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WRIGHT, Thomas Christopher

WRIGHT, Thomas Christopher

Male 1921 - 1990  (69 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  WRIGHT, Thomas ChristopherWRIGHT, Thomas Christopher was born on 28 Jul 1921 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA (son of WRIGHT, Thomas and THORNTON, Annie); died on 25 Sep 1990 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; was buried on 25 Sep 1990 in Berwick, York County, Maine, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA; Resurrection Parochial School
    • Residence: 1930, Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • _MILT: 15 Jan 1942; Enlisted in the Marines; trained at Parris Island
    • _MILT: Aug 1942, Guadalcanal, Seville, Andalucia, Spain; First Marine Division; third wave of Devil Dogs to hit the beach at Guadalcanal
    • _MILT: 1943, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 9 months of training
    • _MILT: Dec 1943, New Guinea, Bocas del Toro, Panama; Battle of Cape Gloucester
    • _MILT: 18 Sep 1944, Peleliu, Palau; Wounded in the Battle of Pelilliu. Lost his sight when a mortar shell exploded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Peleliu
    • _MILT: Nov 1944; Received 2 Presidential citations, the Purple Heart, and 6 major combat stars for his service in WWII
    • _MDCL: Dec 1944, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Naval Hospital he recovered from injuries received in the Battle of Peleliu at this hospital - this is where he met his soon-to-be wife Mary Louise McCarthy, Pharmacist Mate 3-c who nursed him in the hospital
    • Residence: 17 Jun 1948, Berwick, York, Maine, USA; Moved from Pennsylvania to Maine on this day

    Notes:

    Also known as "Mike" because when he was in the service he could never reemember anyone's name and so he always called them (all of them0 by one single commong name (like Bob - nobody knows what the name was). So his fellow soldiers jokingly nicknamed him "Mike" and it stuck.

    Thomas married MCCARTHY, Mary Louise on 1 Mar 1945 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary (daughter of MCCARTHY, Joseph M. and TUCKER, Verna) was born on 29 Apr 1922 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 10 Dec 2013 in York, Maine, USA; was buried on 10 Dec 2013 in Berwick, York County, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Notes:

    Married:
    10 AM at the Resurrection Church at Ninth and Highland Ave

    Children:
    1. Private
    2. Living
    3. Living
    4. Living
    5. Living
    6. Living
    7. Living
    8. Living
    9. Living

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  WRIGHT, ThomasWRIGHT, Thomas was born on 12 Oct 1884 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England (son of WRIGHT, William Edwin and MORAN, Mary); died on 29 Apr 1956 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Departure: Brazil
    • Occupation: Silk Spinner
    • Departure: 18 Feb 1891, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; Thomas went to Brazil with his parents and siblings in Feb 1891. All but his older sister and brother died there. He returned to England with his sister in August of the same year. He was only 6 years old.
    • Arrival: 15 Aug 1891, Southampton, Hampshire, England; This is a return trip from Brazil. Nora (age 22) was returning with her husband Hubert, father-in-law Andrew, and her two brothers: James (age 11) and Thomas (age 6)
    • Residence: 1901, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England; Thomas was living with his sister Nora and her husband
    • Occupation: 1906, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Wool Carder
    • Residence: 1906, 8 Jermyn St., Bradford, Devon, England; As stated on Thomas and Annie's marriage record
    • Arrival: 1911
    • Residence: 1918, Marcus Hook, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Lower Chichester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1935, Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1942, Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA; 1011 Langley Avenue
    • Burial: 1956, Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age at Death: 72

