia b. ABT 1904
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2022 9:49 am
by Northern Lass
I will sticky this for you to add
if you can put completed on when done I will arc.
Re: Thornton, Mary Cecilia b. ABT 1904--Mjay adding.
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2022 12:02 pm
by mjay
Thanks Jan
I will if all agreed same person ?
Re: Thornton, Mary Cecilia b. ABT 1904--Mjay adding.
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 11:28 am
by mjay
All added to bcc & completed