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Offline thorny

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Thorntons and Beaumonts
« on: Saturday 06 October 07 21:00 BST (UK) »
Sophia Beaumont b.1842 Paddock,York, d.1900 Longwood, York(?)  Married William Thornton b. Huddersfield 1840 d.(?)  Two children Arthur Thornton b.1864 Paddock,York d. Cana da and Annie Mary Thornton b---OHIO 1868     hHere is the story --------William worked in the US and Sophio kept visiting him.    She was there with her two chilren in the US 1870 census and home in England in 1871 and living with her mother Mary Beaumont.  HOWEVER in the 1881 census she is a WIDOW so between l870 and l881 William died and I have no idea where.       I would appreciate ANY ANY INFORMATION .I                                 tHIS COMPUTER OPERATER DOESN'T KNOW  DICK       rEGARDS, THORNY :P

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Re: Thorntons and Beaumonts
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 06 October 07 21:07 BST (UK) »

i'd suggest that your first step would be to check passenger lists to see which country william thornton died in...

Pauline
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