General Registration began in England in July 1837. On this and related pages, I list the entries in the General Registration Index from the beginning of registration to 1851 so as to overlap with the first census that showed accurate ages and places of birth. The list of Thornber marriages from 1850 to 1860 has been kindly provided by Beth Merryweather in New Zealand. A few marriage records from the 1890s have also been included. The Indices are handwritten for some of the early years and the microfiche copies are not always legible. At this stage no attempt has been made to look at all the Thornber spelling variants but one or two are noted where they are in the heart of the main concentrations of Thornber families in such places as Blackburn, Settle, Burnley or Clitheroe.
Entries have been compared with those in Melvyn Hirst's index of South Blackburn Marriages (SBMI) 1837 to 1851 and now with the full entries from Blackburn St. Mary (BSM) as abstracted by Merle Thornber, and where there seems to be a good fit the name of the spouse is indicated with the full details. Melvyn Hirst's index covers, Blackburn, St. Mary; Over Darwen, Holy Trinity and St. James; Tockholes, St. Stephen; and Lower Darwen, St. James.
Where a certificate has been obtained the name of the groom's father and full date are quoted with the reference Cert.
Asterisks have been used to indicate illegible letters and numbers. Tables coloured as follows: births - green; marriages - pink, deaths - grey.
| Year and Quarter | Name of Thornber Partner and Spouse where known | Registration Area | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1837 Sept | Henry son of Henry +Martha Greenwood, dau. of John, Colne, St. 26 Sept. (Cert.) | Burnley | 21 103 |
| 1837 Dec | Hannah Thornber | Bolton | 21 95 |
| 1838 Mar | James, Thornber wdw, 48, son of Thomas Thornber +Betty Greenwood, widow, 40, dau. Abraham Crabtree, on 23 Jan, at Heptonstall | Todmorden | 21 389 |
| Ann Thornbro', spinster + Thomas Duxbury, labourer, bachelor, 1 Jan 1838 (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 2 | |
| 1838 June | Elisabeth (of full age, spr. dau. of John Thornber, farmer, married William Windle, of full age, bachelor, servant of Kirkby Malhamdale, son of John Warf, mason at Gargrave on 25 April 1838. | Skipton | 23 483 |
| Giles Thornber | Settle | 23 457 | |
| Harriett Thornber dau. of Thomas +Thomas Dewhurst, son of Thomas at Clitheroe on 5 May 1838. | Clitheroe | 21 172 | |
| 1838 Sept | Ann | Preston | 21 345 |
| 1838 Dec | Jane Thornber, spinster, dau. of Joseph +Anthony Hadwin, saddler, bachelor, son of Anthony Hadwin 29 Oct, (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 14 |
| 1839 Mar | Fanny | Skipton | 23 467 |
| Grace | Skipton | 23 475 | |
| John son of Ralph +Susan Whitaker, dau of William at Colne, 8 Jan. (Cert.) | Burnley | 21 120 | |
| Mary + Elias Gibson, 1 Jan, Darwen, Holy Trinity (SBMI | Blackburn | 21 37 | |
| Molly Thornber, dau. of Joseph, spinster + John Warren, weaver, widower, son of Robert 10 Feb (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 15 | |
| Richard | Leeds | 23 265 | |
| 1839 June | Mary Thornber, dau. of Charles Oddie +John Gregson son of Thomas at Clitheroe on 7 April 1839. | Clitheroe | 21 189 |
| Thomas | Salford | 20 622 | |
| William | Bury | 21 141 | |
| 1839 Sept | |||
| 1839 Dec | James | Manchester | 20 421 |
| John | Clitheroe | 21 222 | |
| Mary Thornbrough, widow,+ John Walkden, watchmaker, widower, married BSM by licence 25 December 1839 (BSM) | Blackburn | 21 30 | |
| 1840 Mar | Hannah, dau. of William +James Almond son of Cuthbert at Blackburn St. Mary, 28 Jan 1840. | Blackburn | 21 11 |
| Henry Thornber, tailor, widower, son of Thomas, +Margaret Stanley, widow, dau. of William Hodskinson, 23 Feb. (BSM and Cert.) | Blackburn | 21 17 | |
| 1840 June | Alice Thornber, spinster, dau. William + Adam Jackson, cordwainer, bachelor, son John Jackson on 25 May, (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 17 |
| John & Margaret Wilson married at Long Preston on 30 May 1840. | Settle | 23 449 | |
| 1840 Sept | Jane | Manchester | 20 605 |
| Mary Ann dau. Ralph +Peter Smith, son of William, Colne St. Barts. 14 July. (Cert.) | Burnley | 21 112 | |
