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Margaret (“Peggy”) THORNTON

Margaret (“Peggy”) THORNTON

Female 1785 - 1861  (76 years)    Has no ancestors but 8 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Margaret (“Peggy”) THORNTON 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born 4 Dec 1785  Dover, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From the 1851 census
    Baptised 28 Dec 1785  St. Mary the Virgin Church, Dover, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PRs (trans data by KFHS)
      Shows Peggy, daughter of Lazarus & Elizabeth Thornton
    Gender Female 
    Emigrated Between 1851 and 1861 
    Occupation School Mistress 
    • Shown as 'Formerly School Mistress' in the 1851 census
    Died 8 Dec 1861  Patrick Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Found in the 1851 census (with her daughter Selina). The death of a  Margaret Gowlland was registered in London in 1856, but the GRO online index shows age at death as 56, suggesting it was not this Margaret. I have searched the FreeBMD index (England and Wales) for Margarets or Pegygs Gowlland including phonetic variants and not found a likely registration.

      This would seem to be this Margaret Gowlland's death (the unusual spelling of the surname and being from Dover, Kent point to it, along with the age being almost correct - Margaret was aged 76, having entered her 77th year a few days before her death).
      "DEATHS.
      Died, on the 8th inst., in the 76th year of her
      age, Mrs. Margaret Gowlland, formerly of Dover,
      Kent. Friends are respectfully invited to attend
      the funeral on Tuesday, 10th inst., at 2 p.m., from
      the residence of Captain Brown, No. 44, Patrick-
      street. d 10"
      (From "Family Notices" The Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania: 1860 - 1954) 9 December 1861, p. 2, col. 3 (viewed 12 Dec 2021,  online here).
    Person ID I301639  All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2022 

    Family Josiah GOWLLAND,   d. Bef 1849 
    Marriage License 6 Feb 1807  Canterbury, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • "Josiah GOWLAND of St Mary Dover bach[elor] & Peggy THORNTON of the s[ame] sp[inster]. 6 Feb. Wm Pearce of the s[ame] bond."
      (from Willis, Canterbury Marriage Licences, 1781-1809)
    Married 8 Feb 1807  St. Mary the Virgin Church, Dover, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PR transcribed data from KFHS DVD)
      Shows Josiah GOWLLAND, Bachelor, of this parish married Peggy THORNTON, Spinster, of this parish, by Licence
      (Same on FamilySearch.)Estimates of years of birth of the 6 children baptised in 1823 (where not seen in another source) from their order in the PR, though they may not be listed in age order. Whilst I have spaced them as much as possible between Selina and around Richard 1814 (the date his age at death suggests he was born about 1814) there may have beenone or more who died in infancy after this so in reality there could have been larger and smaller gaps.
    Children 8 children 
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2022 
    Family ID F300550  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart