The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Theresa Georgina Sassoon [Thornycroft]
Generation No. 1
  1. Theresa Georgina Sassoon [Thornycroft] She was born 1853 at St. Pancras, London, daughter of Thomas Thornycroft and Mary Francis; died 1947 at Tonbridge, Kent
  She married Alfred Ezra Sassoon, financier and sculptor on Jan 1884 at London. He was born July to Sep 1861 at London, registered at St. Pancras District, London, ref: 1861 Q3 Vol 1b Page 24; died 18th Apr 1895 at Grand Parade, Eastbourne, Sussex, Effects: £ 5,410 1s 1d. They had the following children:
  iMichael Thornycroft who was born 14th Oct 1884 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1884 Q4 Vol 2a Page 699; died Dec 1969 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 85 years
2 iiSiegfried Loraine who was born 8th Sep 1886 at Weirleigh, Matfield, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q4 Vol 2a Page 675; died 1st Sep 1967 Wiltshire, aged 80 years; buried after 1st Sep 1967 Somerset
  iii2nd Lieut. Hamo Watts who was born Oct to Dec 1887 at Weirleigh, Matfield, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1887 Q4 Vol 2a Page 701; died 1st Nov 1915 Turkey, died on board the hospital ship S.S. Kildonan Castle from wounds received in action; Effects: £18,904 9s 11d
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Siegfried Loraine Sassoon, C.B.E., M.C., Poet and Novelist was the son of Alfred Ezra Sassoon, financier and sculptor and Theresa Georgina Sassoon [Thornycroft]. He was born 8th Sep 1886 at Weirleigh, Matfield, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1886 Q4 Vol 2a Page 675; died 1st Sep 1967 at Heytesbury, Wiltshire, aged 80 years; buried after 1st Sep 1967 at St Andrew's churchyard, Mells, Somerset
  He married Hester Gatty on Dec 1933 at Christchurch, Hampshire. She was born Apr to June 1906, registered at Kensington District, London, ref: 1906 Q2 Vol 1a Page 157; died 1973. They had the following children:
  iGeorge Thornycroft who was born 30th Oct 1936 at London; died 8th Mar 2006
   

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