| Richard, labourer, bachelor, son of Joseph, +Ann Leaver, dau. of Henry, spinster 22 Aug. (BSM and Cert.) | Blackburn | 21 16 | |
| 1840 Dec | Alice, dau of John +James Lambert son of Thomas, 12 Dec 1840, Clitheroe St. Mary | Clitheroe | 21 203 |
| Betty dau. of John +Henry Hartley, Fence, 28 Dec. (Cert.) | Burnley | 21 117 | |
| John | Lancaster | 21 287 | |
| John | Keighley | 23 295 | |
| Sarah | Halifax | 22 169 | |
| Thomas | Halifax | 22 175 | |
| 1841 Mar | John Bush (Thornborough) | Settle | 23 429 |
| 1841 June | Ann | Clitheroe | 21 209 |
| Richard | Preston | 21 404 | |
| Thomas | Clitheroe | 21 205 | |
| 1841 Sept | Ann | Salford | 20 661 |
| Sarah, dau. of Thomas +John Dobsonson of William at Colne PC on 4 July. | Burnley | 21 111 | |
| Thomas | Halifax | 22 144 | |
| 1841 Dec | Ester | Holborn | 2 59 |
| Alice (Thornborough) + John Walkden, 25 Dec (SBMI) down as Thornboro in church register. | Blackburn | 21 12 | |
| Anthony (Thornborrow) son of William, coal dealer and bachelor, + Margaret Ward, widow, 30 Oct. at St. Mary's. (BSM & Cert.) | Blackburn | 21 11 | |
| 1842 Mar | Ellen | Clitheroe | 21 207 |
| Margaret | Skipton | 23 453 | |
| Willm | Clitheroe | 21 207 | |
| 1842 June | William | Skipton | 23 503 |
| 1842 Sept | Alice dau. of Ralph +Thomas Laycock 27 Sept. Colne St. Bartholomew. | Burnley | 21 92 |
| Jane | Skipton | 23 411 | |
| Joshua (See Altham) | Burnley | 21 77 | |
| 1842 Dec | John Thornber & Hannah Barker on 6 October at Heptonstall. | Todmorden | 21 481 |
| James Thornborrow, grinder, bachelor, + Rebecca Hamer, spinster, 24 Dec, (SBMI and BSM) | Blackburn | 21 32 | |
| 1843 March | (none) | ||
| 1843 June | Edward | Manchester | 20 450 |
| John | Bolton | 21 48 | |
| 1843 Sept | Ann | Burnley | 21 155 |
| Elisabeth Mount Thornber, d. John Thornber to John Stansfield, inspector of cotton pieces of Colne, s. John Stansfield, soldier at Giggleswick on 18 Sept 1843 | Settle | 23 423 | |
| John | St. Pancras | 1 296 | |
| Mary Anne Thornber dau. of Thomas Smith +Michael son of John Bastow, Clitheroe St. Mary, 8 July 1843. | Clitheroe | 21 231 | |
| 1843 Dec | James Ellison Thornber | Liverpool | 20 405 |
| Mary | Preston | 21 442 | |
| Thomas | Bolton | 21 77 | |
| Thomas | Burnley | 21 128 | |
| 1844 Mar | Mary | Bury | 21 181 |
| 1844 June | James | Selby | 23 495 |
| Jane dau. of James Thornber +James son of John Wolstanholm, Clitheroe PC 7 April. | Clitheroe | 21 273 | |
| Jennet | Skipton | 23 546 | |
| Mackleton (Shackleton?) Thornber | Burnley | 21 152 | |
| 1844 Sept | Ellen Thornber | Clitheroe | 21 291 |
| Richard Thornborrow, bachelor, labourer, son of Wm. + Margaret Leaver, spinster 3 Aug. at P.C. (Cert. & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 11 | |
| Ellen (Thornbre) | Clitheroe | 21 291 | |
| 1844 Dec | Bridget | Skipton | 23 646 |
| Jane | Burnley | 21 199 | |
| Jonathan | Ripon | 23 573 | |
| Mary (see Church Kirk) | Blackburn | 21 48 | |
| William | Rochdale | 21 561 | |
| William | Halifax | 22 174 | |
| 1845 Mar | Elisabeth | Clitheroe | 21 309 |
| George | Preston | 21 494 | |
| James Elison | Liverpool | 20 348 | |
| Mary | Chorlton | 20 127 | |
| Mary | Skipton | 23 532 | |
| Richard | Burnley | 21 158 | |
| Millicent Parker Thornborough, spinster + James Kenyon, weaver, widower, 1 Feb, (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 16 | |
| 1845 June | Caroline | Manchester | 20 515 |
| Ward Thornborrow, warper, bachelor + Mary Almond, spinster, 7 July 1845 (BSM). In GRO index as Thornborow | Blackburn | 21 3 | |
| George | Manchester | 20 663 | |
| Manaseth | Clitheroe | 21 292 | |
| 1845 Sept | Amelia | Birmingham | 16 309 |
| Eleanor Louisa | Settle | 23 519 | |
| 1845 Dec | Isaac son of William Thornber +Mary Ann dau. of John Cockcroft, Rochdale St. Chad, 23 Dec. | Rochdale | 21 594 |
| John | Manchester | 20 606 | |
| Betty (Thornborough) | Settle | 23 641 | |
| 1846 Mar | John | Settle | 23 519 |
| William son of Richard Thornber + Christiana Conolly, dau. of William. Bear, at Habergham Eaves, 1 March | Burnley | 21 150 | |
| 1846 June | George Thornber and Elizabeth Holden 13 Apr at Darwin Holy Trinity. (SBMI) | Blackburn | 21 43 |
| Margaret | Burnley | 21 143 | |
| William Thornborough | Blackburn | 21 35 | |
