Benjamin Thornton

1833 - 1896  (63 years)

• Name	Benjamin Thornton
  Born	1833	Stainland, West Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	10 Mar 1835	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England   [2, 3]
  Died	Dec 1896	Park Street, Heywood, Middleton [age 63]   [3]
  Buried	14 Dec 1896	St Matthew, Chadderton, Lancashire.   [3]
  Person ID	I28674	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	William Thornton,   b. 1812, Stainland, West Yorkshire, England
  Mother	Betty,   b. 1811, Stainsland, West Yorkshire, England
  Family ID	F1000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Lees,   b. 1835, Royton, Lancashire, England
  Married	30 Jul 1854	St Mary the Virgin. Prestwich, Lancashire   [4]
  	Marriage: 30 July 1854, St Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Prestwich, Lancashire. Benjamin Thornton, age 21, Bachelor & Wheelwright of Slack's Valley, Chadderton Elizabeth Lees, "X" (her mark) age 19. Spinster & Weaver of Lane End, Chadderton. were married by Banns by John Booker, Curate. in the presence of Thomas Simpson & Robert Percival. Grooms Father: William Thorbton, Wheelwright Brides Father: James Lees, Overlooker. [found at Lancashire Parish Clerk][archive - digtial copy held]
  Children	1. Sarah Thornton,   b. 1854, Chadderton
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Census Listings: 1841 Slacks Valley, Chadderton, Lancashire. age 7. (P 08) 1851 Slacks Valley, Chadderton, Lancashire. son. age 17. Wheelwrights Apprentice. (P 05) 1861 Slacks Valley, Chadderton, Lancashire. Head (mar). age 27. Wheelwright. (P 02) 1871 Rose Street, Chadderton, Lancashire. Head (mar). age 37, Wheelwright. (P 01) 1881 71 Middleton Road, Chadderton, Lancs. Head (mar). age 47. Wheelwright. (P 04)

  
  

• Sources

  [S301] Census Returns, Census Returns. [S580] Ancestry.co.uk, Ancestry.co.uk. [S779] Ancestry.co.uk/ Parish Records, Ancestry.co.uk/ Parish Records. [S719] Lancashire Parish Clerk / Bishops Transcripts, Lancashire Parish Clerk / Bishops Transcripts.