There is much work to do on the burials as they are not indexed by the IGI. However, the following burials have been collected for East Lancashire.
Burials from St. Bartholomew's at Colne are taken from the published transcripts to 1812 then from the microfiche at Colne Library up to1841. The record for Winewall Inghamite Chapel is from Colne Public Library.
Transcripts of the registers for Altham, Accrington and Church Kirk are available in the public library at Accrington as follows:
Accrington St. James, 1766 to 1812.
Accrington St. James, Baptisms, 1813 to 1842
Accrington St. James, Marriages 1813 to 1837.
Altham St. James, 1696 to 1812 (LPRS)
Altham St. James, Baptisms from 1813 to 1987.
Altham St. James Marriages from 1813 to 1990
Altham St. James, Burials from 1813 to 1990
Church Kirk, from 1747 to 1812 and 1813 to 1851. (The period 1600 to 1747 is covered in LPRS volume 102.)
For St. Peter's at Burnley the records are from the Lancashire Parish Register
Society Volumes from 1562 to 1653 and 1653 to 1690 then from the film of the
register at Burnley Library from 1778 to 1851.
For Blackburn I am grateful to Merle Thornber in Australia for the following
records.
A. Blackburn St. Mary the Virgin 1790 to 1814 from BTs.
B. Blackburn St. Mary the Virgin 1792-1812 and 1813-1843 from film of register
C. Blackburn St. Mary the Virgin 1711 to 1779, from film of register
D. Blackburn St. Pauls from 1793 to 1859 and 1872 to 1894
E. Blackburn St. Mary, burials 1813-1840 and 1858-1863.
Bernard Steele provided me with the records marked with an asterisk from the Nonconformist section of Blackburn Cemetery and from the Hindley register.
Lancashire County Record Office now has transcripts in alphabetical order of Blackburn St. Mary burials from 1680 to 1745 from which the one Thornber record has been abstracted.
A transcript of the burial register for Habergham Eaves All Saints for 1850 to 1872 can be found at Burnley Library.
Haggate Baptist chapel has records of burials from 1786 to 1794 then from 1811 to 1857 at Burnley Library.
Name and Relationship of Deceased | Age | Church | Date |
---|---|---|---|
John son of Richard & Ann Thornber of Clayton, tooth fever | 11 m | Altham St. James | 1817 05 25 |
Sally daughter of Anthony & Elling Thornber | - | Barnoldswick Bridge End Chapel | 1786 04 22 |
John son of William & Amelia Thornber of 55 Higher Audley St. Blackburn | 3 | Blackburn cemetery* | 1875 08 03 |
Mary Alice dau of William & Amelia Thornber | 6 wks | Blackburn cemetery* | 1877 12 11 |
Mary Thornber, wife of Anthony, of 16 Eleanor Street, Blackburn | 60 | Blackburn cemetery* | 1890 03 20 |
Anthony Thornber, husband of late Mary Thornber (aged 64 on death cert.) | 62 | Blackburn cemetery* | 1891 07 13 |
William Thornber, husband of Amelia, of 6 Walter Street, Blackburn | 65 | Blackburn cemetery* | 1914 11 11 |
Amelia Thornber, widow of William, of 6 Walter Street, Blackburn | 65 | Blackburn cemetery* | 1917 10 30 |
Elizabeth Thornber, d. Richard Thornber of Blackburn | - | Blackburn St. Mary | 1745 05 29 |
Catherine wife of John Thornber of Mellor. (C) | - | Blackburn St. Mary | 1773 08 01 |
Richard son of Betty Thornber of Blackburn (B) | - | Blackburn St. Mary | 1791 10 16 |
Abortive child of Thomas Thornber of Livesey (A) | - | Blackburn St. Mary | 1793 05 01 |
Ellen dau. of Ellen Thornber, of Blackburn, widow. (A) | - | Blackburn St. Mary | 1793 09 03 |
Anthony Thornber of Blackburn aged 55 (56?) (B) | 55 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1794 02 09 |
Giles son of Alice Thornber of Livesey. (A) | - | Blackburn St. Mary | 1794 02 08 |
William son of Joseph Thornber of Livesey. (A & B) | 42 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1794 05 09 |
George son of Thomas Thornber of Livesey. (A & B) | 15 wks | Blackburn St. Mary | 1794 06 30 |
Martha dau of Thomas Thornber of Livesey. (A) | - | Blackburn St. Mary | 1795 05 02 |
Nancy Thornber of Livesey. (A) | - | Blackburn St. Mary | 1796 00 00 |