| 1846 Sept | William | Burnley | 21 134 |
| William Thornborough, bachelor, labourer, son of Anthony, + Ann Cunliffe, widow, 2 July. (BSM & Cert.) | Blackburn | 21 1 | |
| 1846 Dec | Alice | Preston | 21 464 |
| Samuel | Chorlton | 20 126 | |
| 1847 Mar | Alice Thornber, spinster, dau of Richard + John Marsden, labourer, widower, son of Thomas, 1 Jan (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 1 |
| Margaret (See Altham register) | Burnley | 21 120 | |
| 1847 June | (none) | ||
| 1847 Sept | (none) | ||
| 1847 Dec | John Barker Thornber | Halifax | 22 468 |
| 1848 Mar | Mary | Clitheroe | 21 237 |
| William | Keighley | 23 267 | |
| 1848 June | Anne | Clitheroe | 21 233 |
| William | Clitheroe | 21 235 | |
| 1848 Sept | Elisabeth | Manchester | 20 397 |
| Elisabeth | Manchester | 20 399 | |
| Ellen Thornber, spinster, dau. of John Thornber +Thomas Rigley (Rigby) engineer, bachelor, son of Thomas on 27 Aug, (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 23 | |
| Richard Thornber & Martha Stanworth | Clitheroe | 21 264 | |
| Sarah Thornber, spinster + Joseph Junkin (Jenkins), engineer, bachelor, 5 July (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 2 | |
| 1848 Dec | Ann Thornber, spinster, dau. of Anthony, + Robert Grey, boatman, bachelor, son of Andrew Grey on 23 Dec at Blackburn St. Mary (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 30 |
| Ann dau. of Joseph + George Leach son of William, Rochdale St Chad, 10 Dec | Rochdale | 21 560 | |
| Ellis (?) | Bolton | 21 90 | |
| Jane | Burnley | 21 160 | |
| Maria | Clitheroe | 21 291 | |
| Rebecca Thornber, spinster, dau. of Thomas Thornber + Robert Corby Jones Duckworth, webster, bachelor 15 Oct. (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 5 | |
| William | Chorlton | 20 61 | |
| 1849 Mar | Anthony & Mary Morris, 13 Jan. Register Office Wedding. | Blackburn | 21 34 |
| John (See Altham registers) | Burnley | 21 111 | |
| 1849 June | Alice | Clitheroe | 21 296 |
| Ann Thornber, spinster, dau. or Ralph + John Duxbury, weaver, bachelor, son of Ralph Duxbury, 8 Apr, (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 4 | |
| James Thornber and Margaret Fell | Settle | 23 539 | |
| Richard | Preston | 21 498 | |
| Alice (Thornborough) | Manchester | 20 545 | |
| 1849 Sept | John Thornber | Burnley | 21 181 |
| Parker Thornber | Burnley | 21 169 | |
| Richard Thornber | Preston | 21 542 | |
| 1849 Dec | Ellen Thornber, d. James Thornber of Runley Bridge and William Henlock on 20 Dec 1849 at Giggleswick | Settle | 23 659 |
William Thornber, aged 21, a weaver, of Sabden, son of Richard, a block printer, deceased, married Sarah Storey, aged 23, a weaver, daughter of Thomas Storey on 22 October at Unitarian Chapel Padiham, Wit: Robert Kenyon & Elizabeth Storey (information from Barbara Banar) |
Burnley | 21 211 | |
| William | Halifax | 22 171 | |
| 1850 Mar | (none) | ||
| 1850 June | Sophia Thornber, spinster, dau. of Richard + John Entwistle, spinner, bachelor, son of Thomas, 20 May (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 24 |
| Thomas Thornber | Bury | 21 229 | |
| Edward Booker (Thornburgh) | Nottingham | 15 948 | |
| 1850 Sept | Ann Thornber, of full age, spr. dau. of Luke Thornber, labourer, married William Slinger of full age, bach. labourer, son of Ambrose Slinger, farmer at Long Preston, by banns on 10 Aug. 1850 | Settle | 23 605 |
| Betty Thornber, spinster, dau. of Richard + James Duxbury, labourer, widower, son of Thomas Duxbury, 8 Sept (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 33 | |
| James Thornber | Skipton | 23 623 | |
| William Thornber, stone mason, widower, son of Richard + Betty Hutchinson, spinster, dau. of William, by licence 12 Sept (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 35 | |
| William Thornber | Rochdale | 21 667 | |
| 1850 Dec | James Thornber, weaver, bachelor, son of James + Nancy Yates, spinster, dau. of Joseph Yates, 7 Oct (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 3 |
| William | Clitheroe | 21 359 | |
| William Thornber, spinner, bachelor, son of John +Mary Ann March, spinster, dau. of Edmund March, 24 Dec (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 42 | |
