THORNLEY
THORNLEY is a Lancashire name as far back as I know, and I havent got further back than James in a verifiable way as there are two strong candidates for his mother- Margaret in Little Lever and Betty in Tottington..
James Thornley [abt 1796-1861]
James seems to have lived all his life in Little Lever, near to Bolton. He was an engineer. On 1st Jan 1821 he married Betty Fletcher at Bolton le Moors, probably because the chapel at Little Lever wasnt doing marriages that early.
William Thornley was the publican at the Nob Inn, Little Lever, near to the canal.