Charles John Macleod THORNTON

Major General, Charles John Macleod THORNTON. Late Madras Royal Artillery. He was born on the 18th August 1882, baptised on the 22nd October 1822 at Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, parents John Thornton and Helen nee Smail. He died at Malta 21st February 1879. At rest in Ta Braxia Cemetery, Malta.
(Wills and Admin, Ancestry) The Will of Charles John Macleod THORNTON of St Thomas's Mount, Madras, India. Major General in Her Majesty's Army, formerly Lieutenant Colonel on the Madras Establishment of the Indian Artillery who died 21st February 1879 at Malta., domiciled in England was proved at the Principal Registry by Sar Thornston of 46 Charles Square, Notting Hill, Middlesex his widow and sole Executrix.