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RACEY, Thornton Anthony
1926 - 2004 (77 years) Has 60 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1903 - 1987 (83 years)-
Name RACEY, Thornton Anthony Birth 3 Aug 1926 Emneth, Norfolk, England 
Gender Male Death 21 May 2004 Fenland Registration District, Cambridgeshire Person ID I3552 Edgoose Last Modified 6 Feb 2026
Father RACEY, Aubrey William, b. Jun 1899, Emneth, Norfolk, England d. 1968, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 68 years) Mother BUSH, Louisa Dora Mary, b. 4 Apr 1903, Edmonton Registration District, Middlesex d. 1987, Fenland Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 83 years) Marriage 1926 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Family ID F1408 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HORLEY, Irene, b. 27 Apr 1930, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 6 May 2013, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 83 years) Marriage 1954 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Family ID F1699 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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THORNTON ANTHONY RACEY 1926-2004
The birth of Thornton A. RACEY was registered in 1926.
(GRO September Q 1926 [BUSH] Wisbech 3b 821).
He was the son of Aubrey William RACEY and Louis Dora Mary RACEY nee BUSH.
According to David Williams (oddjobfamily@hotmail.com) he was born on 3 August 1926 and baptised on 29 August at Emneth, Norfolk, son of Aubrey William RACEY and Louise Dora Mary RACEY. His father was described as a smallholder.
The marriage between Thornton A. RACEY and Irene HORLEY was registered in 1954.
(GRO March Q 1954 Wisbech 4a 834)
In 1999 there was a T. A. RACEY living at 28 Elm High Road, Elm, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 0DG.
(letter dated 23 May 2004 from Michael RACEY, grandson of James Frederick RACEY)
In a letter dated 15 August 2004 his daughter Gillian BECKET said that her father died on 21 May 2004. He was 77 years old.
(GRO May 2004 Fenland 338/1A E7A 54)
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