M, b. circa 1832, d. 2 November 1899
| Birth* | James Thornton was born circa 1832 at Bellshill, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1,3,4,5,6,2 |
| Occupation* | He was a blacksmith between 1857 and 1858 at Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1,7 |
| Marriage* | He married Agnes Gilmour, daughter of David Gilmour and Margaret Smellie, on 29 December 1857 at Newarthill, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The wedding party included William Smith and William Gilmour.1 |
| Birth of Daughter | His daughter Margaret Thornton was born on 17 November 1858 at 108 Main Street, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.7 |
| Occupation | James Thornton was a coalpit labourer circa 1861 at Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.3 |
| Occupation | He was a hammerman between 1861 and 1863 at Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.8,9 |
| Birth of Daughter | His daughter Agnes Thornton was born on 8 February 1861 at 108 Main Street, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.8 |
| Census* | James Thornton appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Agnes Thornton on the census of 1861 at 108 Main Street, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The household also included Margaret Thornton and Agnes Thornton.3 |
| Birth of Daughter | His daughter Isabella Thornton was born on 24 April 1863 at 29 Hill Street, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.9 |
| Occupation | James Thornton was a blacksmith between 1865 and 1899 at Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.10,11,12,13,4,14,15,16,17,18,5,19,20,21,6,22,23,2,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 |
| Birth of Daughter | His daughter Janet Thornton was born on 22 April 1865 at 29 Hill Street, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.10 |
| (Informant) Death | James Thornton was listed as an informant on the death certificate of Janet Thornton on 23 April 1865 at 29 Hill Street, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.11 |
| Birth of Daughter | His daughter Janet Thornton was born on 23 December 1866 at 29 Hill Street, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.12 |
| Birth of Son | His son James Thornton was born on 18 June 1869 at 22 Hill Street, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.13 |
| Census | James Thornton appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Agnes Thornton on the census of 1871 at 22 Hill Street, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The household also included Margaret Thornton, Agnes Thornton, Isabella Thornton, Janet Thornton and James Thornton.4 |
| Birth of Daughter | His daughter Jeanie Thornton was born on 11 December 1871 at 22 Hill Street, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.14 |
| (Informant) Death | James Thornton was listed as an informant on the death certificate of Jeanie Thornton on 14 January 1872 at 22 Hill Street, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.15 |
| Birth of Daughter | His daughter Jeanie Thornton was born on 1 December 1872 at 212 Caledonian Road, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.16 |
| Birth of Son | His son David Gilmour Thornton was born on 23 April 1875 at 212 Caledonian Road, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.17 |
| Birth of Daughter | His daughter Catherine Smellie Thornton was born on 6 November 1877 at 43 Clydesdale Rows, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.18 |
| Census | James Thornton appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Agnes Thornton on the census of 1881 at 42 Clydesdale Rows, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The household also included Isabella Thornton, Jessie Thornton, James Thornton, Jane Thornton, David Gilmour Thornton and Catherine Smellie Thornton.5 |
| Birth of Daughter | His daughter Christina Gilmour Thornton was born on 2 June 1881 at 42 Clydesdale Rows, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.19 |
| Marriage of Daughter | His daughter Margaret Thornton married Richard Mazzini Morgan, son of Richard Morgan and Elizabeth Learmonth, on 12 December 1884 at 16 Clydesdale Rows, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.20 |
| Marriage of Daughter | His daughter Agnes Thornton married John Taylor, son of John Taylor and Maggie McAlpine, on 12 February 1891 at 16 Clydesdale Rows, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.21 |
| Census | James Thornton appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Agnes Thornton on the census of 1891 at 16 Clydesdale Rows, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The household also included Isabella Thornton, Jessie Thornton, James Thornton, Jane Thornton, David Gilmour Thornton, Catherine Smellie Thornton, Christina Gilmour Thornton, John Taylor and Agnes Thornton.6 |
| Marriage of Daughter | His daughter Isabella Thornton married Andrew Wingate, son of Andrew Wingate and Margaret Neilson, on 12 June 1896 at 16 Clydesdale Rows, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.22 |
| Marriage of Son | His son James Thornton married Sheperdess Reid, daughter of Henry Reid and Marion Tinto, on 22 October 1897 at 111 Clydesdale Rows, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.23 |
| Marriage of Daughter | His daughter Jeanie Thornton married Thomas Main, son of George Main and Mary Milligan, on 20 July 1898 at 16 Clydesdale Rows, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.32 |
| Death* | James Thornton died on 2 November 1899 at 16 Clydesdale Rows, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The informant listed on the death certificate was James Thornton.2 |
Family | Agnes Gilmour b. c 1840, d. 19 Aug 1921 |
| Marriage* | James Thornton married Agnes Gilmour, daughter of David Gilmour and Margaret Smellie, on 29 December 1857 at Newarthill, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The wedding party included William Smith and William Gilmour.1 |
| Children | - Margaret Thornton+7,3,4,20,30 b. 17 Nov 1858, d. 9 May 1933
- Agnes Thornton+8,3,4,21,6,27 b. 8 Feb 1861, d. 3 May 1924
- Isabella Thornton+9,4,5,6,22,28 b. 24 Apr 1863, d. 11 Jan 1927
- Janet Thornton10,11 b. 22 Apr 1865, d. 23 Apr 1865
- Janet Thornton12,4,5,6,29 b. 23 Dec 1866, d. 19 Mar 1930
- James Thornton+13,4,5,6,23 b. 18 Jun 1869
- Jeanie Thornton14,15 b. 11 Dec 1871, d. 14 Jan 1872
- Jeanie Thornton+16,5,6 b. 1 Dec 1872
- David Gilmour Thornton17,5,6,25 b. 23 Apr 1875, d. 23 Sep 1905
- Catherine Smellie Thornton18,5,6,31 b. 6 Nov 1877, d. 16 May 1950
- Christina Gilmour Thornton+19,6,24 b. 2 Jun 1881
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