Submitted by Name: Patricia Wrightson From: New Zealand E-mail: Contact
Comments: Further to my earlier post, the portrait of William Battie Wrightson MP was a gift to him from the citizens of Thorne in appreciation for his work. It is quite a large oil painting. In it William is holding a quill pen and on a desk is an envelope with " William Wrightson, May 1841, Thorne" .
Added: February 21, 2016
Submitted by Name: Patricia Wrightson From: New Zealand E-mail: Contact
Comments: My husband has an oil painting of William Battie Wrightson MP (1789-1879). For many years this painting hung in the office of William Wrightson, proprietor of the Murrumbidgee Irrigator newspaper in Leeton, NSW. He claimed the painting was his grandfather. His grandfather was William Wrightson, b Thorne 1794/5, d1863. He married Hannah Hall. One of their chn William ( b1822), married Mary Walsh.They lived at "Catgill", Bolton Abbey. Some years after William's death, Mary came to New Zealand with some of the children, including William( Leeton) . He had no children. The painting went to his nephew William who left it his grandson, William Walsh Wrightson, my husband. William Battie Wrightson did not have chn. We have not been able to find the link to our family. Can anyone help? Patricia Wrightsoon
Added: February 21, 2016
Submitted by Name: F.Margaret Williams From: Now living in North London. E-mail: Contact
Comments: I well remember my holidays in Thorne as a child and a young woman, arriving by steam train at Thorne North station and walking to Field Road where the smell of Darley's brewery greeted us, along with my grandmother, aunt, uncle and cousin. My Mother was a Steers and her Mothers Mother was an Isle so I was interested to read articles by a John Isle. My son is researching our family trees and my husband and I have visited a 2nd cousin in Thorne several times in recent years. It was interesting to read The History of Thorne as we have connections with Waterside which has changed enormously since the first time I went there in the late 1940s!
Added: February 13, 2016
Submitted by Name: Zoe M From: London E-mail: Contact
Comments: Hello.. I am coming up to Thorne this weekend (13th feb) as i am tracing my family history. I believe many of my ancestors were born and lived in Thorne and im hoping to find some more information out. My family were Cobbs and Stanilands and are in the area mid 1700s-1800s. Im wondering if anyone can tell me i can find records or where they are held? Also.. Does anyone know why Staniland marina has this name? I know my family of Cobbs and Staniland were mainly master mariners. Thanks for any help.
Added: February 11, 2016
Submitted by Name: Maggie Harnew From: Abingdon E-mail: Contact
Comments: Does anyone have any info about a place or a farmhouse called Double-Bridges?
I know that the Whitaker family (specifically John Whitaker (1752-1822) and his son John Whitaker the younger (1786-1848) lived there and both were farmers. John Whitaker Jnr married Hannah Harnew and I think they both lived there until his death in 1848.
I can see there is a Double Bridges Road on the outskirts of Thorne so I assume it was somewhere on the Levels?
All I can find online is a very old bulletin board message from the year 2000 which suggests it might have been a moated farmhouse? I've copied the link below.
Admin reply: Copy the link and paste in browser but remove the space in 'history' to make it load.
Added: January 25, 2016
Submitted by Name: Nigel Shearman From: Albert st thorne E-mail: Contact
Comments: Just looking at the staff photo of West red scool recognised every one on there, I believe Mrs Crut had an electrical shop in Horsefair Green.
Added: October 6, 2015
Submitted by Name: Norrette From: W London E-mail: Contact
Comments: Excellent site. Have recently discovered one branch of my family hails from Thorne. This site goes a long way to helping me discover their lifestyle etc. Great photographs too.
Added: September 5, 2015
Submitted by Name: Mary Bremner From: New Zealand E-mail: Contact
Comments: What a wonderful site to look through. My ancesters came from Thorne to New Zealand. My great great grandfather was Henry Nicholson and I hope that one day I will be able to come to Thorne to retrace his early steps and to possibly meet up with other family members
Admin reply: Many thanks for the comments
Added: August 23, 2015
Submitted by Name: Maggie Harnew From: Oxfordshire E-mail: Contact
Comments: I just to say a big thank you to Dave for replying to my query. You've really helped me out with the plot map.
I hope you don't mind me asking another question? Was Thorne workhouse in Back Lane? And, if so, in 1838 were there other dwellings in Back Lane apart from the workshouse?
Thank you once again for all your help.
Added: August 2, 2015
Submitted by Name: Maggie Harnew From: Oxfordshire E-mail: Contact
Comments: Although I've been researching my husband's family history for 2 years I've only just discovered your fabulous site. Thank you for all the fascinating information.
We visited Thorne churchyard 2 weeks ago, searching for the graves of James and Sarah Harnew (my husband's great great grandparents). I foolishly was not very well prepared and expected to find a plot map somewhere in the churchyard. According to a monumental inscriptions booklet of my late father-in-law's the grave is in plot E198. If anyone has any advice as to where this plot is I would be immensely grateful? We spent several hours searching but in the end the intense Saturday afternoon heat got the better of us! However, all was not completely lost lost as we did find the monument of Thomas Askren and his wife Mary Waite Askren in the "new" part of the churchyard (nee Harnew).
Thanks again for all the hard work that has gone into your site. I plan to return to Thorne very soon.
Name: Patricia Wrightson
From: New Zealand
E-mail: Contact
Further to my earlier post, the portrait of William Battie Wrightson MP was a gift to him from the citizens of Thorne in appreciation for his work. It is quite a large oil painting. In it William is holding a quill pen and on a desk is an envelope with " William Wrightson, May 1841, Thorne" .