Thorp, Arnold Bentley
THORP ARNOLD BENTLEY. Adm. pens, at Peterhouse,
Oct I, 1885. S. of the Rev. T. Moorehouse, of Huddersfield.
B Dec. 9, 1865. Schools, Kingswood and Wesley CoUege,
Sheffield. Matric. Michs. 1885; B.A. 1888; M.A. 1892. B.A.,
London, 1884. Assistant Master at Wesley CoUege, Sheffield,
for 2 years; at Pembroke House, Lytham, for 3 years; at
Rishworth Grammar School, 1895-1911. Head Master of the
High School, Duncan, British Columbia, from 1911. Latterly
of 35, Watcombe Circus, Nottingham. (T. A. Walker, 585; Schoolmasters Directories.)
THORP, BERTRAM LELAND. Adm. pens, at Trinity, June 25,
1900. S. of Albert, of The Green, Esher, Surrey. B. Apr. 3,
1882, at Cannes, France. School, Marlborough College.
Matric. Michs. 1900; B.A. 1903. Served in the Great War,
1914-19 (Capt., 1915, R.A.S.C. and tank corps; M.C., 1918;
Major, 1918; mentioned in despatches). Director of the Orchard Neville nurseries at Baltonsborough, Somerset.
Died Nov. 30, 1946, at the Manor House, Tolpuddle, Dorset.
Brother of Dudley B. (1898). (Marlborough Coll. Reg.; The
Times, Dec. 3, 1946.)
THORP, CECIL. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, June 12, 1881. [Eldest] s. of the Rev. Gervase (1870) (and Margaret M. E.,
dau. of William England, M.D.). B. [1863], at Danbury,
Essex. Matric. Michs. 1881; B.A. 1884. Served in the South
African War (Capt., Imperial Light Horse). Served in the
Great War, 1914-19 (with the Canadian Forces). Died Oct.
28, 1948, at Godalming; buried at Little Hallingbury, Essex.
Brother of John W. D. (1891). (Fox-Davies, Armorial Families; The Times, Oct. 30, 1948.)
THORP, CHARLES. Adm. pens, (age 16) at Peterhouse,
June 29, 1799. [5th] s. of the Ven. Archdeacon Robert (i754)
(and Grace, dau. of William Alder). B. Oct. 13, 1783, at
Gateshead. School, Durham [and Newcastle Grammar].
Adm. at University College, Oxford, whence he matric.
Dec. 10, 1799; B.A. (Oxford) 1803; M.A. (Oxford) 1806;
B.D. (Oxford) 1822; D.D. (Oxford) 1835. FeUow of Univer- sity CoUege, 1803. F.R.S., 1839. Ord. deacon, 1806; priest,
1807. R. of Ryton, 1807-62. Preb. of Durham, 1829.
Archdeacon of Durham, 1831-62. First Warden of Durham
University, 1833-62. Married (i) July 7, 1810, Frances
Wilkie, only child of Henry ColHngwood Selby, of Swansfield;
(2) Oct. 7, 1817, Mary, dau. of Edmund Robinson, of Thorp
Green, Yorks., and had issue. 'He was one of the Crewe trustees, an active Church restorer, phUanthropist and art
coUector.' Actively interested in the protection of bird life on the Fame Islands. .Author of Charges and Sermons. Died
Oct. 10, 1862. Brother of Thomas (1784)- {Durham Sch.
Reg.; Al. Oxon.; Crockford; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1862, 11. 648;
T. A. Walker, 372, which gives 1817 as date of institution to Ryton.)
THORP, COLLINGWOOD FOSTER. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel,
Oct. 1898. [5th] s. of the Rev. W[iUiam] T[udor] (University
CoUege, Oxford, 1859), of Charlton HaU, Northumberland
(by his 2nd wife, Mary Louisa, dau. of John Jones, of Lang- stone Court, Heref.). [B. Jan. 21, 1879.] Matric. Michs. 1898;
B.A. igoi. Adm. SoUcitor, 1904; practised at Alnwick
(Messrs Dickinson, Archer and Thorp), at Amble, Belford,
and Wooler, Northumberland. Served in the Great War,
1914-19 (Lieut., Northumberland Fusiliers and King's Royal Rifle Corps). Married, Sept. 2, 1918, Alice Sarah Angus, dau. of G. D. Wilson. Brother of Robert O. V. (1897). (Burke,
L.G. ; Law Lists.)
