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Eliza Octavia Thornton

Eliza was born on August 25th, 1839 in Royston and her christening took place there on September 24th, 1839.¹²

Birth Notes
- Name: Eliza A Handford
  Where born: Royston, Yorkshire, England
  
  Name: Eliza Octavia Thornton
  Year of Registration: 1839
  Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
  District: Ecclesfield (To 1850)
  County: Yorkshire - West Riding
  Volume: 22
  Page: 179
  
  Ecclesfield is about 8 to 10 miles south of Barnsley, and 6 miles north of Sheffield. Royston is 3 or 4 miles North of Barnsley, so Eliza probably was born at Royston (perhaps at a hospital there), but the birth registered at Ecclesfield, probably nearer to where the family lived.
  
  ELIZA OCTAVIA THORNTON
  Event(s):
  Birth:
  Christening: 24 SEP 1839 Royston, Yorkshire, England
  Parents:
  Father: WILLIAM THORNTON
  Mother: MARY

Eliza's father was William Thornton and her mother was Mary Dunn. She had four brothers and six sisters, named William, James, George, Joseph, Prudence, Mary, Annie, Maria, Ruth and Frances. She was the tenth oldest of the eleven children.

General Notes
- Eliza's parents were William (b.1795 Corwick) and Mary (1799-1859, Pontifract), from Yorkshire.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Thornton
  - b.~ 1795 in Yorkshire d.~ 1876
  
  Eliza Octavia Thornton
  - b.25 Aug 1839 in Royston
  
  Mary Dunn
  - b.1799 in Beverley d.1859 in Pontefract

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¹ 1871 UK Census
² FamilySearch.org