George
Benjamin
Thorneycroft
Born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Thorneycroft
and Jane (Whitelaw) Thorneycroft
Brother of
Jessie (Thorneycroft) Platt, James Baird Thorneycroft, Jeanie Thorneycroft, Hamo Douglas Thorneycroft, Eleanor Thorneycroft, Alexander Whitelaw Thorneycroft CB, Wallace Thorneycroft and Florence Thorneycroft
Husband of
Blanche Mary Mervyn (Archdale) Thorneycroft
— married
1876 in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Ireland
Descendants 
Died
at about age 74
in Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Aug 2013
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Biography
He is the son of Thomas Thorneycroft and Jane Whitelaw.
Sources
- England & Wales Birth Registrations: Jun 1849, Thorneycroft, George Benjamin District: Wolverhampton Vol 17 Page 454. Accessed at FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)
- "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBND-LSM : 30 December 2014), George Benjamin Thorneycroft, 21 Jun 1849; citing Wolverhampton, Stafford, England, reference item 4 p 12; FHL microfilm 1,040,895.
- Wolverhampton St Peter's Parish Register Indexes: Baptisms, 1538-1875 - 21 Jun 1849 - Thorneycroft, George Benjamin, son of Thomas & Jane, Esquire of Crescent Cott,Newbridge. Born 25 May. Accessed at Black Country History (http://blackcountryhistory.org/collections/getrecord/GB149_PRI_24_T3/)
- 1851 Census of England & Wales (HO107/2018 f498 p13), Crescent, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, George B. Thorneycroft, age 1, son of Thomas Thorneycroft, Ironmaster. Accessed at Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com)
- 1871 Census of England & Wales (RG10/2927 f33 p1), Mansion House, Tettenhall Wood Road, Tettenhall, Staffordshire, George B. Thorneycroft, age 21, son of Thomas Thorneycroft, Iron & Coal Master. Accessed at Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com)
- "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FY3Q-Y23 : 4 December 2014), MARRIAGES entry for George Benjamin Thornycroft; citing Irvinestown, 1876, vol. 12, p. 129, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,252.
- 1881 Census of England & Wales (RG11/2789 f24 p20), 19, The Wergs, Tettenhall, Staffordshire, George Thorneycroft, age 31. Accessed at Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com)
- 1901 Census of England & Wales (RG13/2660 f97 p21), Dunston Hall, Dunston, Staffordshire, George B. Thorneycroft, age 51. Accessed at Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com)
- 1911 Census of England & Wales (RG14/16921 sch1A), Dunston Hall, Dunston, Staffordshire, George Benjamin Thorneycroft, age 61. Accessed at Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com)
- England & Wales Death Registrations: Mar 1924, Thorneycroft, George B. Age: 74 District: Cannock Vol 6b Page 643. Accessed at FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~0.78%
James (Arbuthnot) Baron Arbuthnot of Edrom, of Edrom in the County of Berwick
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