Charles THORNTON
SOURCES: 1. 1851 Census 2. Historians Office 3. Main Archive Record 4. 1994 IGI 5. TIB Card for Harriet Watson 6. Hemingford Abbotts Parish Register (FHL#1,040,632) 7. Eaton Socon Christening Index, A-Z (FHL#6,905,892) 8. Eaton Socon Marriage Index, A-Z (FHL#6,905,893) RESEARCH NOTES: Direct line ancestor, Hannah, not listed on Main Archive Record
He married Harriet Watson 10 Nov 1843 at Eaton Socon, Bedford, England . Harriet Watson was christened at Hemingford Abbot, Huntingdon, England 20 Jul 1823 daughter of William Watson and Hannah Harrison Samworth .
They were the parents of 10
children:
Emily Thornton
born 28 Jul 1844.
Rachel Thornton
born 27 Sep 1846.
Frederick Thornton
born 24 Aug 1849.
Martha Ann Thornton
born 16 Mar 1855.
Martha Eliza Ann Thornton
born 16 Mar 1856.
Polly Thornton
born 21 Feb 1857.
Hannah Thornton
born 25 Dec 1852.
Charles William Thornton
born 18 Jun 1863.
Mary Elizabeth Thornton
born 19 Feb 1859.
Frances Caroline Thornton
born 5 Aug 1869.
Harriet Watson died at Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho .