Margaret (Donahue) Thornton (abt. 1821 - bef. 1872)

Born about 1821 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland [uncertain]

Wife of Thomas Thornton — married 12 Aug 1844 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died before 1872 before about age 51 in Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Margaret was born about 1821 in Ireland (Ireland definite, town/county unconfirmed). ^{[1] [2] [3]}. At some point prior to 1844 she moved to Scotland, and in 1844 she married Thomas Thornton.^[4] They had 4 children and after their first was born, they moved to Kilmarnock where she remained the rest of her life.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Census 1851", database FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk : 14 Sep 2020), Margaret Thornton, 1851"
2. ↑ "Scotland Census 1861", database FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk : 14 Sep 2020), Margaret Thornton, 1861"
3. ↑ "Scotland Census 1871", database FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk : 14 Sep 2020), Margaret Thornton, 1871"
4. ↑ "Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages, St Francis Xavier, MP/77", database FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=SCOT%2FRC%2FMAR%2F0072252%2F1 : 20 Sep 2020), Donahae, Margaret/Thornton, Thomas 1844, Falkirk

possible birth/baptism record (none others online within 15 years): "Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms - St. Mary's, Clonmel"database, findmypast (https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=IRE%2FPRS%2FBAP%2F5966989 : 20 Sep 2020), Donahue, Margaret Apr 1821 baptism of daughter of Thomas Donahue and Brigida (Cashman) Donahue