• Born 20 January 1776, son of Godfrey Thornton (1737-1805) and Jane Codin.
• Married (on 18 April 1806 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster) Frances Anne Smith (1785-1862).
• Died 4 August 1866, aged 90.

Children

With Frances Anne Smith (1785-1862):

1. Frances Thornton (b.&d.1806).
2. George Smith Thornton (1808-1867).
3. Sophia Thornton (1811-1827).
4. Rev. Spencer Ruthven Thornton (1813-1850).
5. Charles Thornton (1827-1851).