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Name:
Emma Thornton
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
1953, Register Entry for Burial of Emma Doree
Birth:
27 Jun 1869
Address: 2 New Street
Her baptismal record gives her date of birth and the abode of her parents. The date is confirmed by he birth registration.
Baptism:
18 Jul 1869 (age 0)
St James the Great Church1
Address: Bethnel Green Road, Bethnel Green, Middlesex
Her parents would have been present and they would have brought her siblings Caroline, Mary Ann, Martha, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Tomas and Louisa to the service.
Census (living with parents):
2 Apr 1871 (age 1)
1871 Census - living with parents
Occupation:
frm 1874 to 1883 (age 4-14)
scholar; Bethnal Green, Middlesex4
She probably attended the local Board School in from the age of 5 until she was 14 as education became compulsory between these ages under the 1870 Education Act.
Census (living with parents):
3 Apr 1881 (age 11)
1881 Census - living with parents
spouse:
3 May 1900 (age 30)
Death of spouse William
Spouse:
11 May 1900 (age 30)
Her husband William was buried in Manor Park Cemetery
Daughter's marriage:
13 Feb 1916 (age 46)
Marriage of daughter Ethel to Bertie Benjamin Hemsworth
Spouse:
17 Feb 1921 (age 51)
Her husband Bejamin was buried in City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetary
Death:
28 Jan 1953 (age 83)
Address: Whipps Cross Road, London
Burial:
3 Feb 1953 (age 83)
Manor Park Cemetery5
Address: Sebert Road, Newham, London
She was buried with 5 other unrelated individuals so she was probably buried in a common grave. The burials took place between the 3rd and 6th January,
1887, Register Entry for Marriage of William Henry Dulieu and Emma Thormton
1891, 1891 Census for Household of William H Dulieu in Bethnal Green, London
Spouse:
Marriage:
18 Sep 1887 (age 18)
St Jude's Church7
Address: Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Judging from their surnames the witnesses were related to the couple however the relationship is not known. The couples parents and some or all of their siblings were probably there but who else is not known.
Census for household:
5 Apr 1891 (age 21)
Bethnal Green, London8
Address: 11 Willow Street
The household consisted of William, his wife Emma and their two children William (age 3) and Emma (age 7 months). They were living in a single and shared the house with two other families - one of 5 who had 2 rooms and one of 2 who also occupied a single room.
1904, Register Entry for Marriage of Benjamin Doree and Emma Dulieu
Spouse:
Marriage:
31 Jul 1904 (age 35)
St Paul9
Address: Old Ford, Tower Hamlets, London
Who was present apart from the witnesses is not known.
Parish Register for Baptism of Emma Thornton, St James the Great, Bethnal Green, 18 July 1869, London Metropolitan Archives.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Emma Thornton, (Period, Jul-Sep 1869). Custom Id: Births 1869 Q3 Bethnal Green, Vol.1c, Page 302; Quarter and YearJun-Sep 1869Registration DistrictBethnal GreenVolume1cPage302SurnameThorntonGiven NamesEmma. General Register Office. Call Number: Births Jul-Sep 1869.
1861 Census for Household of Thomas Thornton in Bethnal Green, London, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG9/256, Folio 89, Page 34, Schedule 217; Name, age and place of birth. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. National Archives. Call Number: RG10/502.
1881 Census for Household of Thomas Thornton in Bethnal Green, London, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG11/433, Folio 84, Page 16; Emma Thornton age 12 scholar. National Archives. Call Number: RG11/433.
Burial of Emma Doree, Manor Park Cemetery, Sebert Road, Newham, London, 23 February 1953, London Metropolitan Archives
England and Wales Death Registration Index, Emma Doree, Q1 1953, Essex South Western, Vol. 5s, Page 375, General Register Office.
Parish Register for Marriage of William Henry Dulieu and Emma Thornton, St Jude, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, 18 September 1887, London Metropolitan Archives.
1891 England, Wales & Scotland census, 11 Willow Street, Bethnal Green, London, RG12/309, Folio 87, Schedule 117, head of household: William H Dulieu, National Archives.
Parish Register for Marriage of Benjamin Doree and Emma Dulieu, St Paul, Old Ford, Tower Hamlets, London, 31 July 1904, London Metropolitan Archives.