    Thomas married THORNTON, Annie on 16 Apr 1906 in St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Annie (daughter of THORNTON, John Henry and APPLEBY, Annie Eliza) was born on 7 Feb 1884 in 18 Craven Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 11 Feb 1885 in St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died on 9 Dec 1967 in Upland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  THORNTON, AnnieTHORNTON, Annie was born on 7 Feb 1884 in 18 Craven Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 11 Feb 1885 in St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Bradford, Yorkshire, England (daughter of THORNTON, John Henry and APPLEBY, Annie Eliza); died on 9 Dec 1967 in Upland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Departure: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    • Name: Annie Wright
    • Residence: England
    • Residence: 1891, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    • Residence: 1901, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    • Residence: 1901, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    • Occupation: 1906, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Worsted Spinner
    • Residence: 1906, 23 Paper Hall Court, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    • Arrival: 1911, New York, New York, USA; Arrived on the RMS Celtic
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Riding, Northumberland, England
    • Residence: 1920, Lower Chichester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1935, Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Burial: 9 Dec 1967, Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Children:
    1. WRIGHT, William was born about 1910 in England; died in 1967.
    2. WRIGHT, Anne was born about 1915 in Pennsylvania, USA; died about 1978 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. WRIGHT, Hubert was born on 23 Dec 1906 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England; died on 20 Aug 1992 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. WRIGHT, Lucy was born in Apr 1911 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died about Aug 1911 in New York, USA; was buried on 4 Jan 1918 in Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 1. WRIGHT, Thomas Christopher was born on 28 Jul 1921 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Sep 1990 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; was buried on 25 Sep 1990 in Berwick, York County, Maine, USA.
    6. WRIGHT, Thomas was born on 23 Aug 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Aug 1912 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  WRIGHT, William EdwinWRIGHT, William Edwin was born on 25 May 1834 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 25 May 1834 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (son of WRIGHT, Francis and GRASSHAM, Isabella); died about 1891 in Brazil.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: Roman Catholic
    • _DNA: Matched
    • Residence: 1841, Holbeck Ward, Yorkshire, England
    • Residence: 1851, Idle, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Son
    • Residence: Oct 1865, Tetley Street, Bradford, Devon, England
    • Occupation: 1871; Stone Mason
    • Residence: 1871, 29 Clarence St, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Occupation: 1881; Stone Mason
    • Residence: 1881, 69 Thornton St., Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married
    • Departure: 18 Feb 1891, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; William, his wife Mary, his three sons and his grown and married daughter Nora and her family all went to Brazil on February 1891. The family story passed down is that most of them, including William and Mary, died of Yellow Fever shortly after arriving.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Place of birth is Leeds according to the 1881 census I'm positive I have the correct family in 1881. but the 1851 census says Holbeck. Holbeck is an inner city district within Leeds

    Died:
    Possibly yellow fever

    William married MORAN, Mary on 23 Nov 1865. Mary (daughter of MORAN, Thomas and CLARKE, Margaret "Maggie") was born in 1844 in Sligo, Ireland; was christened on 28 Jul 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died about 1891 in Brazil. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  MORAN, MaryMORAN, Mary was born in 1844 in Sligo, Ireland; was christened on 28 Jul 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (daughter of MORAN, Thomas and CLARKE, Margaret "Maggie"); died about 1891 in Brazil.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _DNA: Matched
    • Residence: 1851, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Daughter
    • Baptism: 4 Sep 1853, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
    • Residence: 1861, Horton, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Sister
    • Residence: Jan 1865, 25 Kent Street, Horton, Gloucestershire, England
    • Residence: 1871, Horton, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1881, 69 Thornton St., Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married
    • Departure: 18 Feb 1891, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; William and Mary, their three sons and grown and married daughter Nora and her family all went to Brazil in February 1891. The family story passed down is that most of them, including William and Mary, died of Yellow Fever shortly after arriving.

    Notes:

    Based on DNA evidence, I have come to believe that Mary is the sister of William Moran who was born in 1834 in County Sligo. William married Catherine Kenny in 1862, so I believe the Catherine Moran who witnessed Mary's wedding to William Wright was her sister in law.

    Birth:
    Castleroad, Mayo

    Died:
    possibly from Yellow Fever

    Notes:

    Married:
    in the Roman Catholic Chapel on Stott Hill. Officiated by Patrick Kiernan/Stott Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire, England

    Children:
    1. 2. WRIGHT, Thomas was born on 12 Oct 1884 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died on 29 Apr 1956 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. WRIGHT, James was born on 14 Sep 1881 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 30 Oct 1881 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England.
    3. WRIGHT, Honorah "Nora" was born in Apr 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died on 29 Oct 1946 in Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. WRIGHT, Mary Ann was born about 1866 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died on 4 Dec 1939 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
    5. WRIGHT, William was born on 8 May 1872 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died in 1891 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  3. 6.  THORNTON, John HenryTHORNTON, John Henry was born on 11 Oct 1845 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England (son of THORNTON, Joseph and WILLIAMS, Jane); died on 5 May 1907 in Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    • _DNA: Matched
    • Residence: 1851, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Son
    • Residence: 1871, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1881, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married
    • Residence: 1891, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    • Occupation: 1901, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Scavenger street sweeper according to 1901 census
    • Residence: 1901, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Living at 23, Paper Hall Court according to the Census. Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 5 May 1907, 14 Pit Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; John Henry was living here when he died.

