Peter Thornton

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Name Peter Thornton Born Abt 1786 West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland [1]
Gender Male Occupation 1841 [2] Farmer Residence 1841 Rashiehill, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland [2]
- Living with the family in 1841 was Elisabeth Thornton, aged 80. She may be Peter's mother.
Occupation 1851 [1] Farmer of 53 Acres Residence 1851 Rashiehill, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland [3]
Emigration 1856 Scotland [4, 5]
Immigration 1856 USA [4, 5]
Occupation 1860 [6] Farmer Residence 1860 Glen Haven, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA [6]
Occupation 1870 [7] Farmer Residence 1870 Little Grant, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA [7]
Died 8 Jan 1871 Bloomington, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA [8]
Buried Aft 8 Jan 1871 Blakes Prairie Cemetery, Bloomington, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA [8]
Person ID P736 Hamilton and Ridley family tree Last Modified 9 Jun 2013
Family Helen Black, b. Abt 1792, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland , d. 8 Sep 1871, Bloomington, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA
(Age ~ 79 years)
Married 4 Jun 1815 Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9]
Children + 1. Margaret Thornton, b. Abt 1817, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland , d. 11 Aug 1861, Stanemains, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
(Age ~ 44 years) [Birth]
2. Isabell Thornton, b. Abt 1822, Scotland [Birth]
3. John Thornton, b. Abt 1824, Scotland [Birth]
4. Thomas Thornton, b. Abt 1826, Scotland [Birth]
5. Peter Thornton, b. Abt 1828, Scotland [Birth]
6. Agnes Thornton, b. Abt 1830, Scotland [Birth]
7. William Thornton, b. Abt 1832, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [Birth]
8. Helen Thornton, b. Abt 1836, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [Birth]
Last Modified 9 Jun 2013 Family ID F110 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Histories FARM TO LET [Rashiehill]
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Sources - [S-2069628287] 1851 Scotland Census, General Register Office for Scotland, (brightsolid), GROS Data: 701/00 005/00 002.
- [S-2069678142] 1841 Scotland Census, General Register Office for Scotland, (brightsolid), GROS Data: 701/00 004/00 011, Accessed 9 Jun 2013.
Transcribed as Rathiehill, rather than Rashiehill. - [S-2069628287] 1851 Scotland Census, General Register Office for Scotland, (brightsolid), GROS Data: 701/00 005/00 002, Accessed 9 Jun 2013.
- [S-1643032318] Melodies and Memories with a history of the Blacks of Breich Water District, John Black, (Glasgow A. M'Laren & Son).
Of the Burnside daughters, Agnes became Mrs Wm. Mungall, Helen became Mrs Peter Thornton, Rashiehill, and, in both cases, these families emigrated to America many years ago.
Margaret Thornton, Rashiehill, was married to Robert Thomson, Stonemains, near Knowton, and had several children. One son, Peter, lives in Whitburn, and another, James, lives in Bathgate. - [S-2069634907] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com.
- [S-1643032317] 1860 United States Federal Census, Accessed 9 Jun 2013.
- [S-1643032296] 1870 United States Federal Census, Accessed 9 Jun 2013.
- [S-1643032330] Find A Grave.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55178413 - [S-1643032355] Scotland Old Parish Registers Marriages & Proclamations of Banns 1538-1854, General Register Office for Scotland, (brightsolid), GROS Data: 655/00 0030 0352.
- [S-2069628287] 1851 Scotland Census, General Register Office for Scotland, (brightsolid), GROS Data: 701/00 005/00 002.