Sidney Thorne.

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Sidney Charles Thorne

Mother was Kate Ruby Poole. Father was Charles Thomas Edgar Thorne. Born 9^th Dec 1894, at 69 Friar Street London, England.

Married at 31 years of age to Amelia Jane Hawkins, on the 19^th Dec 1925 at Southwark registry office, London.

Entered Royal Navy Training Establishment for Boys at age 14. Signing up to the Royal Navy on his 18th birthday in 1912, for a period of 12 years. Leaving early in 1922.

During WWI Sidney was stationed on HMS Vulcan (Jul 1913 to Mar 1915), a submarine depot ship that was up in Leith, Scotland. Then later he served on HMS Mantis (from Dec 1915), a river Gunboat, that was used from early 1916 to the end of the war in Mesopotomia (Tigris river). Sidney's Navy records also show that he was a Navy Diver from 1919.

Awarded the 1914-1915 Star, the British War Medal and Victory Medal. These three campaign medals, collectively known as 'Pip, Squeak and Wilfred' after characters in a Daily Mirror cartoon of the period.

Joined the Mechant Navy. Involved in Salvage work in the North Atlantic 1923, and served in the Royal Marine Police Special Reserve from Sept 1939 to Nov 1941 (H.M dockyard Chatham - rank of Constable), and then was at Admiralty buildings from Nov.1941 to Oct.1945.

Sidney and Amelia had six children.

Sidney died in 1954, aged 59.

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Some known addresses...
1894 - 69 Friar Street - aged 0
1897 - 89 Suffolk St - aged 3
1901 - 46 Great Suffolk street - aged 6
1911 - 13 Union Road Borough - aged 16
1925 - 188L Queens buildings - aged 31
1949 - 35 Reading House - aged 55
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Charles Thomas Thorne

Mother was Sarah Ann Parker. Father was George Thorne.
Born 17^th June 1870. Family lived at 10 Belham Street, Camberwell.

Married at 23 years of age, to Kate Ruby Poole in 1893. He was a labourer in a yeast factory/boilermakers labourer and later an Engine driver/Stoker. Charles and Kate's children were:

Dolly (Dora) married a Harry Lee. They had two children, Leslie & Dora Lee. Leah Victoria died same year she was born, 1904.

The 1901 census, and 1911 census return is available for Charles and his family.

Charles died in 1911, aged 41.

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Some known addresses...
1870 - 10 Belham street - aged 0
1871 - 10 Belham street - aged 9 months
1881 - Late Shorditch Industrial Sch Brentwood - aged 11
1893 - 30 Gravel Lane - aged 23
1895 - 69 Friar Street - aged 25
1896 - 124 Southwark Bridge Rd - aged 26
1897 - 89 Suffolk St - aged 27
1901 - 46 Great Suffolk Street - aged 31
1904 - 46 Great Suffolk St - aged 34
1911 - 13 Union Road Borough - aged 42

George Frank Thorne

Mother was Hannah Cove. Father was Thomas Thorne. Born 1834, in Bath Somerset. George is shown in census returns and certificate entries as a Railway ticket collector.

Married Sarah Ann Parker, in 1864, at St Leonard's Shoreditch, London. George & Sarah's children were:

George, on the 1851 Census, is unmarried & residing at Winchester barracks, a soldier (private) in the 13th regiment of the foot Somerset Light Infantry. From 1851–1854 the 13th was stationed in Gibraltar. In June 1855 the regiment arrived in the Crimea as part of the Anglo-French forces conducting a campaign against the Russians. They took part in the Siege of Sevastopol, and remained there after the ending of hostilities in February 1856. With the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny in 1857 the 13th arrived at Kolkata in October of that year. The Crimea Roll shows George as a Private. The Indian Mutiny roll shows George as a Corporal in 1858, and then in 1861 he is listed as a Sergeant. On the 1871 census he is found with is wife and children in London.

George died 25th February 1872, at Guys Hospital.

Census returns after George died, show that his widow Sarah Ann remarried. His son Charles in 1881, is residing at the Shoreditch Industrial School (Brentwood) for fatherless children. His daughter Alice in 1881 was residing at the Soldiers Daughters Home. To be admitted her father would have had to of been in Crimean war, & the 13th foot were briefly at Sevastopol(Regiment also played a part in suppressing the Indian Mutiny). Ernest had died a month or so before the 1881 census was taken (April of that year).

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Some known addresses...
1841 - 19 St.James Parade - aged 9
1851 - Winchester - aged 20
1864 - New Inn Street, Shoreditch
1871 - 10 Belham street - aged 36

Thomas Thorne

Born 1807 in Bath Somerset. Occupation House Painter.
Married to Hannah Cove in 1831, at St.James's Bath.
Thomas and Hannah's children were:

Thomas and his family can be found on the 1841 census, and the 1851 census, in Bath Somerset.

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Some known addresses...
1807 - Bath Somerset - aged 0
1832 - Bath Somerset - aged 25
1837 - Pultney Road, Bath Somerset - aged 30
1840 - St James Parade, Bath Somerset - aged 33
1841 - 19 St James Parade, Bath Somerset - aged 34
1851 - 8 Bridge Place, Bath Somerset - aged 44
1855 - Bath Somerset - aged 48

Joseph Thorne

Mother was Hannah, and father was Daniel Thorne.
Born 1773, in Bath Somerset. Married to Mary, surname unknown.
Joseph and Mary's children were:

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Daniel Thorne

Wife was Hannah, Surname unknown.

Daniel and Hannah's son: