Edward Norton Thornton Sr (1776 - 1848)

Born 1776 in England

Husband of Elizabeth (Bacon) Thornton — married 25 Jul 1797 in St Giles's Church, Camberwell, Surrey, England

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1848 at about age 72 in Clapham, London, England

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Biography

Undertaker, Merchant, Tailor, Member of the Committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society (1809-48), of 174 Borough High Street, Southwark, London, and of Clapham Common, Surrey.

Background

He was the son of Anne Ford and John Thornton, Undertaker, of London.

Career

In the City of London Poll Book of 1837: merchant and tailor, of Clapham Common.Edward Norton Thornton.

In 1843 Edward Norton Thornton and Son, Undertakers, of 174 Borough High Street, London.

Marriage and family

On 25 July 1797 he married Elizabeth Bacon, the 3rd daughter of Elizabeth Wade and John Bacon the Elder, British sculptor, with issue one son and two daughters.

Death and burial

He died on 5 July 1848. He was buried on 12 July 1848 in Norwood Cemetery, London.

Estate

Probate, 27 December 1848.[1]

Sources

National Archives, UK.[2]

1848 Death, Family Search.[3]