Researching Leonard 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 Leonard means "like a lion" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Leonard Thornton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Leonard Thornton and 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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| 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. |
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Some Famous People called Leonard Thornton
Leonard Thornton
Lieutenant General Sir Leonard Whitmore Thornton, (15 October 1916 – 10 June 1999) was a senior officer in the New Zealand Army.
Born in Christchurch, Thornton joined the Royal New Zealand Artillery in 1937. He served throughout the Second World War in a number of artillery and staff posts. Shortly after the war, he was appointed the commander of the artillery of the 2nd New Zealand Division. After holding a series of senior posts in the New Zealand Army, including a period as its commander, he was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff in 1965 for a six-year term. Knighted in 1967, he was later the New Zealand ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam. He died in 1999 at the age of 82.
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