    John married APPLEBY, Annie Eliza on 1 Nov 1885 in St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Annie (daughter of APPLEBY, William and THORNTON, Susannah) was born in Jan 1841 in Dishforth, Yorkshire, England; died on 23 Jan 1929 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  APPLEBY, Annie ElizaAPPLEBY, Annie Eliza was born in Jan 1841 in Dishforth, Yorkshire, England (daughter of APPLEBY, William and THORNTON, Susannah); died on 23 Jan 1929 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _DNA: Matched
    • Residence: 1841, Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England
    • Residence: 1851, Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    • Residence: 1861, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England; Relation to Head of House: Visitor
    • Residence: 1871, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1881, 18 Craven Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Marital Status: Married
    • Occupation: 1891, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Seamstress
    • Residence: 1891, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    • Residence: 1901, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 5 May 1907, 14 Pit Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Annie was living here with her husband when John Henry died
    • Residence: 2 Apr 1911, 27 Wapping Road (fka West Riding of Workshire), Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head

    Notes:

    Married:
    They were living at 11 Craven St. Bradford when they married

    Children:
    1. THORNTON, John was born on 8 Feb 1871 in 9 Golden Cock Yard, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died in 1917.
    2. THORNTON, James William was born in Oct 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died in Dec 1953 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
    3. THORNTON, Christopher was born in Jul 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died in Jul 1907 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
    4. THORNTON, Jane A was born on 6 Jan 1881 in 18 Craven Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 11 Feb 1885 in St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died in Jun 1958 in Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England.
    5. 3. THORNTON, Annie was born on 7 Feb 1884 in 18 Craven Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 11 Feb 1885 in St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died on 9 Dec 1967 in Upland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    6. FORREST THORNTON, Joseph was born on 20 May 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died in Apr 1907 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  WRIGHT, FrancisWRIGHT, Francis was born on 17 Sep 1800 in Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire, England (son of WRIGHT, Thomas and LONSDALE, Isabella); died in Jan 1873 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 23 Mar 1873 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: paternal 3 GGF
    • Occupation: Stone mason
    • Residence: 1851, Idle, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Head
    • Residence: 1861, Idle, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Head
    • Residence: 1871, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Head

    Francis married GRASSHAM, Isabella on 28 Jun 1823 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England. Isabella (daughter of GRASSHAM, Thomas and STODDART OR HODDARD, Ann) was born on 23 Mar 1802 in Hackforth, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 23 Mar 1802 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England; died about 1883 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 10 Mar 1883 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  GRASSHAM, IsabellaGRASSHAM, Isabella was born on 23 Mar 1802 in Hackforth, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 23 Mar 1802 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England (daughter of GRASSHAM, Thomas and STODDART OR HODDARD, Ann); died about 1883 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 10 Mar 1883 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1851, Idle, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Wife
    • Residence: 1861, Idle, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Wife
    • Residence: 1871, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Wife
    • Residence: 1881, 2 Pinnel Street, Idle, Yorkshire, England; Relationship to Head: Mother in Law

    Children:
    1. 4. WRIGHT, William Edwin was born on 25 May 1834 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 25 May 1834 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died about 1891 in Brazil.
    2. WRIGHT, Francis was born about 1841 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England; died about 1922.
    3. WRIGHT, James was born about 1843 in Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 5 Nov 1843 in Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire, England; died about 1924.
    4. WRIGHT, Ann was born about 1835 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England; died about 1896 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England.
    5. WRIGHT, John was born about 1830 in Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire, England; died about 1910.
    6. WRIGHT, Isabella was born about 1838 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England; died in Jan 1890 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

  3. 10.  MORAN, ThomasMORAN, Thomas was born about 1803 in Aughanagh, Sligo, Ireland; was christened on 5 Mar 1805 in Ballinafad, Sligo, Ireland (son of MORAN, Patritius and JOHNSON, Sara); died in 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Thomae Moran
    • Occupation: Farmer
    • _DNA: Matched
    • Residence: 1844, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    • Residence: 1851, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Head

    Thomas married CLARKE, Margaret "Maggie" on 19 Feb 1834 in Kilmoremoy, Mayo, Ireland. Margaret (daughter of Living) was born about 1805; died on 11 Mar 1870 in Ballina, Mayo, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  CLARKE, Margaret "Maggie"CLARKE, Margaret "Maggie" was born about 1805 (daughter of Living); died on 11 Mar 1870 in Ballina, Mayo, Ireland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _DNA: Matched

    Children:
    1. 5. MORAN, Mary was born in 1844 in Sligo, Ireland; was christened on 28 Jul 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died about 1891 in Brazil.
    2. MORAN, William was born on 8 May 1835 in Castleroad (Castlerock?), Sligo, Ireland; died on 15 Nov 1920 in Shipley, Yorkshire, England.
    3. MORAN, Ann was born in 1841 in Sligo, Ireland.
    4. MORAN, John was born about 1835 in Ireland.

