Benjamin Thornber

Birth Name Benjamin Thornber
Gender male
Age at Death 84 years, 9 months, 19 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 9 Jun 1800 Gisburn, Yorkshire, England   1
Christening 20 Jul 1800 Gisburn, Yorkshire, England   1
Death 28 Mar 1885      

Relation to the centre person ([Private] Thornber) : great grandfather

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Mother Elizabeth Thornberabout 1779
         Benjamin Thornber 9 Jun 1800 28 Mar 1885

Families

    Family of Benjamin Thornber and Margaret Duckworth
Married Wife Margaret Duckworth ( * 11 May 1810 + 8 May 1888 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Harry Thornber
Luke Thornberabout 18291866
Jane Thornberabout 1830
John Thornber29 Jul 18311835
James Thornber24 Oct 183310 Mar 1899
John Thornber23 Oct 18351837
Martha Thornberabout 183717 Mar 1917
Benjamin Thornberabout 18395 Oct 1883
Caleb Thornberabout 18425 Aug 1922
Jane Thornberabout 18445 Jun 1891
Thomas Thornber29 Dec 184626 May 1915
Betty Thornberabout 18481856
Joseph Thornber18511853
Margaret Ellen Thornberabout 18531928

Narrative

Illigitimate son of Betty Thornber. Weaver in Rimmington in 1841. Cotton and worsted weaver in Rimmington in 1851. Cotton manufacturer employing 16 men 20 women 5 boys and 4 girls living at Habergham Eaves in 1861. Cotton manufacturer employing 74 hands in 1871. Cotton spinner employing 700 hands in 1881.

Pedigree

  1. Elizabeth Thornber
    1. Benjamin Thornber
      1. Margaret Duckworth
        1. Luke Thornber
        2. Jane Thornber
        3. John Thornber
        4. James Thornber
        5. John Thornber
        6. Martha Thornber
        7. Benjamin Thornber
        8. Caleb Thornber
        9. Jane Thornber
        10. Thomas Thornber
        11. Betty Thornber
        12. Harry Thornber
        13. Joseph Thornber
        14. Margaret Ellen Thornber

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Transcript of the parish registers