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Name: THORNTON, Edmund
Birth Date: 1857 Idle, Yorkshire
Death Date: 11.7.1937 Nairobi
First Date: 1925
Last Date: 1937
Area: Nairobi, Chania Bridge (Posho Ltd)
Married: In Bradford 1880 Mary Ann Skirrow b. 27 Nov 1858 Idle, Yorks., d. 28 Sep 1925 Nairobi
Children: Harold Arthur (7 Jan 1881 Idle-1948 Worth Valley, Yorks.); Annie Maria (25 July 1883 Idle) (Mrs William Fletcher); George Rycroft (10 Nov 1887 Idle-4 Aug 1964 Croscombe); Benjamin Beckett (29 June 1890 Idle-25 Apr 1940 Nairobi); Frank Leslie (10 July 1895 Idle-6 Nov 1950 Nairobi); John Ellis (10 Mar 1900 Idle)
Book Reference: Red 25, Barnes, Medals, Hut, Red 22
General Information:
Nairobi Forest Road Cemetery - Edmund Thornton, British, age 80, died 11/7/37 , and Mary Ann [sic] Thornton b. 27 Nov 1858 d. 28 Sep 1925. Inscription: in / memory of / Mary Ann the beloved / wife of Edmund Thornton / born Nov 27 1858 / died Sep 28 1925 / at rest
Medals - East African Ordnance Department - No. 4514, Serjeant
Red 25 - E. Thornton, Kabete Rd., Nairobi
Red 22 - E.A. Thornton, Posho Ltd., Chania Bridge
Hut has E.A. Thornton 1922 Thika