Thornycroft family

The Thornycroft family was a notable English family of sculptors, artists and engineers,^[1] connected by marriage to the historic Sassoon family. The earliest known mention of the family is stated in George Ormerod's History of Cheshire as during the reign of Henry III in the 13th century, taking its name from a Cheshire hamlet.^[2] Sir John Isaac Thornycroft (1843–1928) was the founder of the Thornycroft shipbuilding company.

Thornycroft family tree

Helen Thornycroft
(1848–1937)

John Francis
(1780–1861)

Mary Thornycroft (née Francis)
(1814–1895)

Sir Hamo Thornycroft RA
(1850–1925)

Thomas Thornycroft
(1815–1885)

Alyce Thornycroft
(1844–1906)

Sir John Isaac Thornycroft
(1843–1928)

Theresa Thornycroft
(1853–1947)

Siegfried Sassoon
(1886–1967)

The Sassoon family

Alfred Ezra Sassoon
(1867–1895)

References

↑ "Hamo Thornycroft's Family". The New York Times: p. 9. 29 May 1888. https://www.nytimes.com/1888/05/29/archives/hamo-thornycrofts-family.html. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
↑ George Ormerod (1876). History of Cheshire. Volume 3 (2nd ed.). p. 370.

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Photographs of All Saints, Siddington, Cheshire, England, UK - has early history of the family tree and 18th-century family tree

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[1] "Hamo Thornycroft's Family". The New York Times: p. 9. 29 May 1888. https://www.nytimes.com/1888/05/29/archives/hamo-thornycrofts-family.html. Retrieved 3 April 2009.

[2] George Ormerod (1876). History of Cheshire. Volume 3 (2nd ed.). p. 370.

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Thornycroft family

Topic: Social

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