| 1851 Mar | Ellen Thornber, spinster, dau. of Thomas Thornber + Anthony Green, warehouseman, bachelor, son of Richard Green, 7 Feb (SBMI & BSM) | Blackburn | 21 12 |
| Ellen Thornber, dau. of Christopher Wood, +Richard Walker, son of Christopher, 15 March | Clitheroe | 21 330 | |
| Isaac Thornber son of James + Alice Barton, dau. of George, 8 Feb 1851. | Clitheroe | 21 327 | |
| John Thornber | Halifax | 22 174 | |
| Samuel Thornber | Skipton | 23 654 | |
| Susan Thornber | Halifax | 22 137 | |
| William Thornber | Bolton | 21 90 | |
| 1851 June | Mary Thornber | Burnley | 21 205 |
| Robert (Thornborough) | Settle | 23 637 | |
| 1851 Sept | (none) | ||
| 1851 Dec | Edward Thornber | Manchester | 20 542 |
| Harriet Thornber | Manchester | 20 542 | |
| Ruth Thornber, spinster, dau. of John Thornber +Richard Pickering, weaver, bachelor, on 25 October (BSM) | Blackburn | 21 11 | |
| 1852 Mar | None | ||
| 1852 Jun | John Thornber | Manchester | 8d 518 |
| 1852 Sep | David Thornber, printer, bachelor, son of Thomas + Mary Ann Parker, spinster, dau. of James Parker, by certificate, 12 Sept. (BSM) | Blackburn | 8e 385 |
| Robert | Keighley | 9a 183 | |
| Thomas | Blackburn | 8e 433 | |
| 1852 Dec | Alice Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 313 |
| Elizabeth Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 314 | |
| John Thornber, son of John, +Mary Atkinson, dau. of William, at Colne St. Bartholomews on 23 October. | Burnley | 8e 216 | |
| Robinson Thornber | Burnley | 8e 230 | |
| William Thornber, roller, bachelor, + Margaret Ellen Walmesley, spinster, 15 Oct. (BSM) | Blackburn | 8e 344 | |
| 1853 Mar | John Thornber | Settle | 9a 11 |
| 1853 Jun | Jane Thornber | Halifax | 9a 474 |
| Mary Ann Thornber, dau. of John +James Grundy Croft son of Ralph, Colne St. Bartholomew, 30 May 1853. | Burnley | 8e 188 | |
| 1853 Dec | Robert Thornber | Manchester | 8d 257 |
| William Thornber | Bolton | 8c 356 | |
| 1854 Mar | Joseph Thornber | Rochdale | 8e 99 |
| Alice Thornbro, spinster + Thomas Marsden, labourer, bachelor, 4 Feb 1854 (BSM) | Blackburn | 8e 342 | |
| Phebe | Kensington | 1a 9 | |
| Samuel Thornber aged 21, bachelor, carter of Parker Lane, son of Michael Thornber, labourer and Alice Greenhalgh aged 24, spinster, servant, of Rodney Street, daughter of Joseph Greenhalgh, gardener at St. Peter's, Burnley on 12 Feb 1854 in the presence of Robert Robinson and Elizabeth X Thornber. | Burnley | 8e 209 | |
| Thomas Thornber and Ruth Tomlinson on 9 Jan. 1854 | Bedford | 3b 457 | |
| 1854 Jun | Hannah Thornber | Halifax | 9a 495 |
| James Thornber, brickmaker, bachelor, + Elizabeth Shackleton, spinster, 12 June (BSM) | Blackburn | 8e 397 | |
| Jane Thornber, spinster + Thomas Bennett, bachelor, piecer on 6 May 1854 (BSM) | Blackburn | 8e 358 | |
| John | Bradford | 9b 75 | |
| 1854 Sep | Luke Thornber, son of Benjamin, +Alice Pomfret dau. of Lawrence at Habergham Eaves on 5 July 1854. | Burnley | 8e 235 |
| Martha Thornber dau. of John Kay +Robert Brown son of Robert, at Habergham Eaves, on 19 Aug.(both aged 41) | Burnley | 8e 238 | |
| Paul Thornber | Keighley | 9a 199 | |
| Sarah Thornber | Bury | 8c 426 | |
| 1854 Dec | Elisha Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 342 |
| 1855 Mar | Jane Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 253 |
| John Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 241 | |
| John Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 261 | |
| Elizabeth | Clitheroe | 8e 262 | |
| Henry | Bedford | 3b 381 | |
| William | Blackburn | 8e 366 | |
| 1855 Jun | Hannah Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 179 |
| Margaret Thornber, 28, spinster, rover of Thorney Bank Habergham Eaves dau of Thomas +Isaac Smith, 37, bachelor and labourer, son of Richard Smth at Habergham Eaves on 10 April 1855. Both made their mark. Witnesses were Joseph Bracewell and Abigail X Sagar. On 10 April 1855 | Burnley | 8e 277 | |
| Thomas Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 281 | |
| 1855 Sep | Hannah Thornber | Halifax | 9a 403 |
| 1855 Dec | John Thornber | Halifax | 9a 524 |
| William Thornber | Manchester | 8d 90 | |
| William Thornber | Preston | 8e 604 | |
| 1856 Mar | Alice Thornber | Burnley | 8e 281 |
| Elizabeth Thornber | Burnley | 8e 259 | |
