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Alice Bence

Alice Bence

Female 1848 - 1908  (60 years)


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  • Name Alice Bence  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 24 May 1848  Waterside, Glossop, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Death 18 Dec 1908  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I1113  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father Thomas Bence,   b. 2 May 1822, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1890, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lucy Leigh,   b. 25 Dec 1818, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1893, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 12 Jun 1843  Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Thornton,   b. Abt 1844, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1867  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

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    Obituary for Alice Thorn-
    Obituary for Alice Thorn-

  • Sources 
    1. [S51] Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National A;), Class: HO107; Piece: 2157; Folio: 379; Page: 48; GSU roll: 87134-87135.

    2. [S363] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, ;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 634; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0113.
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 634; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0113


    3. [S335] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915.
      Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
      Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
      New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915


    4. [S82] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, State Census, 1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      Massachusetts, State Census, 1865
      Massachusetts, State Census, 1865


    5. [S350] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    6. [S125] Ancestry.com, Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 (Cathedral), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2013;).