William THORNTON

Birth:
Chr:
4 Jan 1740
Rastrick, Yorkshire, England
Marriage:
26 Dec 1768
Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
Mother:
Jane HALEY
Sources:
1998 Ancestral File
2000 Ordinance Index
Main Archive Record
Journal of William MARSDEN, a grandson (FHL#182,327)
Extracts of Yorkshire,England Parish Registers (for Thorntons) (FHL#098,556)
Elland,Yorkshire,England Bishop's Transcripts (FHL#990,607)
Pedigree Resource File
Ancestry World Tree - nil
New.familysearch.org, Feb 2010
Notes:
                   PARENT CONNECTION:
    Evidence of correct parentage comes from original research performed for Kathleen Mower

NOTES:
    There may have been children born before 1776.
    Husband, William THORNTON, reportedly born at Jollyroad Village in Fixby Town. Fixby was part of Rastrick Chapelry in Halifax Parish.
    This family lived at Lockwood in Almondbury Parish at least 1782-1804.

OCCUPATION:
    Shoemaker/Cordwainer
Martha MIDWOOD
Birth:
Chr:
30 Apr 1746
St Peter, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Notes:
                   PARENT CONNECTION:
    Evidence of correct parentage comes from original research performed for Kathleen Mower.  Additional research may be necessary, as the research was not able to conclusively confirm this set of parents

NAME:
    Martha (Prob)MIDWOOD

NOTES:
    Probable Parents James MIDWOOD & Martha ARMITAGE
Children
Marriage
1
Jane THORNTON
Chr:
24 Jan 1776
St Peters, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
2
Betty THORNTON
Chr:
30 Apr 1780
St Peters, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
3
John THORNTON
Chr:
1 Apr 1782
Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
4
Robert THORNTON
Chr:
1 Nov 1784
Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
5
Hannah THORNTON
Birth:
20 Dec 1786
Lindley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Death:
9 Oct 1849
Oquawka, Henderson, Illinois
Abraham MARSDEN 
Marr:
8 Feb 1808
Prestwich, Lancashire, England 
Notes:
                   PARENT CONNECTION:
    Evidence of correct parentage comes from original research performed for Kathleen Mower
6
Sarah THORNTON
Chr:
22 Mar 1789
Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
7
Susey THORNTON
Chr:
26 Sep 1791
Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
8
Martha THORNTON
Birth:
Abt 1793
of Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
Burial:
12 Feb 1804
Lockwood, Almondbury, Yorkshie, England
 
Marr:
 
FCID:5535:292
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William Thornton - Martha Midwood

William Thornton was christened at Rastrick, Yorkshire, England 4 Jan 1740. His parents were John Thornton and Jane Haley.

He married Martha Midwood 26 Dec 1768 at Almondbury, Yorkshire, England . Martha Midwood was christened at St Peter, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England 30 Apr 1746 daughter of James Midwood and Martha Armitage .

They were the parents of 8 children:
Jane Thornton christened 24 Jan 1776.
Betty Thornton christened 30 Apr 1780.
John Thornton christened 1 Apr 1782.
Robert Thornton christened 1 Nov 1784.
Hannah Thornton born 20 Dec 1786.
Sarah Thornton christened 22 Mar 1789.
Susey Thornton christened 26 Sep 1791.
Martha Thornton born Abt 1793.