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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Photos - June 2014

We recently had a family get-together for my grandmother's (Frances Bain) birthday. It turned into a bit of a Bain reunion :)

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.

Elizabeth Tye

Elizabeth Tye Mother of Eleanor Thornton Bain Elizabeth Tye was born on 11 Jun 1874 in Toronto, Ontario. She was the sixth child of Charles Tye and Julia Higgs. Walter Scott Thornton and Elizabeth Tye had the following children: Robert Ernest Thornton was born on 02 Apr 1901 in York, Ontario, Canada. Eleanor May Thornton was born on 13 Aug 1904 in York, Ontario, Canada. Walter Tye Thornton was born on 15 Jun 1902 in Toronto. Gladys Ellen Thornton was born on 02 Jan 1899 in York, Ontario, Canada, Toronto. Elizabeth was killed by a taxi in Toronto on March 2,1938. She had early dementia and had gone missing after a walk. I believe the taxi driver was charged with manslaughter.

Bain / Thornton Genealogy

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