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Frank Thornhill

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Frank Thornhill was born on 17 Sep 1895 in Runcorn (son of Joseph Thornhill and Alice Stringer Millington).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Telegraph messenger, marine fireman

    Frank married Nellie Perry in 1919 in Runcorn Register Office. Nellie was born on 26 Jun 1897 in Runcorn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Frank Thornhill was born on 14 Mar 1922 in Runcorn.
    2. Clifford Thornhill was born on 30 Aug 1927 in Runcorn.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Thornhill was born about Feb 1864 in Runcorn (son of William Thornhill and Elizabeth Hignett).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Carpenter, shipwright

    Joseph married Alice Stringer Millington in 1890 in Runcorn Register Office. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Alice Stringer Millington
    Children:
    1. Clifford Thornhill was born in 1891 in Runcorn; died in 1892 in Runcorn.
    2. Beatrice Thornhill was born in 1893 in Runcorn.
    3. William Thornhill was born in 1894 in Runcorn.
    4. 1. Frank Thornhill was born on 17 Sep 1895 in Runcorn.
    5. Arthur Thornhill was born on 14 Oct 1897 in Runcorn.
    6. Joseph Thornhill was born in 1900 in Runcorn.
    7. Thomas Thornhill was born on 7 Apr 1901 in Runcorn.
    8. Albert Thornhill was born on 19 Jul 1902 in Runcorn.
    9. Ernest Thornhill was born on 5 Jun 1905 in Runcorn.
    10. Walter Thornhill was born in 1909 in Runcorn.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Thornhill was born in 1839 in Runcorn (son of George Thornhill).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman

    William married Elizabeth Hignett on 9 Mar 1863 in All Saints, Runcorn. Elizabeth (daughter of John Hignett and Ann Hughes) was born in 1839 in Stockham, Runcorn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Hignett was born in 1839 in Stockham, Runcorn (daughter of John Hignett and Ann Hughes).

    Notes:

    Birth record not found, but there are two 1839 baptisms on Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts: 28.1.1839 Frodsham to John and Hannah, and 28 4 1839 Halton to John and Ann.
    Age given as 10 in 1851 census.

    Children:
    1. 2. Joseph Thornhill was born about Feb 1864 in Runcorn.
    2. Sarah Elizabeth Thornhill was born about Feb 1867 in Runcorn.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George Thornhill

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Waterman

    Children:
    1. 4. William Thornhill was born in 1839 in Runcorn.

  2. 10.  John Hignett was born in 1789 in Cheshire; died in 1842 in Runcorn; was buried on 15 Mar 1842 in Frodsham.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Labourer

    John married Ann Hughes on 23 Jan 1837 in Ince, nr Helsby. Ann was born about 1805 in Cheshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 11.  Ann Hughes was born about 1805 in Cheshire.

    Notes:

    Birthplace given as Cheshire in 1841 census, what looks like Hawarden in 1851, Runcorn in 1861.
    Two possible baptisms: 24.11.1805 Thornton-le-moors, nr Helsby, to John and Catherine; or 13.04.1806, Ince, to Samuel and Ann.
    Maiden name not given in son James's birth record, Hughes in William's and Mary Ann's, Hignett in others. Apparently met a Mr Gaskill after the death of her husband in 1842, but no subsequent marriage found.

    Children:
    1. James Hignett was born in 1837 in Helsby, nr Frodsham.
    2. 5. Elizabeth Hignett was born in 1839 in Stockham, Runcorn.
    3. William Hignett was born in 1841 in Stockham, Runcorn.



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