| John Thornber | Bolton | 8c 209 | |
| Stephen Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 291 | |
| 1856 Jun | William Thornber | Burnley | 8e 196 |
| 1857 Jun | James Thornber | Burnley | 8e 268 |
| 1857 Sep | John Thornber | Skipton | 9a 64 |
| William Thornber | Burnley | 8e 241 | |
| 1857 Dec | Ellen Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 304 |
| Ellen Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 424 | |
| 1858 Mar | Agnes Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 296 |
| Richard Thornber | Preston | 8e 464 | |
| William Thornber | Burnley | 8e 222 | |
| 1858 June | Alice Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 408 |
| Hannah Thornber | Bradford Yorks | 9b 58 | |
| Henry Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 281 | |
| 1858 Sep | Henry Thornber | Manchester | 8d 244 |
| Henry Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 424 | |
| 1859 Mar | Alice Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 313 |
| Mary Thornber dau. of Ralph +John Haworth son of Dennis at St. Paul's Blackburn on 10 February. | Blackburn | 8e 362 | |
| 1859 Jun | Nancy Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 317 |
| 1859 Sept | Ann Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 318 |
| Elisha Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 391 | |
| 1860 Mar | Mary Thornber, dau. of John +Bolton Robinson son of William, on 24 March. | Clitheroe | 8e 340 |
| 1860 Jun | Henry Thornber | Bradford Yks. | 9b 112 |
| John Thornber, aged 19, son of Michael +Mary Ann Pickering, aged 18, dau. of Thomas at Colne St. Bartholomew's on 26 May. | Burnley | 8e 253 | |
| Rebecca Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 358 | |
| 1860 Sep | Cornelius Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 351 |
| Samuel Thornber of full aged, widower, labourer of Paradise Street, son of Michael Thornber, labourer married Elizabeth Holt of full age, spinster, of Crow Wood, daughter of Giles Holt, farmer, witnessed by John Holt and Margaret Holt at St. Peter's, Burnley on 13 September 1860. | Burnley | 8e 225 | |
| William Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 507 | |
| 1860 Dec | Edward Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 411 |
| Hannah Thornber | Halifax | 9a 631 | |
| Martha Thornber | Burnley | 8e 342 | |
| Susannah Thornber | Halifax | 9a 665 | |
| 1861 Mar | Ann Thornber | Salford | 8d 6 |
| Catharine Thornber | Preston | 8e 709 | |
| Elizabeth Thornber | Bradford Yk | 9b 199 | |
| Elizabeth Thornber | Haslingden | 8e 210 | |
| Richard Thornber | Burnley | 8e 253 | |
| Thomas Thornber | Rochdale | 8e 90 | |
| 1861 Jun | Jacob Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 446 |
| William Thornber | Burnley | 8e 305 | |
| 1861 Sept | Elizabeth Thornber | Kendal | 10b 802 |
| Richard Thornber | Burnley | 8e 293 | |
| 1862 Mar | Ellen Thornber | Preston | 8e 597 |
| Ellen Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 327 | |
| Jane Thornber | Bradford Yk | 9b 222 | |
| Samuel Thornber | Manchester | 8d 167 | |
| 1862 Jun | |Henry Thornber | Halifax | 9a 475 |
| James Thornber | Preston | 8e 598 | |
| Ralph Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 417 | |
| 1862 Sept | Elijah Thornber | Burnley | 8e 201 |
| William Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 429 | |
| 1862 Dec | Alice Thornber | Skipton | 9a 33 |
| Elizabeth Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 270 | |
| Mark Thornber | Whitehaven | 10b 787 | |
| 1863 Mar | Joseph Thornber | Halifax | 9a 419 |
| 1863 Jun | Lucy Thornber | Fylde | 8e 689 |
| Margaret Thornber | Preston | 8e 687 | |
| Nancy Thornber | Bolton | 8c 330 | |
| William Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 476 | |
| 1863 Sept | Susannah Thornber | Burnley | 8e 222 |
| Thomas Thornber | Manchester | 8d 558 | |
| William Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 335 | |
| 1863 Dec | Cornelius Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 367 |
| John Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 372 | |
| Mary Ann | Clitheroe | 8e 357 | |
| 1864 Mar | Enoch Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 378 |
| James Thornber | Manchester | 8d 470 | |
| 1864 Jun | Joseph Thornber | Bury | 8c 498 |
