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Welcome to my Thornton / Bain  Genealogy Blog. This blog mainly focuses on the ancestry and descendants of John Bain and Eleanor Thornton of Toronto  A list of the people in this blog can be found here.   I'm always adding new names and documents so check back often. If you are looking for information that you don't see here send me an email at redwoodretro@gmail.com  I haven't entered all of my research online yet and might have the info you are looking for. Please visit my personal blog on Dollhouse Miniatures and retro photography
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John (Jack George) Bain

John Jack Bain was born on September 8, 1905 in Toronto. He was the son of George Bain and Clara Barclay. Jack Bain as a child Teddy, Jack and Melvin Bain On April 21,1921 he married Eleanor May Thornton in Toronto. Jack and Eleanor's marriage record  The couple had six children. Frances, John,James,Robert, David and Jacqueline. The couple had a daughter in 1925 named May who died in infancy Jack died January 11,1966.
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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.
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