Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Alfred Thomas Thornton[1]

Male 1897 - 1982  (85 years)


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  • Name Alfred Thomas Thornton 
    Born 17 Apr 1897  Bethnal Green, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [3
    Immigration 1906  [2
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Church of England 
    Occupation 1926  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Shoemaker 
    Residence Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-173159 
    Died 26 Dec 1982  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I173159  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Charles Thornton,   b. Nov 1849, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Liza,   b. Jul 1854, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F168941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Charles Thornton,   b. CA 1849, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Eliza Kilby,   b. CA 1854,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F295576  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucy Mary Winifred Terry,   b. 9 Aug 1902, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 26 Jul 1926  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Thornton
     2. Reginald Terry Thornton,   b. 7 Feb 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1981  (Age 55 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F295577  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 046272-26.
      Alfred Thomas Thornton, 29, occ. Shoemaker, b. England, res. 19 Brubacher St. Kitchener, son of Charles Thornton (B. London England) & Eliza Kilby married Lucy Mary Winifred Terry, 23, occ. Candy Packer, b. London England, res. 9 Foreman Place Kitchener, daughter of Francis H. Terry (B. Essex England) & Annie G. L. Kiff, Witnessed by: Annie G. L. Terry of 9 Foreman Place & E. Victor Russell of 50 Peppler St. Waterloo, 26 July 1926 in Kitchener

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 8.

    3. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      Name:Alfred Thomas Thornton
      Age:17
      Birth Date:17 Apr 1897
      Birth Location:London, England
      Residence:Toronto
      Military Date:1914-1918
      Mother:
      Eliza Thornton
      Next of Kin:Mrs Eliza Thornton
      Next of Kin Relationship:Mother
      Regiment Number:766095

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202471027.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Apr 1897 - Bethnal Green, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shoemaker - 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Jul 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Dec 1982 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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