THORP, DISNEY LAUNDER. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Caius,
July 8, 1824. [Youngest] s. of Robert WiUiam Disney,
medical practitioner, and Mayorof Leeds (and Ann Katharine,
dau. of Gregory Grant, M.D.). B. there. Schools, Shrewsbury
and Leeds. Matric. Michs. 1826; M.B. 1830; Med. Lie. 1833;
M.D. 1835. Physician at Leeds dispensary, and Lecturer in Forensic Medicine at Leeds School of Medicine. Latterly of
Cheltenham. Married, 1835, Eleanor, only dau. of Francis
Chorley, merchant, of Leeds. Died Dec. 20, 1888, at Lyppiatt
Lodge, Cheltenham. Brother of Johnson (1837) and Thomas
(1814). (Shrewsbury Reg., which calls him Thorpe; Venn, 11.
194; Medical Directories; The Guardian, Dec. 27, 1888; Burke, L.G.)
THORP, DUDLEY BARKER. .\dm. at Trinity Hall, Oct.
1898. S. of Albert, deceased, of Esher Green, Esher. School,
WeUington CoUege. .Matric. Michs. 1898. Served in the
Great War, 1914-19 (Lieut., R.A.F.). Latteriy of Brothers
House, Kimbolton, Hunts. Died July 31, 1950. Brother of
Bertram L. (1900). (WeUington Reg.; C.U. War List; The
Times, Aug. 2, 1950.)
THORP, FREDERIC. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel, May 4, 1846.
[S. of the Rev. Thomas (1804), R. of Burton Overy, Leics.
B. 1828. School, Uppingham.] Matric. Michs. 1846; B.A.
1850; M.A. 1854. Ord. deacon (Lichfield) 1851; priest, 1852;
C. of Morley, Derbs., 1852. R. of Burton Ovary, Leics.,
Thorp, Robert
1852-1916. Died Dec. 8, 1916, aged 89. Brother of Robert
(1832). (Uppingham Sch. Roll; Crockford; The Guardian, Dec. 14, 1916.)
THORP, GEORGE LINTON. Adm. sizar at St Catharine's, Sept. 12, 1869. S. of Frederick WiUiam. B. at St Ives, Hunts.
Matric. Michs. 1869; B.A. 1873. Assistant Master at Chelten- ham College, 1880-3. Ord. deacon (Worcester) 1884; priest,
1885 ; C. of Hampton Lucy, Warws., 1884-7. C. of Westbury- on-Sevem, Gloucs., 1887-95. C. of Bishop (or East) Knoyle,
Wilts., 1895-7. V. of Kennington, Kent, 1897-1926. Resided latterly at Hove, Brighton, where he died July 20, 1931.
(Cheltenham Coll. Reg.; The Guardian, July 31, 1931-)
THORP, The Rev. GERVASE. Adm. pens, at St John's, Aug. 31, 1870 S. of John, surgeon [of Maldon, Essex] (and Mary
Emerson). B. there [Oct. 25, 1829]. Bapt. May 10, 1831.
[School, Merchant Taylors'.] Theological Associate of Kmg s College, London, 1858. Matric. Michs. 1870; B.A. 1874;
M.A. 1877. Ord. deacon (Norwich) 1858; priest, 1859; C. of
St Margaret's, Ipswich, 1858-60. C. of Danbury, Essex,
1860-7. C. of Birch, 1867-70. C. of St Michael's, Cambridge, 1870-2. C. of St Margaret's, Westminster, 1873-4. V. of
Bungay, SuSoUc, 1874-81. V. of Wealdstone, Middlesex,
1885-7. Married, i860, Margaret Mary Elizabeth, eldest dau.
of WiUiam England, M.D., of Hindringham, NorfoUi.
