Robert Martin Thornton

Robert Martin Thornton was born on Aug 10,1850 in Dundee, Scotland ( Could be Monifieth, Angus, Scotland) The son of Peter Simpson Thornton and Mary Swaddell. He had eleven siblings, John Swaddel, Lydia, David, William, Peter Simpson, James Easson, Etthal Aison (Easson), Peter, Mary Jane, Samuel, and Janet Eason "Jessie".

He arrived in Canada about 1857

He married Ellen ( Helen ) Smith,daughter of Richard Smith and Grace Smith, Feb 20,1871 in York, York, Ontario, Canada.

Robert Martin Thornton and Ellen ( Helen ) Smith had the following children:

Walter Scott Thornton was born on 15 Jan 1878 in Ontario.
Peter Thornton was born on 02 Jan 1872 in Ontario
Grace Thornton was born on 29 Jul 1874 in Toronto,
David Thornton was born in Dec 1879 in Toronto Ontario (about).

I believe Ellen died in early 1880. Iam trying to confirm if she died during childbirth or shortly after.

Robert married Phoebe Edwards about 1880 in Toronto.

Robert Martin Thornton and Phoebe Edwards had the following children:

Violet Thornton was born on 21 Mar 1886 in York, Ontario

Ernest Thornton

Dec 4,1884 Toronto

13 years later Robert married for a third time He married Vesta Ward,daughter of Alonzo Ward and Sarah Jane Lethbridge, on 15 Feb 1893 in York, York, Ontario, Canada.

Robert Martin Thornton and Vesta Ward had no children.

He died on 02 Aug 1926 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.

Story on will of Robert M Thornton

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Walter Scott Thornton

Walter Scott Thornton was born on January 15, 1878. Son of Robert Martin Thornton and Ellen Smith. Walter Thornton Birth Certificate (1948 re-issue) He married Elizabeth Tye , daughter of Charles Tye and Julia Higgs on Dec 11,1889 in Toronto. Walter Thornton Marriage Walter and Elizabeth had four children: Gladys Ellen, Walter Tye Thornton Eleanor May Thornton Robert Ernest Thornton

Edward Bain

Teddy Bain was born in Toronto on February 15,1919. He was the youngest son of George Bain and Clara Barclay. Edward Bain On left. with brothers Jack and Melvin. Teddy died August 29, 1929. when he climbed into a train tanker car and was overcome by the fumes. I have transcribed the newspaper story of his accident. NAPHTHA FUMES FATAL TO 8-YEAR-OLD BOY Edward Bain Loses Life While Playing On Gasoline Car FIREMAN OVERCOME Brockton Station Firefighters Rescue Comrade and Recover Lad’s Body In boyish bravado, eight-year-old Edward Bain, of 247 Lansdowne Ave, climbed on top of a large C.N.R. tank car that stood a stone’s throw from his home on the Lansdowne and Dundas St. siding last night and dropped through the dark opening in the tank to his death. Overcome by the fumes of naphtha gasoline that lay six inches deep on the floor of the tank, the little fellow was found dead, lying on his back and badly burned by the gasoline that flowed about him. The boy’s body wa...

Grace Thornton

Grace Thornton was born on July 29, 1874, in York, Ontario, She is the daughter of Robert Martin Thornton And Ellen Smith. She married Thomas Shepard on September 8, 1890 in Toronto. The couple had two children Ellen Nellie Shepard was born July 24, 1891. She married William Cain on June 24, 1907, in York, Ontario. They had three children: Thomas William born 1911, Grace Elizabeth 1912-1994, Verna Cain 1925-1996 L-Sgt James Shepard was born Sept 13,1893 in York Ontario. On May 23 1912 he married Lena McLeod. The couple had three children: Thomas, Marjory and Lillian. He died on Sep. 1, 1918 in France. James was killed in action during an attack on Crow's Nest & Chateau Wood. He was in the 15th Battalion.

Bain / Thornton Genealogy

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