William Thorning

1810 - 1886  (75 years)

• Name	William Thorning
  Born	23 Dec 1810	Southern Mill Malborough
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Oct 1886	Cardiff Wales
  Person ID	I3014	Salcombe
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Philip Thorning,   b. 2 Mar 1777, Malborough ,   d. 16 Sep 1838, Salcombe  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Grace Harris,   b. 1786, Buckland ,   d. 1848, Registered Kingsbridge Q3  (Age 62 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1804	Malborough
  Family ID	F891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Hannaford,   b. 1807, West Alvington ,   d. 1868  (Age 61 years)
  Married	Dec 1837	Salcombe
  Children	1. Augusta Ann Thorning,   b. 1838, Salcombe + 2. Adam Thorning,   b. 1839, Salcombe ,   d. 1923, registered Kingsbridge  (Age 84 years) + 3. Eve Adah Thorning,   b. 1841, Salcombe ,   d. 1928, Salcombe  (Age 87 years) + 4. Betsy Thorning,   b. 1842, Salcombe ,   d. 1928, registered Kingsbridge  (Age 86 years)   5. Leo Philip Thorning,   b. 1844, Salcombe ,   d. 1927, Plymouth  (Age 83 years)   6. Edwin Thomas Thorning,   b. 1847, Salcombe ,   d. Dec 25 1919, Washington U S A   7. William Henry Thorning,   b. 1850, Salcombe   8. Peter Harris Thorning,   b. 1851, Salcombe ,   d. 30 Jun 1871, Salcombe Harbour - drowned  (Age 20 years)
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2013
  Family ID	F889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Hannaford,   b. 1807, West Alvington ,   d. 1868  (Age 61 years)
  Married	13 Dec 1837	Malborough
  Children	1. Augusta Ann Thorning,   b. 1838, Salcombe   2. Eve Adah Thorning,   b. 1841, Salcombe ,   d. 1928, Salcombe  (Age 87 years) + 3. Adam Thorning,   b. 1839, Salcombe ,   d. 1923, registered Kingsbridge  (Age 84 years) + 4. Betsy Thorning,   b. 1842, Salcombe ,   d. 1928, registered Kingsbridge  (Age 86 years)   5. Leo Philip Thorning,   b. 1844, Salcombe ,   d. 1927, Plymouth  (Age 83 years)   6. Edwin Thomas Thorning,   b. 1847, Salcombe ,   d. Dec 25 1919, Washington U S A   7. William Henry Thorning,   b. 1850, Salcombe   8. Peter Harris Thorning,   b. 1851, Salcombe ,   d. 30 Jun 1871, Salcombe Harbour - drowned  (Age 20 years)
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2017
  Family ID	F1518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Dec 1810 - Southern Mill Malborough Married - Dec 1837 - Salcombe Married - 13 Dec 1837 - Malborough Died - 31 Oct 1886 - Cardiff Wales  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Notes for WILLIAM THORNING: William was a sailmaker and shopkeeper, up until recently his sail loft could still be seen, this has since been developed. Mystery surrounds his death, 1886 is given as the last time he was seen. Story has it that he drowned in Salcombe harbour but no official records of his death exist. Note; Royal Humane Society Awards details in the Times newspaper 1801 to 1852. 20th December 1832. "Francis Higginson, Chief mate on the revenue cutter Lion, saved the life of William Thorning at Salcombe Harbour, Thorning had fallen over board and would have drowned if it wasn't for the heroic action of Higginson." For this he was awarded the Royal Humane Medal.