Margaret Agnes Horrigan was born in 1850[1] in West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia as the fifth child of James Joseph Horrigan and Hanorah Fitz-Gibbons. She had nine siblings, namely: Ellen, Cornelius, Thomas J, Mary, Catherine, John, James Edward, Honorah Mary Teresa, and Johanna Marion Josephine.

When she was 19, Margaret married Edmond Lambert Thornton, son of Richard Thornton and Hannah Hetherington, in 1869[2] in Queensland, Australia.

Edmond Lambert Thornton and Margaret Agnes Horrigan had the following children:

1. Edmond Lambert Thornton was born on 05 February 1869 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. He died on 04 November 1879 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia.

2. Richard Thornton was born on 24 April 1870 in Queensland, Australia. He died in 1903 in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia.

3. Margaret Agnes Thornton was born on 30 October 1871 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. She married Alexander Mutch in 1894 in Queensland, Australia. She died on 04 May 1943 in Queensland, Australia.

4. Hannah Elizabeth Thornton was born on 25 May 1873 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. She married Hugh Maxwell Douglas in 1904 in Queensland, Australia. She died on 23 July 1950 in Queensland, Australia.

5. Thomas Lawrence Thornton was born on 06 January 1877 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. He married Ada Minton in 1916 in Queensland, Australia.

6. Charles Rhodes Thornton was born in 1878 in Queensland, Australia. He died in 1879 in Queensland, Australia.

7. James Hetherington Thornton was born on 15 October 1879 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. He married Lilias Annie Bessie Graham in 1910 in Queensland, Australia. He died on 30 September 1917 in Queensland, Australia.

8. Henry Glanville Tindall Thornton was born on 14 August 1881 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. He died on 05 February 1957 in Queensland, Australia. He married Margaret Ellen Power in 1918 in Queensland, Australia.

9. Alice Greenwood Thornton was born on 19 June 1883 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. She married George Henry Rose in 1905 in Queensland, Australia. She died on 04 June 1934 in Queensland, Australia.

10. Ellen Bond Thornton was born in 1886 in Queensland, Australia. She died in 1886 in Queensland, Australia.

11. Mary Ann Thornton was born on 01 March 1887 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. She died in 1898 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

12. Edmond Lambert Thornton was born in 1890 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. He died on 04 September 1895 in Queensland, Australia.

13. Charles Rhodes Thornton was born on 24 December 1891 in Queensland, Australia. He died in 1954 in Auburn Blaxland, New South Wales, Australia.

14. Grace Pemberton Thornton was born on 13 April 1893 in Warwick, Queensland, Australia. She died in 1945 in Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia.

In the years 1869-70 Edmond occupied the position of Mayor of Warwick. Later he successfully contested the Warwick seat, and represented this electorate for some years in the Legislative Assembly.

Edmond died on 13 March 1901[3] in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, age 60.

Margaret died on 02 March 1920[4] in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, age 70.

Citations:

1. NSW Registry Of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 904/1850 V1850904 67

2. Queensland Government - Births, deaths, marriages and divorces, C578

3. Queensland Government - Births, deaths, marriages and divorces, B1201

4. Queensland Government - Births, deaths, marriages and divorces, B31585

External Links:

Family Notices - The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) Thursday 14 March 1901 p 4

THORNTON.-On the 13th March, at his residence, Merivale-street, South Brisbane, Edmond Lambert Thornton, late of Warwick.

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS - Warwick Argus (Qld. : 1879 - 1901) Saturday 16 March 1901 p 2

OBITUARY.-News was received in Warwick on Thursday last of the death of Mr. Edmond Lambert Thornton, who in the earlier days of the town's history was a prominent figure in all matters of public moment. On his arrival in the district many years ago, Mr. Thornton was employed on Rosenthal station. Subsequently, having inherited a large sum of money under the will of a relative in England, he purchased the property known as " Lonsdale, on the Freestono road, now owned by Mr. P. Canavan. Mr. Thornton on several occasions was returned as a member of the Municipal Council, and in the years 1869-70 he occupied the position of Mayor. At a subsequent date he successfully contested the Warwick seat, and represented this electorate for some years in the Legislative Assembly. About eight or nine years ago he removed with his family to Brisbane, and for some time past it was known to his friends here that he was in failing health, the trouble being an incurable internal growth. The deceased was about 60 years of age.

Family Notices - The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) Wednesday 3 March 1920 p 6

THORNTON -The Funeral of Mrs. MARGARET AGNES THORNTON will move from her late residence, Mark-street, New Farm, THIS (Wednesday) AFTERNOON, at 2 o clock, to the South Brisbane Cemetery. Private interment. K. M. SMITH, Undertaker.

Wikipeadia - Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1868–1870

Edmond Thornton Warwick 1868–1870; 1871–1873

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