Ellen dau. of William Thornber of Blackburn. 3 yrs (?) (A & B) | 3 (?) | Blackburn St. Mary | 1796 11 26 |
John son of Thomas Thornber of Blackburn. (A & B) | 3 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1799 04 16 |
John son of Thomas Thornber of Blackburn. (A) | - | Blackburn St. Mary | 1801 07 16 |
Betty wife of Joseph Thornber of Livesey. (A) | - | Blackburn St. Mary | 1804 06 25 |
Alice Thornber of Blackburn. (A) | - | Blackburn St. Mary | 1805 07 15 |
Abortive child of Thomas Thornber of Blackburn. (A) | - | Blackburn St. Mary | 1810 03 25 |
Ann dau. of John & Ellen Thornber, Clayton le Dale. (A) | 13 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1813 03 07 |
Mary Thornber of Dutton. (A) (D) | 68 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1813 06 26 |
Ellen Thornber of Livesey | 5 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1814 03 24 |
Alice dau. of Nancy Thornber of Blackburn. (B) | 2 wks. | Blackburn St. Mary | 1816 12 28 |
Mary dau. of George Thornbar, Oswaldtwistle. (B) buried by M. Starkie. | 24 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1817 05 27 |
Betty Thornber of Livesey | 9 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1819 10 18 |
Ruth Thornber of Oswaldtwisle | 6 mo. | Blackburn St. Mary | 1822 02 24 |
James Thornber of Livesey | 2 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1822 03 29 |
Martha Thornber of Oswaldtwistle (E) | 56 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1825 09 04 |
George Thornborough of Blackburn (E) | 85 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1826 09 27 |
Richard Thornborough of Oswaldtwistle (E) | 1 year | Blackburn St. Mary | 1827 11 11 |
George Thornbro of Blackburn. (B) | 22 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1830 04 18 |
John Thornber of Blackburn. (B) | 18 mo. | Blackburn St. Mary | 1830 07 18 |
William Thornbro' of Blackburn (B) | 17 mo. | Blackburn St. Mary | 1832 02 19 |
Esther Thornber of Blackburn. (B) | 38 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1837 07 04 |
Esther Thornber of Blackburn (E) | 3 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1839 10 11 |
Richard son of William Thornber, 42 Lane Ends, Shear Browe | 2 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1858 08 29 |
Alice dau. of Richard Thornber, 23 James Street, G.P. | 6 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1858 11 25 |
James son of William Thornber, 3 Rockcliff Street, G.P. | 39 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1859 01 12 |
Esther dau. of Anthony Thornber, 2 Bolton Street, N.S. | 4 wks | Blackburn St. Mary | 1859 07 23 |
Ward son of William Thornber, 56 High Street, A.S. | 37 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1860 03 04 |
William son of George Thornber, St. Ann's Street | 82 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1860 06 03 |
William son of Anthony Thornber, 74 Blakey Moor | 45 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1860 06 03 |
Ann widow of the late William Thornber, 72 Blakey Moor | 44 | Blackburn St. Mary | 1863 04 12 |
Richd. son of Richd & Rebecca Thornber of Blackburn, (D) | 3 wks | Blackburn St. Paul | 1805 03 19 |
Thomas Thornber of Blackburn. Died 5 May. (D) | 45 | Blackburn St. Paul | 1813 05 09 |
Eleanor dau. of John & Isabell Thornbrow, of Blackburn, died 8 Sept, inflammation | 15 (?) | Blackburn St. Paul | 1824 09 12 |
Isabella wife of John Thornbrow of Osw. died 14 Jan, old age | 72 | Blackburn St. Paul |
1824 01 17 1825 (?) |
William Thornber died Dec 1824, consumption (D) | 27 | Blackburn St. Paul | 1825 12 09 |
John Thornborrow, died 15 March, of Blackburn, ashmah (asthma) | 69 | Blackburn St. Paul | 1829 03 18 |
Rebecca died 16 Feb, wife of Richard Thornber at Blackburn. (D) | 68 | Blackburn St. Paul | 1830 02 21 |
Richard Thornborrow died 21 Jan, of Over Darwin. (D) | 75 | Blackburn St. Paul | 1841 01 24 |
Isabella Thornbrow died 8 Jul, of Blackburn (D) | 74 | Blackburn St. Paul | 1841 07 11 |
Richard Thornbar died 3 Feb, of Blackburn, (D) | 1 m | Blackburn St. Paul | 1842 26 |
William Thornber of Blackburn. (D) | 19 | Blackburn St. Paul | 1844 08 20 |
Mary Thornber | - | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1825 11 23 |
Jonathan Thormber | - | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1830 08 07 |
John Thornber of Blackos Lane, Briercliffe | - | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1836 07 16 |
Hargrave Thornbor of Bendhill, Briercliffe | - | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1839 11 25 |
Thomas Thornbor of Blackos Lane | - | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1840 02 08 |
Michael Thornber of Lain Head | - | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1842 03 05 |
Sarath (Sarah?) Thornber of Burnley Lane Head | - | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1844 01 26 |
Mary Thornber of Lane Head Burnley | - | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1847 02 16 |
Sarah Thornber of Bend Hill, Briercliffe | - | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1848 07 27 |
Mary Thornber of Mire Hall Burnley | 15 | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1856 02 24 |
Thomas Thornber from near Burnley | 34 | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1858 01 17 |
Thomas Thornber from Burnley | 13 | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1859 06 28 |
Elizabeth Thornber of Burnley Row | 34 | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1863 07 19 |
Mary Thornber of Burnley | 82 | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1864 05 05 |
Mary Thornber of New Ground | 56 (?) | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1867 07 26 |
Sarah Thornber (? faint film) Burnley Lane | 51 | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1867 10 08 |
Elizabeth Thornber of Burnley | 1 yr | Burnley Haggate Baptists | 1868 08 06 |
Wife of Robert Thornebarre | - | Burnley St. Peter | 1589 11 30 |
Wife of Robert Thornburre | - | Burnley St. Peter | 1600 11 28 |
Wife of Roberte Thornebure | - | Burnley St. Peter | 1610 06 27 |
Roberte Thornbure of Brunley | - | Burnley St. Peter | 1614 06 13 |
John Thornbure of Townley | - | Burnley St. Peter | 1615 09 16 |
Alice Thornber of Saxifield | - | Burnley St. Peter | 1660 12 22 |
Alis Thornber of Burnley, widow | - | Burnley St. Peter | 1679 08 12 |
Elizabeth wife of Laurence Thornber | - | Burnley St. Peter | 1679 08 14 |
Michael Thornber | - | Burnley St. Peter | 1684 02 26 |
John son of Lawrence Thornber | - | Burnley St. Peter | 1686 07 06 |
Betty dau. of Robert & Grace Thornber of Burnley | - | Burnley St. Peter | 1792 03 22 |
Molly dau. of Robert & Grace Thornber of Filly Close | - | Burnley St. Peter | 1796 08 11 |
Alice d. Thomas & Alice Thornber, boatman, of Dancer House | 1 | Burnley St. Peter | 1813 05 11 |
Thomas Thornber of Dancer House, Burnley | inf. | Burnley St. Peter | 1817 02 19 |
Grace Thornber of Lane Bridge, Habergham Eaves | inf. | Burnley St. Peter | 1818 02 17 |
Robert Thornber of Salford, Burnley | 17 | Burnley St. Peter | 1825 06 17 |
Mary Thornber of Church St. Burnley | 40 | Burnley St. Peter | 1828 06 01 |
Robert Thornburgh of Park, Burnley | 69 | Burnley St. Peter | 1830 04 18 |
Robert Thornber of LaneBridge, Habergham Eaves | 2 | Burnley St. Peter | 1830 08 08 |
Henry Kay Thornber, of Yorkshire St. Burnley | inf. | Burnley St. Peter | 1833 06 26 |
Grace Thornber of Park, Burnley | 75 | Burnley St. Peter | 1833 09 25 |
Alice Thornber of Yorkshire St. Burnley | 33 | Burnley St. Peter | 1833 11 03 |
Margaret Thornber, Lanebridge, Habertham Eaves | 29 | Burnley St. Peter | 1834 06 24 |
Henry Thornber of Yorkshire St. Burnley | 42 | Burnley St. Peter | 1835 03 21 |
Mary Ann Thornber of Yorkshire St. Burnley | 11 | Burnley St. Peter | 1836 05 08 |
Smith Thornber of Lane Bridge, Habergham Eaves | 29 | Burnley St. Peter | 1839 03 29 |
Thomas Thornber, Lane Bridge, Habergham Eaves | 55 | Burnley St. Peter | 1842 11 09 |
William Thornber of Lane Bridge, Habergham Eaves | inf | Burnley St. Peter | 1847 04 06 |
Sarah Thornber of Finsley, Hab: Eaves | 30 | Burnley St. Peter | 1848 04 13 |
William Thornber of Dawson Square | 57 | Burnley St. Peter | 1851 03 26 |
Rachael Thornber of Keighley Green | 2 | Burnley St. Peter | 1851 12 11 |
Thomas Thornber of Finsley | inf. | Burnley St. Peter | 1852 05 22 |
Thomas Thornber of Coke Street | 9 | Burnley St. Peter | 1853 11 04 |
Alice Thornber of Lane Bridge | 70 | Burnley St. Peter | 1853 12 19 |
Eliza Jane Thornber | 4 | Burnley St. Peter | 1854 11 12 |
Grace Thornber of Burnley Lane | 34 | Burnley St. Peter | 1855 06 17 |
William Thornber of Thorney Bank | 4 month | Burnley St. Peter | 1856 01 27 |
Ann Thornber of 38 Craven Terrace | 69 | Burnley St. Peter | 1891 05 29 |
Anthoni Thornbur | - | Colne St. Bartholomew | 1634 05 07 |
John Thornber of Lowfield | - | Colne St. Bartholomew | 1708 01 15 |
Ann Thornber, widow of Southfield | - | Colne St. Bartholomew | 1727 04 03 |
William son of John Thornber | - | Colne St. Bartholomew | 1745 10 14 |
John Thornber of Colne by cert. from Gisburn | - | Colne St. Bartholomew | 1813 09 03 |
Ellen wife of Henry Thornber of Colne | 39 | Colne St. Bartholomew | 1818 02 25 |
Elizabeth Thornber of Rindlestone Hirst | 37 | Colne St. Bartholomew | 1819 04 17 |
Dinah Thornber of Crawshaw | inf. | Colne St. Bartholomew | 1825 11 13 |
Ann Thornber of Rindlestone Hirst | 15 | Colne St. Bartholomew | 1828 03 02 |
Ann dau. of Robert & Grace Thornber of Downham | Downham, St. Leonard | 1750 01 10 | |
Robert son of Richard & Susanna Thornber of Downham | Downham, St. Leonard | 1753 05 15 | |
Richd. Thornber of Downham | Downham, St. Leonard | 1761 09 30 | |
Susan dau. of Ann Thornber of Downham, illegit | Downham, St. Leonard | 1772 01 02 | |
Thomas Thornbar of Clitheroe | Downham, St. Leonard | 1784 04 14 | |
Jane Thornber, widow of Chatburn | Downham, St. Leonard | 1792 01 22 | |
Thomas Thornber of Worston | 86 | Downham, St. Leonard | 1814 03 28 |
Ann Thornber of Downham | 77 | Downham, St. Leonard | 1824 12 06 |
Christiana Thornber of Park Row | 60 | Habergham Eaves All Saints | 1868 01 09 |
Thomas Thornber of Brook Row | 1 yr 6 m | Habergham Eaves All Saints | 1872 03 16 |
Ralph Thornber, son of William Thornbar, weaver of Hindley and his wife Mary | 5 mo. | Hindley, All Saints | 1813 01 09 |
William Thornber of Hindley | 53 | Hindley, All Saints* | 1819 11 23 |
William Thornber of Hindley (son of William and Mary) | 10 | Hindley, All Saints* | 1822 11 03 |
Hellen wife of Thomas Thornber | Newchurch in Pendle | 1756 02 13 | |
Elizabeth wife of Michael Thornber | Newchurch in Pendle | 1764 07 03 | |
Elizabeth daughter of Michael Thornber | Newchurch in Pendle | 1765 04 08 | |
Ann daughter of Thomas Thornber | Newchurch in Pendle | 1765 10 11 | |
Robert son of Thomas Thornber and Ellin his wife | Newchurch in Pendle | 1767 06 26 | |
Wm: son of Wm: Thornber & Susanna his wife | Newchurch in Pendle | 1767 12 06 | |
Wm: Thornber | Newchurch in Pendle | 1768 03 07 | |
Jenny daughter of Thos: Thornber & Ellen his wife | Newchurch in Pendle | 1770 07 05 | |
Thos: son of Thos: Thornber & Ellin his wife | Newchurch in Pendle | 1772 02 06 | |
Thos: Thornber | Newchurch in Pendle | 1772 03 14 | |
John Thornber of B: Lower | - | Tunstall | 1747 01 26 |
Ann Thornber of Tonstal, relict of William late of Overburrow | - | Tunstall | 1753 03 11 |
Nic: Thorneburgh of Wiswall | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1680 04 28 |
William Thornber, senior of Clark Hill | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1773 11 15 |
Susan wife of Joseph Thornber of Wiswel, taylor | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1784 03 03 |
Elizabeth d. John Thornber of Whalley, blackh: | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1786 04 29 |
Ellin Thornber of Lower Clark Hill, wdw | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1778 08 01 |
