Researching Barry Thornton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 15057 people with the Thornton surname? In that year Thornton was ranked number 257 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Barry means "Dweller of the barrier" and is of French origin.
Records of Barry Thornton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Barry Thornton and the Thornton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thornton Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Thornton family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 17574 people with the Thornton surname in the UK? Thornton is now ranked number 309 for popularity in the UK. |
Thornton Family Tree Databases
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Thornton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 94186 people with the Thornton surname in the USA? Thornton is ranked number 126 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Thornton Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Barry Thornton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Barry Thornton
Barry Thornton (cricketer)
Barry Thomas Thornton (born 3 June 1941) is a former Australian cricketer who played twice for Western Australia during the 1971–72 season. From Perth, Thornton debuted at state level in a limited-overs match against New South Wales in November 1971, during the quarter-final of the Coca-Cola Knockout Cup. Part of a pace attack that included Sam Gannon, Bob Massie, and Graeme Watson, he failed to take a wicket from his eight overs, finishing with figures of 0/44. Thornton's only first-class match came the following week against the touring Rest of the World XI. Bowling first change to Gannon and Massie, he dismissed Hylton Ackerman for 50 runs in the World XI's first innings, and was also involved in the run out of Zaheer Abbas. Thornton did not take a wicket in the World XI's second innings, although he scored 24 runs in the match without being dismissed.
Source: Barry Thornton (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Thornton
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