NameJohn Baker Thornton 
Birthca 1836, Lincolnshire, England
Death1 Apr 1907, New Zealand
BurialGreytown Cemetery, New Zealand
OccupationLabourer at Foundry
Misc. Notes
Name from baptism records of daughter, Mary Maria Thornton, found in June 2021:
Father: John Baker Thornton
Mother: Emily
Date of death, place of burial, from Greytown Cemetery records, Block 3, 210, Plots 68-69 found in June 2021:
In loving memory of JOHN BAKER THORNTON Died April 1st 1907 Aged 71 years. Gone but not forgotten. EMILY Wife of the above, Died Nov 23rd 1940 Aged 92 years.
Place of birth, occupation, from 1871 England Census found in June 2021:
Name: John Thornton
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: 1837
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Lincolnshire England
Civil parish: St Swithin
Ecclesiastical parish: St Swithin
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Registration district: Lincoln
Sub-registration district: Lincoln Home
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Household schedule number: 113
Piece: 3372
Folio: 67
Page number: 21
Household Members Age Relationship
John Thornton, 34, Head, Labourer at Foundry
Emily Thornton, 23, Wife
Maria Thornton, 2, Daughter
Emily Thornton, 1, Daughter
Spouses
Birthca 1848, Dunstan, Lincolnshire, England
Death23 Nov 1940, New Zealand
BurialGreytown Cemetery, New Zealand