  5. 12.  THORNTON, JosephTHORNTON, Joseph was born in 1827 in Bolton (near Bradford), Yorkshire, England; was christened on 16 Feb 1829 (son of Living and HODSON, Elizabeth); died in 1909 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    • Occupation: 1845, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Wool Comber
    • Residence: 1845; Living here when son John Henry was born/Paper Hall Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    • Residence: 1851, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Head, Relationship: Son-in-law
    • Residence: 1861, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Head
    • Residence: 1871, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Head
    • Residence: 1881, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Marital Status: Married; Relationship to Head: Head
    • Residence: 1891, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head: Head
    • Residence: 1901, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Head

    Joseph married WILLIAMS, Jane on 15 Apr 1844 in St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Jane (daughter of WILLIAMS, John and Sarah) was born in 1827 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England; was christened on 6 Sep 1829 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England; died in 1907 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  WILLIAMS, JaneWILLIAMS, Jane was born in 1827 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England; was christened on 6 Sep 1829 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England (daughter of WILLIAMS, John and Sarah); died in 1907 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: June Thornton
    • Residence: 1851, Farsley, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1861, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relationship: Wife
    • Residence: 1881, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Windower
    • Residence: 1891, Bradford, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head: Wife

    Children:
    1. 6. THORNTON, John Henry was born on 11 Oct 1845 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died on 5 May 1907 in Yorkshire, England.
    2. THORNTON, Lydia was born about 1858 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
    3. THORNTON, Hannah was born in Oct 1848 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
    4. THORNTON, Sarah was born about 1851 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died about 1859; was buried on 26 Mar 1859.
    5. THORNTON, Elizabeth was born on 15 Aug 1853 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England.
    6. THORNTON, Josh was born about 1862 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died in Mar 1924 in Yorkshire, Darke, Ohio, USA.
    7. THORNTON, Oliver was born in 1856 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
    8. THORNTON, Fred was born in 1882 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
    9. SMITH, Joseph T was born in 1889 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England; died in Oct 1916 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

  7. 14.  APPLEBY, WilliamAPPLEBY, William was born on 7 Apr 1805 in Nosterfield, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 7 Apr 1805 in West Tanfield, Yorkshire, England (son of APPLEBY, William and KIDSON, Elizabeth); died before 1885 in North Riding, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1841, Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England
    • Residence: 1851, Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1861, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England; Relation to Head of House: Father Boarder
    • Residence: 1871, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England; Relation to Head of House: Father
    • Residence: 1881, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England; Relation to Head of House: Father

    William married THORNTON, Susannah on 13 Apr 1836 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England. Susannah (daughter of THORNTON, Ralph and MIDDLETON, Susannah) was born about 1801; died on 31 Mar 1855 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 10 Apr 1855 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  THORNTON, SusannahTHORNTON, Susannah was born about 1801 (daughter of THORNTON, Ralph and MIDDLETON, Susannah); died on 31 Mar 1855 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 10 Apr 1855 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Susanna Poulter
    • _DNA: Matched
    • Birth: 1801, Yorkshire, England
    • Residence: 1841, Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England
    • Residence: 1851, Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Death: Jun 1855, Riding, Northumberland, England

    Notes:

    In the 1841 Census, there are 3 Poulter children ages 23-12 (John, Margaret, and Esther) living with Susannah and William and their children. It is possible that Poulter is a former married name and Susanah was already a widow when she married William.

    Birth:
    North Shields, Durham, England

    Buried:
    St Columba Churchyard

    Children:
    1. 7. APPLEBY, Annie Eliza was born in Jan 1841 in Dishforth, Yorkshire, England; died on 23 Jan 1929 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
    2. APPLEBY, William was born about 1829 in Dishforth, Yorkshire, England.
    3. APPLEBY, Christopher was born about 1837 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
    4. APPLEBY, Susannah was born in Jan 1839 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England.


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