George THORNE

  General Notes:

Witness to wedding of Joseph Henry in 1878 was George Thorne - found birth certificate and he is confirmed as brother of Joseph Henry

Birth Mar 1852
Barnstaple 5b 484 George Thorne

Birth Certificate
25th January 1852 at Fremington, George, Boy, John Thorne, Mary Thorne formerly Evans, Labourer. Informant was Mary Thorne, mother, of Fremington, on 3rd March 1852

Baptism on 29 Dec 1858 at Fremington, Devon (page 70, entries 555-557)
George son of, John and Mary, Thorn, Bickington, Laborer
Emma dr of, John and Mary, Thorn, Bickington, Laborer
Joseph son of, John & Mary, Thorn, Bickington, Laborer

Marriages Dec 1887 Barnstaple 5b 855
DAVEY Mary Ann
THOMAS Elizabeth
THORNE George

Marriage Certificate
Married on Dec'r 21st 1887 at The Parish Church, Barnstaple, Devon after Banns
George Thorne, 27, Bachelor, Labourer, Potters Lane. Father John Thorne, Gardener
Mary Ann Davey, 22, Spinster, - , Potters Lane. Father Frederick Davey, Labourer
Witnesses were Jane Moore and John C Pow
- George made his mark, the others signed
- George was actually 35!

Likely death
Death Mar 1925
Barnstaple 5b 575 Thorne George, age 73

Death Certificate
died on seventh March 1925 at Retreat Cottage, Bishops Tawton, Devon
George Thorne, Male, 73 years, General Labourer an old age Pensioner.
Registered as "certificate received from GWF Brown Coroner for Devon, Inquest held 10th March 1925. Registered on 11th March 1925. Cause : Natural Causes
- other than name and age, this does not give definitive proof one way or the other

1861 census
RG9/1495 F13 P20
Bickington Village, Fremington
John Thorne, head, mar, 61, Ag Lab, South Molton Devon
Mary Thorne, wife, mar, 43, , Braunton Devon
Elizabeth do, daur, un, 17, Scholar, Barnstaple Devon
Edman do, son, un, 9, Scholar, Fremington Devon (Edmund)
George do, son, un, 7, Scholar, Fremington Devon
Emma do, daur, un, 5, Scholar, Fremington Devon
Henry do, son, un, 1, Scholar, Fremington Devon (Joseph Henry)

1871 census
RG10/2193 F27 P1
Combe, Westleigh, Devon
George Thorne, Serv, Un, 17, Farm Servant Indoor, Devon Fremington
Farm owned by William and Jane Hobbs

1881 census
Dwelling:Follincott Farm (image says Fullincott Farm)
Census Place:Instow, Devon, England
Source:FHL Film 1341542 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2252 Folio 45 Page 11
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
John HANCOCKM34 MInstow, Devon, England
Rel:Head
Occ:Farmer 188 Acres Employing 1 Labour 2 Boys
Prudence HANCOCKM27 FFremington, Devon, England
Rel:Wife
John HANCOCK 2 mMInstow, Devon, England
Rel:Son
Eliza HANCOCKW67 FGeorgeham, Devon, England
Rel:Mother
Occ:Annuitant
Ellen TOUTU17 FInstow, Devon, England
Rel:Serv
Occ:General Servant
George THORNEU26 MFremington, Devon, England
Rel:Serv
Occ:Farm Servant Indoor
John HUXTABLE 15 MFremington, Devon, England
Rel:Serv
Occ:Farm Servant Indoor

1891 census
RG12/1773 F99 P17
34 Bodens Row, Barnstaple, Devon
George Thorne, Head, M, 37, Farm Laborer,
Mary Ann Thorne, Wife, M, 26, , Devon Fremington
Robert Thorne, Son, S, 6, Scholar, Wales Swansea
George H Thorne, Son, S, 2, , Devon Barnstaple
Ada Thorne, Daur, S, 5m, , Devon Barnstaple
- Bodens Row is off Vicarage Street and next to Vicarage Lawn
- possible that the birth places of Mary Ann and Robert have been reversed

1901 census
RG13/2143 F96 P11
1 Croots Court, Bear Street, Barnstaple
George Thorne, Head, M, 40, General Labourer, Devon Fremington
Mary A do, Wife, M, 33, , N W Swansea Glam
Robert do, Son, S, 15, Cotton Lace Machine Minder, Devon Barnstaple
George do, Son, S, 13, , Devon Barnstaple
Ada do, Daur, S, 11, , Devon Barnstaple
Thomas Owen, Boarder, M, 49, Musician, London
Sarah Davey, Boarder, M, 59, , Devon Fremington
- probably George's age transcribed wrongly and should be 46

1911 census
RG14PN13320 RG78PN772 RD284 SD1 ED4 SN230
14 Grovensor(sic) Street, Barnstaple Devon (5 rooms)
George Henry Thorne, Head, 22, Married, Tailor (Maker), Devon Barnstaple
Selina Helen Thorne, Wife, 24, Married under 1 year, , Devon Barnstaple
George Thorne, Boarder, 56, Married 23 years, General Labourer, Devon Fremington
- against George Henry it states that the number of children born alive is "none"
- against George it states that 9 children were born alive, 2 still living and 7 had died. This information was crossed out
- presumably George Henry is George's son who is shown on the 1901 census

On Rootsweb - marriage (NOT our George - father was Richard)
Name: THORNE, George
Spouse: Agness SHADDICK
Witness: George SHADDICK, Lucy SHADDICK
Location of Event: Fremington, DEV, ENG
Date: 26 Aug 1882
Church: Parish Church

George married Mary Ann DAVEY, daughter of Frederick DAVEY and Sarah Ann BOYLES, on 21 Dec 1887 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. (Mary Ann DAVEY was born circa 1864 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.)