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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5430/49
TitleDorothy Thornewill, née Wright (1895-1993)
Date1907-1975
DescriptionDorothy was the only daughter of the Revd William Peter Wright. She grew up at her father's vicarage at Stokesley, Yorkshire, and was educated at The Cliff, Eastbourne. She moved to Eyam Hall with her parents in 1923, and stayed there until 1946 or 1947 when she moved to the Harrogate area. She married her relative Charles Johnson Thornewill in 1955. Dorothy died, without children, in 1993 and was buried in Ripon Cathedral
LevelSeries
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorWright family of Eyam Hall
Related MaterialFor papers relating to Charles Johnson Thornewill, including letters sent to him by Dorothy, see series D5430/63
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