Mary Thornton

FatherWilliam Henry Thornton
MotherAnn Swinford (1827-)
Birth1852, Thanet, KentG,1
DeathJune 1859, Thanet, KentG,2
Mary Thornton, daughter of William Henry Thornton and Ann Swinford, was born in Thanet, KentG, in 18521 and died there in infancy in June 1859.2
     Mary was named as a beneficiary in her great-aunt Mary Sackett's will made in St John in Thanet, KentG, on 14 August 1855. In the event the young Mary predeceased her great-aunt. A codicil to the will transferred the bequests to her mother Ann.3

 Notes & Citations

  1. General Register Office, Online Index to Births, "Mar qtr 1852. Thornton, Mary. Mother: Swinford. Thanet. 2a:576."
  2. "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–1915" (Ancestry transcript), "Jun qtr 1859. Thornton, Mary. Thanet. 2a:7."
  3. Will of Mary Sackett of St John's, Margate, Kent, 14 August 1855, proved at Principal Probate Registry, 22 June 1863 (Somerset House Indexes, unknown reference).
Sackett line4th great-granddaughter of Robert Sackett of Thanet
ChartsLine 5 (English)
Generation.TreeQ.5
Last Edited25 Nov 2016
Research StatusPartly researched