Harold Thornton

1916 - 1995  (79 years)

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• Name	Harold Thornton
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	16 Mar 1916	Leicester, Leicestershire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1930
  	Wyggeston Grammer School For Boys, Leicester, Leicestershire
  Education	1935	University College, Leicester, Leicestershire
  Degrees & diplomas	Abt 1938	University College, Leicester, Leicestershire
  	Mathematics
  Military Service	1945
  	Captain In The Bombay Grenadiers
  Military Service	1946	Burma
  	WWII / Army REME
  Residence	1946	274, Uttoxeter Road, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire
  Residence	Between 1946 and 1950	98, Pear Tree Crescent, Derby, Derbyshire
  Occupation	Between 1946 and 1952	Bemrose School, Derby, Derbyshire
  	Mathematics Teacher
  Residence	Between 1951 and 1996	86, Wootton Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk
  Occupation	1 Sep 1952	King Edward Seventh Grammar School, King's Lynn, Norfolk
  	Head Of Maths Dept
  Military Service	Between 1954 and 1959
  	Major: REME Emergency Reserve
  Also known as	Harry
  Retired	1980	King's Lynn, Norfolk
  Buried	1995	St Faith's Church, Gaywood, King's Lynn, Norfolk
  Died	4 Apr 1995	Gaywood, King's Lynn, Norfolk
  Person ID	I11823	Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford)
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Harry Thornton,   b. 1882, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. 28 Mar 1965, Leicester, Leicestershire  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Celia Agnes Smith,   b. 2 Jun 1884, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire ,   d. 7 Apr 1949, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire  (Age 64 years)
  Married	10 Apr 1913	Independent Chapel, Wigston Magna, Leicestershire   [2, 3]
  Photos		Harry and Celia Thornton
  Family ID	F8984	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie Olive Strowger,   b. 12 Jan 1915, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire ,   d. 14 Apr 2004, King's Lynn, Norfolk  (Age 89 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1946	St Mary's Church, Ixworth, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Jane Alice Thornton,   b. 13 May 1953, Stow Hall Maternity Home, Stow Bardolph, Downham Market, Norfolk ,   d. Jun 1953, Jenny Lind Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk  (Age 0 years)   4. Living   5. Living
  Photos		Harold and Bessie Thornton
  Newspaper Cuttings		Thornton birth announcements A cutting from the Leicester Mercury of October 1947
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F8985	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Mar 1916 - Leicester, Leicestershire Residence - 1946 - 274, Uttoxeter Road, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire Residence - Between 1951 and 1996 - 86, Wootton Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk Buried - 1995 - St Faith's Church, Gaywood, King's Lynn, Norfolk  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location/Street       : District/Village       : City/Town       : County/State       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Harold Thornton In uniform early in WWII

  
  

• Sources

  [S296] Personal communication: Liz Thornton. [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Blaby 7a 279 (AMJ 1913) (Reliability: 3). [S311] Marriage certificate. Celia Agnes Smith (28 years) married Harry Thornton (31 years) on10 April 1913 at the Independent Chapel, Wigston Magna, Blaby, Leicester. She was a hosiery (machinist?) of 26(56?) Junction Road,daughter of George Smith a retired railway guard. Harry was an Engine Fireman of 8 Paddock Street. His father was Thomas Thornton a Haulier. Witnesses were Emma Thornton (sister) and Thomas H Thornton (brother)