| Thomas Thornber | Skipton | 9a 38 | |
| 1864 Sept | Mary Ann Thornber | Burnley | 8e 218 |
| Thomas Thornber | Pancras | 1b 19 | |
| 1864 Dec | Elizabeth Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 322 |
| 1865 Mar | Henry Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 382 |
| Isasbella Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 306 | |
| Isabella Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 406 | |
| 1865 Jun | Alice Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 356 |
| Richard Thornber | Preston | 8e 681 | |
| 1865 Sept | Edwin Thornber | Skipton | 9a 42 |
| John William Ainsworth Thornber | Mt. Harborough | 7a 41 | |
| Leonora Annie Thornber | Kendal | 10b 902 | |
| Lucy Ann Thornber | Halifax | 9a 633 | |
| Mary Jane Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 382 | |
| Rebecca Thornber | Northampton | 3b 127 | |
| 1865 Dec | Clement Thornber | Halifax | 9a 614 |
| John William Thornber | Bermondsey | 1d 113 | |
| Ormerod Thornber | Manchester | 8d 508 | |
| William Thornber | Burnley | 8e 255 | |
| 1866 Mar | Benjamin Thornber | Burnley | 8e 308 |
| Frederick W Thornber | Halifax | 9a 586 | |
| 1866 Jun | Alice Thornber | Bolton | 8c 314 |
| James Thornber | Manchester | 8d 610 | |
| Joseph H | Edmonton | 3a 193 | |
| Thomas Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 373 | |
| 1866 Sept | Henry Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 358 |
| Thomas Thornber | Marylebone | 1a 912 | |
| William Thornber | Skipton | 9a 55 | |
| 1866 Dec | Clara Thornber | Burnley | 8e 356 |
| Elizabeth Thornber | Haslingden | 8e 170 | |
| Elizabeth A Thornber | Manchester | 8d 359 | |
| Richard A Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 496 | |
| Sarah Thornber | Halifax | 9a 606 | |
| 1867 Mar | Jacob Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 466 |
| 1867 Jun | Ann Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 388 |
| Deborah Thornber | Burnley | 8e 340 | |
| Francis Lavinia Thornber | Kendal | 10b 955 | |
| Martha Thornber | Burnley | 8e 338 | |
| Mary Thornber | Bradford Yks | 9b 227 | |
| 1867 Sept | Betsy Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 514 |
| 1867 Dec | Elizabeth Hannah Thornber | Halifax | 9a 676 |
| Isaac Thornber | Rochdale | 8e 133 | |
| 1868 Mar | None | ||
| 1868 Jun | Elisha Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 423 |
| Hannah Thornber | Burnley | 8e 319 | |
| Margaret Thornber | Burnley | 8e 299 | |
| Thomas Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 479 | |
| 1868 Sept | George Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 518 |
| Margaret Thornber | Burnley | 8e 328 | |
| Sarah Thornber | Burnley | 8e 310 | |
| Thomas Thornber | Chorlton | 8c 655 | |
| 1868 Dec | William Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 433 |
| 1869 Mar | Richard Thornber | Halifax | 9a 674 |
| William Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 531 | |
| 1869 Jun | Grace A Thornber | Skipton | 9a 73 |
| Parker Thornber | Burnley | 8e 268 | |
| 1869 Sept | Anthony Thornber | Settle | 9a 19 |
| Jane Thornber | Burnley | 8e 3*9 | |
| 1869 Dec | Amelia Caroline Thornber | Halifax | 9a 678 |
| Elizabeth Mary Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 462 | |
| Mary Thornber | Ripon | 9a 115 | |
| Nancy Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 648 | |
| William Thornber | Burnley | 8e 308 | |
| William Thornber | Burnley | 8e 277 |
| Year and Quarter | Name of Thornber Partner and Spouse where known | Registration Area | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 Mar | Benjamin Thornber | Bedford | 3b 410 |
| Mary Ann Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 373 | |
| William Thornber son of William +Sarah Driver dau. of Joseph at Marsden on 19 Feb 1870. | Burnley | 8e 287 | |
| 1870 Jun | Jane Thornber | Bury | 8e 513 |
| Nancy Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 492 | |
| 1870 Sep | Alice Thornber dau. of Shackleton +Alfred William Ashworth son of Thomas at Habergham Eaves on 31 Aug 1870. |
Burnley | 8e 319 |
| Ephraim Thornber son of William +Elizabeth Ann McIver, dau. of Richard Crompton at Habergham Eaves, All Saints, on 2 July 1870. | Burnley | 8e 305 | |
