Family of Richard William THORNTON and Amelia PITTS

Husband:
Richard William THORNTON (1846-1920)
Wife:
Amelia PITTS (1852-1926)
Children:
Amelia THORNTON (1873-bef1939)
Charles Robert THORNTON (1875-1930)
Henry James THORNTON (1881- )
Emma THORNTON (1884- )
Thomas THORNTON (1889- )
Elizabeth THORNTON (1892?- )
Marriage:
Q2 1870
Southwark, London SE¹
Address: St Saviour

Husband: Richard William THORNTON

Name:
Richard William THORNTON
Sex:
Male
Father:
Richard THORNTON (1812-1884)
Mother:
Margaret SCANLAN (c. 1821-1891)
Birth:
Q2 1846
Bermondsey, London SE^2,3
Address: St George the Martyr
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 35)
Bermondsey, London SE⁴
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 34-35)
Fellmonger; Bermondsey, London SE⁴
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 45)
Bermondsey, London SE⁵
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
5 Apr 1891 (age 44-45)
General Labourer; Bermondsey, London SE⁵
Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 54)
Bermondsey, London SE⁶
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 54)
General Labourer; Bermondsey, London SE⁶
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 65)
Bermondsey, London SE⁷
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 64-65)
Fellmonger; Bermondsey, London SE⁷
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Leather Works

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Death:
Q3 1920 (age 74)
Bermondsey, London SE^2,8

Wife: Amelia PITTS

Name:
Amelia PITTS
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
Q1 1852
Bermondsey, London SE^4,9
Baptism:
4 Apr 1852 (age 0)
Bermondsey, London SE¹⁰
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 29)
Bermondsey, London SE⁴
Address: 48 Alice Street
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 39)
Bermondsey, London SE⁵
Address: 48 Alice Street
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 49)
Bermondsey, London SE⁶
Address: 48 Alice Street
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 59)
Bermondsey, London SE⁷
Address: 48 Alice Street
Death:
Q2 1926 (age 74)
Bermondsey, London SE¹¹

Child 1: Amelia THORNTON

Name:
Amelia THORNTON
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
William Lewis GRAY (1872-1953)
Birth:
11 Dec 1873
Bermondsey, London SE^4,12
Address: St Olave
Baptism:
5 Nov 1874 (age 0)
Southwark, London SE¹²
Address: St George's Catherdral
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 7)
Bermondsey, London SE⁴
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 7)
Scholar; Bermondsey, London SE⁴
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 17)
Bermondsey, London SE⁵
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
5 Apr 1891 (age 17)
Collar Dresser; Bermondsey, London SE⁵
Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 27)
Bermondsey, London SE¹³
Address: 32 Brighton Buildings
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 37)
Peckham, London SE¹⁴
Address: 21 Nelson Square, Commercial Road
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 47 yrs 6 mns)
Peckham, London SE¹⁵
Address: 21 Nelson Square, Commercial Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 47)
Home Duties; Peckham, London SE¹⁵
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 47)
British Born¹⁵
Death:
bef 29 Sep 1939 (age 65)¹⁶

Child 2: Charles Robert THORNTON

Name:
Charles Robert THORNTON
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Eliza Jane Elizabeth WILLS (1881-1960)
Birth:
Q4 1875
Bermondsey, London SE^2,4,17
Address: St Olave
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 5)
Bermondsey, London SE⁴
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
3 Apr 1881 (age 5)
Scholar; Bermondsey, London SE⁴
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 15)
Bermondsey, London SE⁵
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
5 Apr 1891 (age 15)
General Labourer; Bermondsey, London SE⁵
Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 24)
Bermondsey, London SE⁶
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 25)
Leather Shaver; Bermondsey, London SE⁶
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 35)
Bermondsey, London SE¹⁸
Address: 27 Rephidim Street
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 35)
Machine Shaver; Bermondsey, London SE¹⁸
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Leather Works

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Occupation:
2 Nov 1911 (age 35-36)
Leather Dresser²
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 44 yrs 6 mns)
Bermondsey, London SE¹⁹
Address: 22 Cooper's Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 45)
Machine Shaver, Leather Trade; Bermondsey, London SE¹⁹
Employment: Messrs Mickerson Bros., Fancy Leather Dressers

Place of Work: Alscot Road, Bermondsey, London SE
Death:
Q1 1930 (age 54)
Camberwell, London SE^2,20

Child 3: Henry James THORNTON

Name:
Henry James THORNTON
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Amelia BARTON (1889- )
Birth:
Q4 1881
Bermondsey, London SE^5,21
Address: St Olave
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 9)
Bermondsey, London SE⁵
Address: 48 Alice Street
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 19)
Bermondsey, London SE⁶
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 19)
Fitter's Labourer; Bermondsey, London SE⁶
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 29)
Bermondsey, London SE²²
Address: 116 Fort Road
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 29)
Fitter's Mate; Bermondsey, London SE²²
Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 38 yrs 8 mns)
Bermondsey, London SE²³
Address: 145 Grange Road
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 39)
Domestic Engineer's Assistant; Bermondsey, London SE²³
Employment: W Saltmarch, Clerk of the Works

Place of Work: Guy's Hospital, London SE

Child 4: Emma THORNTON

Name:
Emma THORNTON
Sex:
Female
Birth:
Q2 1884
Bermondsey, London SE^5,24
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 7)
Bermondsey, London SE⁵
Address: 48 Alice Street
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 17)
Bermondsey, London SE⁶
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
31 Mar 1901 (age 16)
Collar Ironer; Bermondsey, London SE⁶
Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 37 yrs 3 mns)
Bermondsey, London SE²⁵
Address: 12 Wild's Rents
Occupation:
19 Jun 1921 (age 36-37)
General Servant; Bermondsey, London SE²⁵
Employment: Private

Place of Work: At home
National or Tribal Origin:
19 Jun 1921 (age 36-37)
British²⁵

Child 5: Thomas THORNTON

Name:
Thomas THORNTON
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Ellen A CLARK (1889- )
Birth:
5 Aug 1889
Bermondsey, London SE^5,16,26
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 1)
Bermondsey, London SE⁵
Address: 48 Alice Street
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 11)
Bermondsey, London SE⁶
Address: 48 Alice Street
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 21)
Bermondsey, London SE⁷
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 21)
Carter; Bermondsey, London SE⁷
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: ?? Works

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
Occupation:
29 Sep 1939 (age 50)
Munitions Worker¹⁶
Residence:
29 Sep 1939 (age 50)
Bermondsey, London SE¹⁶
Address: 22 Spa Road

Child 6: Elizabeth THORNTON

Name:
Elizabeth THORNTON⁶
Sex:
Female
Birth:
1892 (cal)
Bermondsey, London SE⁶
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 8)
Bermondsey, London SE⁶
Address: 48 Alice Street
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 18)
Bermondsey, London SE⁷
Address: 48 Alice Street
Occupation:
2 Apr 1911 (age 18-19)
Waitress; Bermondsey, London SE⁷
Industry or Service with which worker is connected: Restaurant

Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker

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