See also

Abraham George Thornton (1824-1898)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 11 Oct 1824

  • Shoreditch, Middlesex1 2

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  • Address: Webb Square

    As the family were living in Webb Square, Shoreditch, at the time of his baptism some 6 months later it is possible that he was born there.

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Apr 1825 (age 0)

  • St. Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, Middlesex3

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  • His parents would have been present but who else is not known.

  • Present (sibling):

  • 20 Dec 1830 (age 6)

  • Present at Baptism of his brother Thomas

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 16)

  • 1841 Census - living with parents

  • Death:

  • 1898 (age 73-74)

  • Bethnal Green, London4

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  • Although the death was registered as Abraham Thornton and not Abraham George Thornton there were relatively few Thorntons living in the east end of London and as the age of 75, giving a birth year of 1823, matches his birth date of 11 Oct 1824 it is virtually certain that this is the correct death registration for Abraham George Thornton.

Sources

1.

Rev. Robert Saxby, Register Entry for Baptism of Abraham George Thornton, 4 Apr 1825 St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Baptisms 1825, Page 18, No. 139; Date of birth. Cit. Date: 11 October 1824. Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury,LONDON,EC2P 7HH. Tel: 020 7332 1862 / 020 7332 1863.

2.

Census 1841 Census for Household of Abram Thornton in Whitechapel, Middlesex, (Ancestry.co.uk). Custom Id: HO107/710 Book1, Folio 15, Page 22; Abraham Thornton age 18 (in 1841) born in the county (Middlesex). The place of birth is not given in the 1841 census. National Archives. Call Number: HO107/710/1.

3.

Rev. Robert Saxby, Register Entry for Baptism of Abraham George Thornton, 4 Apr 1825 St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Baptisms 1825, Page 18, No. 139; Cit. Date: 4 April 1825. Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury,LONDON,EC2P 7HH. Tel: 020 7332 1862 / 020 7332 1863.

4.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Abraham Thornton, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: Deaths 1898 Q1 Bethnal Green, Vol. 1c, Page 195; Cit. Date: Q1 1898. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths Jan-Mar 1898.