James Thornton

[Jennaya]

I am just one of the Rootschat members and am not connected to the original poster.
The OP appears to be in the UK, so it's possible they are one of your relatives from the first marriage in England. Hope you get to trade information.

[PRONTO4]

Thanks. Yes, I am in touch with his descendants from his UK marriage who now live in Leeds and London, UK and Salt Lake City, USA. My grandfather, his son, learned of his father's secret UK family but did not disclose that knowledge to his own family, including my mother, yet that family always suspected skulduggery. I discovered it from family research. My mother and her siblings have gone to God and to the rest of us it is  a bit of fun. I used to wonder if he was an undisclosed  convict; once a disgrace but now a badge of honour! kind regards.