| John Rowland Thornber | Rochdale | 8e 77 | |
| Martha Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 585 | |
| Mary Thornber of full age, spr. dau. of John labourer of Halton West and Robert Kemp of full age, bach. police officer, son of Edward Dodd Kemp, by licence at Long Preston on 10 July 1870. | Settle | 9a 23 | |
| Robert Thornber | Burnley | 8e 367 | |
| 1870 Dec | John Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 417 |
| John Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 424 | |
| Rosannah Thornber, 21, spinster, slubber, daughter of John Thornber, spinner of Calder street married Thomas Burrell, 20, bachelor, stripper and grinder, son of Edward Burrell, manager, of Milton Street on 12 November 1870 at St. James' Burnley. She made her mark. Witnesses were Joseph Burrell and Elizabeth Lawson. | Burnley | 8e 277 | |
| 1871 Mar | Betsy Thornber | Bury | 8c 495 |
| Elizabeth Ann | Burnley | 8e 253 | |
| Elizabeth Ann | Halifax | 9a 486 | |
| 1871 Jun | James Thornber | Manchester | 8d 467 |
| Rebecca Thornber | Rochdale | 8e 123 | |
| 1871 Sep | James Thornber | Settle | 9a 30 |
| John William Thornber | Pontefract | 9c 124 | |
| Richard Thornber | Skipton | 9a 51 | |
| Robert Thornber | Haslingden | 8e 235 | |
| 1871 Dec | John Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 447 |
| Margaret Thornber | Skipton | 9a 47 | |
| Parthena dau. of Luke Thornber +John Smith son of Frederick at Habergham Eaves on 24 Dec 1871. | Burnley | 8e 338 | |
| William Thornber | Bury | 8e 607 | |
| William Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 627 | |
| 1872 Mar | Ann Thornber | Burnley | 8e 388 |
| Samuel Thornber | Leeds | 9b 439 | |
| Thomas Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 417 | |
| 1872 Jun | Henry John Thornber | Bristol | 6c 59 |
| Mary Jane G Thornber | Lancaster | 8e 943 | |
| William Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 356 | |
| 1872 Sept | James Thornber | Halifax | 9a 612 |
| John Thornber | Burnley | 8e 303 | |
| William Thornber | Haslingden | 8e 206 | |
| William Thornber | Halifax | 9a 651 | |
| 1872 Dec | Elijah Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 440 |
| Henry Thornber | Holborn | 1b 1109 | |
| John Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 456 | |
| John Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 642 | |
| Mary Ellen Thornber | Burnley | 8e 390 | |
| 1873 Mar | Jane Thornber | Pateley Bridge | 9a 108 |
| Jane Thornber | Burnley | 8e 357 | |
| Laban Thornber | Burnley | 8e 367 | |
| 1873 Sept | Giles Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 413 |
| Richard Thornber | Skipton | 9a 36 | |
| Rose Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 416 | |
| Sarah Thornber | Halifax | 9a 765 | |
| Thomas Thornber | Halifax | 9a 765 | |
| 1873 Dec | Henry Thornber | Skipton | 9a 64 |
| Jane Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 645 | |
| Richard Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 589 | |
| Thomas Thornber | Burnley | 8e 354 | |
| 1874 Mar | Emma Thornber | Rochdale | 8e 88 |
| William Thornber | Bradford Yks | 9b 58 | |
| 1874 Jun | John Thornber | Burnley | 8e 331 |
| 1874 Sept | James Thornber | Settle | 9a 20 |
| Thomas Thornber | Burnley | 8e 308 | |
| 1874 Dec | Edward Thornber | Manchester | 8d 251 |
| Emma Thornber | Barton | 8c 659 | |
| William Thornber | Keighley | 9a 331 | |
| 1875 Mar | James Thornber | Manchester | 8d 334 |
| James Thornber | Prescot | 8b 846 | |
| Margaret Anne Thornber | Brighton | 2b 262 | |
| Martha Thornber | Skipton | 9a 70 | |
| Sarah Thornber | Burnley | 8e 381 | |
| 1875 Jun | James Thornber | Halifax | 9a 711 |
| James Ramsden Thornber | Preston | 8e 768 | |
| Thomas Thornber | Skipton | 9a 89 | |
| 1875 Sept | Elizabeth Thornber | Manchester | 8d 591 |
| Margaret Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 488 | |
| Mary Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 409 | |
| Thomas Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 436 | |
| William Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 457 | |
| 1875 Dec | Ann Thornber | Clitheroe | 8e 447 |
| William Thornber | Burnley | 8e 352 | |
| 1876 Mar | Elizabeth | Clitheroe | 8e 410 |
| Hargreaves | Burnley | 8e 357 | |