Mary wife of William Thornber of Bailey in the parish of Mitton, farmer | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1793 06 08 |
William s. William Thornber of Bailey, farmer | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1797 06 29 |
Thomas s. William Thornber of Bailey, farmer | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1798 09 17 |
Richard s. William Thornber of Bailey, farmer | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1798 12 18 |
Mary d. William Thornber of Ribchester, farmer | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1800 06 01 |
William Thornber of Whalley, weaver | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1803 02 15 |
John Thornber of Whalley, blacksmith | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1806 04 15 |
William s. John Thornber of Coldcotes, mason | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1807 04 19 |
Joseph Thornber of Wiswell, taylor | - | Whalley St. Mary & All Saints | 1809 10 15 |
Wife of Thurstan Thornborrow | - | Walton Le Dale | 1629 04 18 |
Michael Thornber of Wheatley Lane | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1784 04 22 | |
Rebecca Thornber of Wheatley Lane | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1805 06 20 | |
Howarth s. John & Jane Thornber of Wheatley Lane | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1814 02 22 | |
Martin s. John & Jane Thornber of Wheatley Lane | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1816 12 25 | |
Michael Thornber of Wheatley Lane | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1817 05 30 | |
Jane d. John & Jane Thlornber of Wheatley Lane | 3 | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1825 01 11 |
Christiana d. Mary Ann Thornber of Wheatley Lane | 7 months | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1845 08 30 |
Elizabeth w. William Thornber of Higham | 37 | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1845 12 28 |
John Thornber of Wheatley Lane | 69 | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1858? 12 09 |
Mary Jane d. Caleb & Martha Thornber of Burnley | 2 | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1872 08 02 |
Thomas H s. Caleb & Martha Thornber of Burnley | 13 months | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1873 02 18 |
Benjamin s. of Caleb & Martha Thornber, of 24 Holme View, Burnley | 8 | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1882 02 01 |
Martha wife of Caleb Thornber of Park Hill, Burnley | 73 | Wheatley Lane Inghamite Chapel | 1914 04 08 |
Two children of Thomas Thorborowe (sic) orphans | - | Walton Le Dale | 1661 02 24 |
Henry Tornber (sic) weaver | - | Walton Le Dale | 1776 02 18 |
Ellen Thornborough | - | Walton Le Dale | 1793 09 21 |
Mary wife of Thos Thornber | - | Walton Le Dale | 1794 01 08 |
Richard s. Thomas Thornber | - | Walton Le Dale | 1794 02 13 |
William Thornber | - | Walton Le Dale | 1795 11 24 |
Ann d. John & Catherine Thornber | - | Walton Le Dale | 1797 06 04 |
William s. of John & Catherine Thornber | - | Walton Le Dale | 1797 10 02 |
John Thornber | - | Walton Le Dale | 1799 02 14 |
Catherine d. of the late John Thornber & Catherine | - | Walton Le Dale | 1799 03 05 |
Ann d. of the late John Thornber & Catherine | - | Walton Le Dale | 1799 03 05 |
Betty Thornber, widow | - | Walton Le Dale | 1801 07 06 |
Willm Thornborrowe | - | Walton Le Dale | 1827 05 12 |
Mary Thornber dau. of Henry & Ellen | - | Winewall Inghamite Chapel | 1815 01 19 |
The following monumental inscription was noted for Newchurch in Pendle at the
Lancashire County Record Office.
E43: In affectionate remembrance of Elizabeth wife of Samuel Thornber of Higher
Spen, who died 11 June 1884, aged 53 years, also the above named Samuel Thornber
who died 15 April 1906 aged 74 years. Also John Thornber, son of the above,
who died 5 April 1938 aged 66, also Hannah Jane, wife of the above named and
a beloved mother, who died 18 December 1902 aged 86
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