Peter Thornton

Abt 1786 - 1871  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Peter Thornton
  Birth	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]
  Death	8 Jan 1871	Bloomington, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA   [8]
  Burial	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)
  Marriage	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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Isabell Thornton,   b. Abt 1822, Scotland  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. John Thornton,   b. Abt 1824, Scotland  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   4. Thomas Thornton,   b. Abt 1826, Scotland  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. Peter Thornton,   b. Abt 1828, Scotland  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. Agnes Thornton,   b. Abt 1830, Scotland  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   7. William Thornton,   b. Abt 1832, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   8. Helen Thornton,   b. Abt 1836, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1786 - West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Marriage - 4 Jun 1815 - Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland Residence - 1841 - Rashiehill, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Residence - 1851 - Rashiehill, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Emigration - 1856 - Scotland Immigration - 1856 - USA Residence - 1860 - Glen Haven, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Residence - 1870 - Little Grant, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Death - 8 Jan 1871 - Bloomington, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Burial - Aft 8 Jan 1871 - Blakes Prairie Cemetery, Bloomington, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories

  FARM TO LET [Rashiehill]

  
  

• Sources

  [S-2069628287] General Register Office for Scotland, 1851 Scotland Census, (brightsolid), GROS Data: 701/00 005/00 002. [S-2069678142] General Register Office for Scotland, 1841 Scotland Census, (brightsolid), Accessed 9 Jun 2013, GROS Data: 701/00 004/00 011. Transcribed as Rathiehill, rather than Rashiehill. [S-2069628287] General Register Office for Scotland, 1851 Scotland Census, (brightsolid), Accessed 9 Jun 2013, GROS Data: 701/00 005/00 002. [S-1643032318] John Black, Melodies and Memories with a history of the Blacks of Breich Water District, (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] Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. [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] General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland Old Parish Registers Marriages & Proclamations of Banns 1538-1854, (brightsolid), GROS Data: 655/00 0030 0352.