Henry Thornton[1, 2, 3]

Male 1760 - 1815  (54 years)


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  • Name Henry Thornton 
    Born 10 Mar 1760  Battersea Rise, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Governor of the Bank of England 
    Occupation Leading member of the Clapham Sect with William Wilberforce for the abolition of slavery 
    Occupation Member of Parliament for Southwark 
    Buried Jan 1815  St Pauls, Clapham, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 16 Jan 1815  Clapham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Will published 25 Feb 1815  Prerogative Court of Canterbury PROB 11/1565 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 54 years 
    Person ID I247  Curtis Hayward
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2020 

    Father John Thornton,   b. 4 Apr 1720, Clapham, Surrey, Eng. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1790, Bath, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F409  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann SYKES,   b. 1776, Hull, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1815, Clapham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 9 Mar 1796  County of Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marianne Thornton,   b. 10 Mar 1797, Battersea Rise, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1887  (Age 89 years)
     2. Henry Sykes Thornton,   b. 28 May 1800, Battersea Rise, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1881, Clapham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Lucy Jane Thornton,   b. 10 May 1801, Battersea Rise, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Watson Joseph Thornton,   b. Oct 1802, Clapham Crescent, Lambeth, SW4 7 Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Isabel Thornton,   b. 21 Jul 1804, Battersea Rise, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1881, Clapham Crescent, Lambeth, SW4 7 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     6. Sophia Thornton,   b. 16 Jan 1806, Battersea Rise, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1887, Clapham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     7. Henrietta Thornton,   b. 26 Mar 1807, Battersea Rise, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1894  (Age 86 years)
     8. Laura Thornton,   b. 28 Aug 1808, Battersea Rise, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Charles Thornton,   b. 27 Apr 1810, Battersea Rise, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1839, Battersea Rise, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S33] HARRIS/CARTER/GOLDSMITH/RANGER/LEE, Patti Salter, Henry Thornton (Reliability: 3), 4 Apr 2009.
      Added by confirming a Smart Match

    2. [S35] HARRIS/CARTER/GOLDSMITH/RANGER/LEE, Patti Salter, Henry THORNTON (Reliability: 3), 2 Dec 2013.
      Added by confirming a Smart Match

    3. [S97] Samson Family Tree Web Site, Glen Samson, Henry Thornton (Reliability: 3), 15 Sep 2015.
      Added by confirming a Smart Match


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