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THORNTON came from England, inside the Yorkshire. Actually the earliest family lores might have pinpointed it to a town called Barnsley, in the West Riding Yorkshire, between Huddersfield and Leeds. Yorkshire is a maritime county of England, with its coast bold and rocky, the valley vested over the centre. Agricultural, manufacturing and mining are the main areas in Yorkshire. It was claimed that Thornton family may have some origins from this area, especially the parish of Silkstone and surroundings. A granddaughter of the recorded ancestor, Sarah (aka Sallie) Thornton, wrote a short note that have been passed down a few generations before it arrived on the hands of this family researcher, Darls. The transcription of the note was done with difficulties is shown below:
At this stage, there are not much stuff which could be added into this to give some idea of what it was like back then, what they did, how they lived, etc. One day it would be done! Anyhow, this Samuel Thornton (the son of the aforementioned Samuel, the woollen manufacturer) had seven children who have spread out in Sydney, leaving him with numerous descendants. Please do go to one of those links below to learn more of the THORNTON family.
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