Mary Thornley

[Margaret in Burton]

Name - "official" name and what they were known as

Mary Thornley

Date and place of birth

9th April 1843 at The Callis, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. Her birth cert gives a time of 3am but cannot find any evidence of her being a twin.

(she constantly either lied about her age or was very unsure. Census after her marriage have the wrong age, she said she was 20 when she married she was actually almost 24.)

Names of parents

Thomas Thornley and Hannah Brooks

Date and place of baptism - if applicable

10th May 1843 at St Helens, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any

7th April 1867 at The Register Office, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire to James Cox (both gave their ages as 20 - he was actually only 19 and she was 24 all but 2 days.

Occupation(s) - if any

Knitter

Military service - if any

None

Addresses where they lived - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on.

1851 - The Callis, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
1861 - The Callis, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
1867 - Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
1871 - 3 Peaches Yard, The Callis, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
1881 - 3 Mill Bank Road, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
1891 - Court 6, 3 Mill Bank Road, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
1901 - staying with her daughter Emma at 260 Ridgeway, Ancoats, Mancester, Lancashire
1911 - staying with her daughter Lily at The Post Office, 14 The Green, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
1934 - 139 Swadlincote Road, Woodville, Derbyshire

Date, place and cause of death

12 February 1934 at 139 Swadlincote Road, Woodville, Derbyshire (the informant her son in law Peter Henry Harrison) - cause - Senile Decay

Date and place of burial / cremation.

The Cemetery, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire - date unknown

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable

Unknown

Memorial inscription - if any

Unknown


Link to daughter:Lily Cox