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Completed William Thornton

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2026 11:22 am
by mjay
Can this post be moved from brick walls to this section please

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Thanks :thumbup:

Re: William Thornton

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2026 10:56 am
by mjay
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Can anyone see a Dod for William & Florence please


William & Florence Thornton Daughter
Florence Marjorie Thornton
Births Sep 1920
Thornton Doris M M Bennett Dudley 6b1940

Help to find any more info for Daughter Doris please

Re: William Thornton

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2026 2:54 pm
by BC Wench
Deaths of William Thornton & his wife Florence May Thornton

Death: Dec Qtr 1943 Kidderminster 6C 118
William Thornton - Birth Year: 1888 - Age: 55

Death: Mar Qtr 1985 Kidderminster 29 513
Florence May Thornton - Birth Day: 31 May 1894

Here they are in 1939 Register:-

1939 Register: 1 Pairsmore Cottage Hill View, Kidderminster
William Thornton, Permanent Way Labourer/Heavy Work, Married - Birth: 24 Apr 1888
Florence M Thornton, Unpaid Domestic Duties, Married - Birth: 31 May 1894
Doris M Keightley (Thornton), Carpet Manufacturer Tapestry Setter, Single - Birth: 30 Jul 1920
Irene M Francons (Thornton), Carpet Manufactuer Finisher, Single - Birth: 18 May 1925
Mabel E Aston, Unpaid Domestic Duties, Married - Birth: 26 Dec 1887
2 closed records

Birth, Marriage and Death of daughter Doris Marjorie Mayno

Birth: THORNTON, DORIS MARJORIE MAYNO - MMN: BENNETT
GRO Reference: 1920 S Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06B Page 1940

Marriages: Dec Qtr 1942 Kidderminster 6c 277
Richard A Keightley & Doris M M Thornton

Marriage: 28 Nov 1942 St Anne, Bewdley, Worcs (FreeREG)
Richard Arthur Keightley, 23, B, Painter, 8 High Street, Bewdley, Father: William Edward Keightley, Carpenter
Doris Marjorie Mayns Thornton, 22, S, Paynesmore Cottage, Dowles, Bewdley, Father: William Thornton, Plate Layer
Wit: William Edward Keightley, MayThornton

Died: Dec Qtr 1993 Kidderminster 18D 275
Doris Marjorie M Keightley - Birth: 30 July 1920

Birth & Marriage of daughter Irene May

Birth: THORNTON, IRENE MAY - MMN: BENNETT
GRO Reference: 1925 J Quarter in KIDDERMINSTER Volume 06C Page 168

Marriage: Mar Qtr 1945 Kidderminster 6c 208
Jean Francois & Irene M Thornton

Marriage: 10 Mar 1945 St Anne, Bewdley, Worcs (FreeREG)
Jean Francois, 22, B, Sergeant in French Liaison Administrative Regiment, Dorne Barle, Oran, Algeria, Father: Ernest Francois, Deceased - Proprietor of Agriculture
Irene May Thornton, 19, S, Paynesmore Cottage, Dowles, Bewdley, Father: William Thornton, Deceased - Plate Layer
Wit: Richard Arthur Keightley, Alfred Henry Thornton
Married by Licence

Death: June Qtr 1992
FRANCOIS IRENE MAY - Born: 18MY1925 KIDDERMNSTR 29 553

I haven't followed up anything on the 2 closed records on the 1939 Register because they may still be alive.

Re: William Thornton

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2026 7:22 pm
by mjay
Thank you BC Wench

William Thornton
Death Age 55
Birth Date abt 1888
Registration Date Oct 1943
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District Kidderminster
Inferred County Worcestershire
Volume 6c Page 118

Burial
William Thornton
Death Date 26 Nov 1943
Cemetery St Leonard's Churchyard
Burial or Cremation Place Ribbesford, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England
www.findagrave.com/memorial/207963411/william-thornton

Probate
William Thornton of Paynesmere Cottage Dowles, near Bewdley Worcestershire.
Died 26th Nov 1943 The General Hospital Kidderminster
Administration Llandudno 11th September to Florence May Thornton widow.
Effects £475 9s 8d
Death Date 26 Nov 1943
Death Place
Worcestershire, Worcester, England
Probate Date 11 Sep 1945
Probate Registry Llandudno

Burial ??
St Leonard's Churchyard
Burial or Cremation Place Ribbesford, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England

www.findagrave.com/memorial/207963412/f ... y-thornton


Completed & all added

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