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Surrey / Re: Who lived at "Oaklands" - Croydon area?
« on: Saturday 02 March 19 16:42 GMT (UK) »
Hi James,
Charles Edmund Thornton was my great (x3) grandfather, so it is absolutely fascinating to see those lovely illustrated envelopes! Attached is an image of Maj Thornton along with his grave. Buried with him is his daughter Cornelia Amanda Augusta.
The inscription on the vault reads:
Sacred to the memory of
Major Charles Edmund Thornton
Late 7th Royal Fusiliers
Who died 23rd June 1888. Aged 63 Years
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried
He shall receive the crown of life, which the lord hath promised to them that love him”
Also to his oldest and dearest daughter
Cornelia Amanda Augusta
The beloved wife of James Miller Esquire of Singapore
Who died 9th January 1889. Aged 25 years
Kind Regards, Matthew Thornton, Norfolk
Charles Edmund Thornton was my great (x3) grandfather, so it is absolutely fascinating to see those lovely illustrated envelopes! Attached is an image of Maj Thornton along with his grave. Buried with him is his daughter Cornelia Amanda Augusta.
The inscription on the vault reads:
Sacred to the memory of
Major Charles Edmund Thornton
Late 7th Royal Fusiliers
Who died 23rd June 1888. Aged 63 Years
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried
He shall receive the crown of life, which the lord hath promised to them that love him”
Also to his oldest and dearest daughter
Cornelia Amanda Augusta
The beloved wife of James Miller Esquire of Singapore
Who died 9th January 1889. Aged 25 years
Kind Regards, Matthew Thornton, Norfolk