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William Thornhill
(1809-1876)
Mary Ann Lowe
(Cal 1809-1890)
Isaac Wibberley
(1791-1871)
Ann Fountain
(Cal 1804-1839)
William "Riley" Thornhill
(1834-1910)
Eliza Wibberley
(1836-1875)
Charles William Thornhill
(1866-1937)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Mary Crookes

Charles William Thornhill 2 3

  • Born: 14 Feb 1866, Beeston, Notts
  • Marriage: Mary Crookes in Mar 1885 in Manchester (reg) 1
  • Died: 1937, Kurri Kurri, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia (reg) 4
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  Chronology:

He worked as a Baker in 1911 and resided at 34 Cromwell Rd, Beeston, Notts. 5

He emigrated to Australia on 28 Feb 1913 from London on the Orient Line ship "Orontes". 6 7
(he was accompanied by wife Mary and son William Walter. Note that there is a C.Thornhill, 43 on the ship with them.

It seems Charles and William Walter went out to Australia in 1909 on the Osterley maybe as an exploratory trip. Records show them depating and again arriving in Brisbanein Feb 1910 )


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Charles married Mary Crookes, daughter of Joseph Crookes and Maria, in Mar 1885 in Manchester (reg).1 (Mary Crookes was born in 1868 in Sheffield, York, England, christened on 12 Mar 1868 in Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire 8 and died in 1933 in Wickham, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 9.)


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1 FreeBMD Online Index of BMD, England & Wales, www.freebmd.org.uk, arriages Dec 1887
CROOKES Mary Manchester 8d350
THORNHILLCharles William Manchester 8d350.

2 The Church of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, www.familysearch.org/, Ancestral File.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) www.familysearch.org/, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998.

4 Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW (Online), www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm, Death. Registration NumberFamily NameGiven Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)DistrictPDF Availability
26438/1937 THORNHILLCHARLES WILLIAMWILLIAMELIZAKURRI KURRIUnavailable.

5 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1911C. Name:Charles William Thornhill
Age in 1911:45
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1866
Relation to Head:Head
Gender:Male
Birth Place:Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England
Civil Parish:Beeston
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County/Island:Nottinghamshire
Country:England
Street address:34 Cromwell Road Beeston
Marital Status:Married
Occupation:Baker
Registration district:Basford
Registration District Number:429
Sub-registration district:Beeston
ED, institution, or vessel:2
Piece:20427
Household Members:
NameAge
Charles William Thornhill45
Mary Thornhill43
William Walls Thornhill17
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6 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com.

7 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Name:W W Thornhill
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1894
Age:16
Arrival Date:6 Feb 1910
Arrival Port:Brisbane, Australia
Departure Port:London
Ship:Osterley
Nationality:English.

8 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Name:Mary Crookes
Gender:Female
Baptism Date:12 Mar 1868
Baptism Place:Darnall, Sheffield, york, England
Father:Joseph Crookes
Mother:Maria
FHL Film Number:6343907
Reference ID:fiche 2 p 74.

9 Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW (Online), www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm, Death. Registration NumberFamily NameGiven Name(s)Father's Given Name(s)Mother's Given Name(s)DistrictPDF Availability
18947/1933 THORNHILLMARYJOSEPHMARIAWICKHAMUnavailable.