| John | Burnley | 8e 324 | |
| Richard | Blackburn | 8e 593 | |
| William | Stockport | 8a 115 | |
| 1876 Jun | Matthew | Skipton | 9a 68 |
| Rachel | Burnley | 8e 397 | |
| Sarah | Blackburn | 8e 609 | |
| 1876 Sep | Mary Emma | Halifax | 9a 746 |
| 1876 Dec | Harry | Altrincham | 8a 290 |
| Jane | Bury | 8c 641 | |
| Mary | Clitheroe | 8e 482 | |
| Harry | Altrincham | 8a 290 | |
| Jane | Bury | 8c 641 | |
| Mary | Clitheroe | 8e 482 | |
| 1877 Mar | Margaret Ellen | Burnley | 8e 382 |
| 1877 Sep | George | Blackburn | 8e 565 |
| John Edward | Lambeth | 1d 653 | |
| Mary Ann | Burnley | 8e 385 | |
| Mary Jane | Skipton | 9a 58 | |
| 1878 Mar | Alice | Burnley | 8e 317 |
| Ephraim | Burnley | 8e 346 | |
| James | Clitheroe | 8e 373 | |
| Mary Ann | Burnley | 8e 318 | |
| William | Blackburn | 8e 464 | |
| William | Skipton | 9a 47 | |
| 1878 Dec | Mary | Burnley | 8e 402 |
| 1879 Jun | Henry | Burnley | 8e 349 |
| Margaret | Settle | 9a 15 | |
| 1879 Sep | Alphonsus Richard | Woolwich | 1d 1447 |
| Elizabeth | Burnley | 8e 287 | |
| 1879 Dec | Ebenezer | Stockport | 8a 65 |
| James | Blackburn | 8e 484 | |
| William | Burnley | 8e 246 | |
| 1880 Sep | Janet | Clitheroe | 8e 396 |
| William | Burnley | 8e 359 | |
| 1880 Dec | Clara | Halifax | 9a 801 |
| Evururd Joseph | Nottingham | 7b 402 | |
| Giles Edward | Ormskirk | 8b 1167 | |
| Jane | Bolton | 8c 449 | |
| Martha | Blackburn | 8e 624 | |
| Norman | Burnley | 8e 277 |
| Year and Quarter | Name of Thornber Partner and Spouse where known | Registration Area | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 Mar | James Thornber | Knaresborough | 9a 141 |
| Margaret Ellen Thornber dau. of Edward +Thomas Marshall son of William at Clitheroe on 12 Feb. | Clitheroe | 8e 421 | |
| Mary Ellen Thornber | Rochdale | 8e 89 | |
| Sarah Ann Thornber | West Derby | 8b 431 | |
| William Thornber | Burnley | 8e 402 | |
| 1890 Jun | Clara Thornber dau. of Cornelius + James Edward Metcalfe son of William at Habergham Eaves, All Saints on 26 May 1890. | Burnley | 8e 359 |
| Susannah Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 749 | |
| Susannah Thornber | Burnley | 8e 453 | |
| William Thomas Thornber | Prestwich | 8e 548 | |
| 1890 Sep | Alice Thornber | Haslingden | ** |
| Elizabeth Thornber | Chorlton | 8e 1018 (?) | |
| Hester (?) Thornber | illegible | *** | |
| Florence Jane Thornber | West Ham | *** | |
| Sarah Thornber | Halifax | 9a 708 | |
| 1890 Dec | Alice Ann Thornber dau. of Cornelius +William Thomas Simpson at Habergham Eaves All Saints on 16 October 1890. | Burnley | 8e 327 |
| Thomas Matthew Thornber | Preston | 8e 859 | |
| 1891 Mar | Emma Thornber | Burnley | 8e 295 |
| Henry Thornber | Burnley | 8e 421 | |
| Jane Thornber | Haslingden | 8e 421 | |
| Sarah Thornber | Chorlton | 8e 1091 | |
| 1891 Jun | Annie Thornber | Burnley | 8e 392 |
| James Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 656 | |
| John Thornber | Halifax | 9a 671 | |
| Martha Ann Thornber | Halifax | 9a 771 | |
| Richard Thornber son of Cornelius +Jane Gray dau. of James, at Habergham Eaves All Saints on 9 June 1891 | Burnley | 8e 320 | |
| 1891 Sep | Helen Mary Thornber | St. Geo. H Sq. | 1a 973 |
| John William Thornber | Ashton | 8d 767 | |
| Margaret Ann Thornber | Preston | 8e 1111 | |
| Mary Elizabeth Thornber | Blackburn | 8e 762 | |
| 1891 Dec | Alice Thornber aged 34, dau. of Parker +William Thornton aged 38, son of Richard at Habergham Eaves on 19 Dec 1891. | Burnley | 8e 351 |
| Eliza Thornber | Nottingham | 7b 631 | |
| F*** Thornber | Burnley | 8e 465 | |
| Thomas Henry Thornber | Huddersfield | 9a 62* | |
| 1892 Mar | Agnes Thornber | Kendal | 10b 962 |
| John Robert Thornber | Skipton | 9a 52 | |
| Mary Alice Thornber dau. of Richard Thornber +Sydney Simpson Bannister at Christchurch Colne on 18 February 1892. | Burnley | 8e 271 | |
| Mary Peters Thornber | Kendal | 10b 963 | |
| 1892 Jun | Margaret Thornber, aged 27, dau. of Elijah +John Lawson, aged 25, son of William at Clitheroe on 22 May 1892. | Clitheroe | 8e 509 |
| 1892 Sep | Christopher Thornber | Settle | 9a 13 |
| Giles Thornber | Settle | 9a 17 | |
| 1892 Dec | Mary Jane Thornber | Burnley | 8e 452 |
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