THORNTON, William Wilfred

1887 - 1965  (77 years)   Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.

HORRY, Catherine May

1896 - 1964  (68 years)

Birth	1896	Goole Registration District, Yorkshire
Died	1964	Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Father	HORRY, James Thurbon,   b. 23 Mar 1872, Navenby, Lincolnshire, England
Mother	EXTON, Lizzie,   b. 27 Mar 1874, Rippingale, Lincolnshire, England
Married	1895	Bourne Registration District, Lincolnshire
Family	THORNTON, William Wilfred,   b. 28 Oct 1887, Thorne Registration District, Yorkshire
Married	1920	Thorne Registration District, Yorkshire

• Name	THORNTON, William Wilfred
  Birth	28 Oct 1887	Thorne Registration District, Yorkshire
  Gender	Male
  Death	1965	Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
  Person ID	I7798	Edgoose
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	HORRY, Catherine May,   b. 1896, Goole Registration District, Yorkshire d. 1964, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1920	Thorne Registration District, Yorkshire
  Family ID	F2820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

• Notes

  WILLIAM WILFRED THORNTON 1887-1965 The birth of William Wilfred THORNTON was registered in 1887. The 1939 Register records the date of his birth as 28 October 1887. (GRO December Q 1887 Thorne [which includes Crowle, Lincolnshire] 9c 753) He was almost certainly the son of William and Lucy THORNTON who were living at Ealand, Crowle, Lincolnshire at the time of the 1911 census: William THORNTON, head, aged 48, married, farmer, employer, born at Crowle, Lincolnshire; Lucy THORNTON, wife, aged 52, married, 7 children all living, born at The Levels, Yorkshire; *William THORNTON, son, aged 23, single, farmer's son working on farm, worker, born at Crowle, Lincolnshire; Elizabeth THORNTON, daughter, aged 15, farmer's daughter dairy work, worker, born at Crowle, Lincolnshire; Mary THORNTON, daughter, aged 8, school, born at Crowle, Lincolnshire. (RG14/PN28262/RD513/SD3/ED1/SN121) The marriage between Catherine M. HORRY and William W. THORNTON was registered in 1920. (GRO September Q 1920 Thorne 9c 2230) From the 1939 Register of Ealand, Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire: *William W. THORNTON, born on 28 October 1887, married, horseman on farm; Catherine M. THORNTON, born 30 May 1896, married, unpaid domestic duties; Kathleen SWIFT (THORNTON), born 22 October 1920, single, brewery worker. 2 closed records (RG101/6472J/011/16 TNLF) The death of his wife Catherine aged 68 was registered in 1964. (GRO December Q 1964 Scunthorpe 3B 426) The death of William W. THORNTON aged 77 was registered in 1965. (GRO March 1965 Scunthorpe 3B 482) (revised 06.03.2016)