Latterly of Graham Road, Ipswich, where he died Apr. 20,
1890. Father of CecU (1881) and John W. D. (1891). (Eagle,
XVI. 481; Fox-Davies, Armorial Families; Crockford; Cam- bridge Almanack and Register; Burke, P. and B. (sub Burgh).)
THORP, HAROLD. Adm. pens, at King's, Oct. 9, 1888. [Eldest] s.
of James, of HoUy Bank, Leigh, Lanes. School, Leys, Cam- bridge. Matric. Michs. 1888. At the Royal College of Music,
1892-5, and in Germany. PubUshed Six Songs by D. G.
Rossetti. Married, Jan. 3, 1903, at Blackrock, Co. Dublin,
EUen Mary Evelyn, youngest dau. of Gordon Evelyn Tombe,
Esq., of Ardmeer, Blackrock. Residing at Torquay in 1929.
(King's Coll. Reg., 190.)
THORP, HENRY. Adm. pens, (age 21) at Christ's, Dec. 12, 1815. S. of Henry. B. at Southwick, Hants. School, Bishop s
Waltham. Matric. Lent, 1816; B.A. 1820; M.A. 1826. P.C. of
Topsham, Devon, 1825-57, and Chaplain to the Marchioness of Headfort. Died Feb. 13, 1857, at Topsham. (Clergy List;
G. Mag., 1857, I. 368-)
THORP, HENRY CARTER. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel, May 25,
1891. S. of H. B., Esq., of CUfton, Yorks. Matric. Michs.
1891; B.A. 1894; M.B., B.Chir. and M.A. 1899. At St
Thomas's Hospital; House Physician there, 1900. Practised
at Scarborough. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Capt.,
R.A.M.C). Died Mar. 7, i947, at Harrogate. (Medical Directories; The Times, Mar. 10, 1947.)
THORP, JOHN WILLIAM DISNEY. Adm. pens, (age 19) at
Jesus, 1891. [2nd] s. of the Rev. Gervase (1870). B. [Mar. i,
1872] at Cambridge. Schools, Felsted and St Laurence
CoUege. Matric. Michs. 1891 ; B.A. 1894- Assistant Master at
Felsted, 1895-1903; at Harrison CoUege, Barbados, 1904-19-. Died Dec. 22, 1941, at Coates Manor, Cirencester. Brother of
CecU (1881). (Al. Felsted; St Laurence's Coll. Reg.; Fox-
Davies, Armorial Families; Schoolmasters' Directorus; The Times, Dec. 29, 1941-)
THORP, JOHNSON. Adm. sizar at St Catharine's, July 5, 1837. S. of R[obert] W[miam] [Disney], M.D., of Leeds.
[B. Mar. 4, i8oi.] Migrated to Trinity HaU, Oct. 28, 1837. Matric. Lent, 1838. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Feb. 4,
1825. Brother of Disney L. (1824) and Thomas (1814).
(Inns of Court; Burke, L.G.)
THORP, MARK LEONARD. Adm. at Clare, Oct. 7, 1893.
[Youngest s. of the Rev. John, V. of Felbridge, near East
Grinstead.] Matric. Michs. 1893; B..-^. 1899; M.A. 1904. Ord.
deacon (Manchester, for Chester) 1900; priest (Chester) 1901;
C. of Macclesfield, Cheshire, 1900-3. C. of St Barnabas,
Clapham Common, 1903-4. C. of Heanor, Derbs., 1904-10. C. of St Michael-the- Archangel, Bristol, 1910-11. R. of
Cossington, Somerset, 1911-27. V. of Christ Church, Clevedon,
1927-30. R. of West Camel, 1930-4. Married (1) May 15,
1902, Blanche, youngest dau. of John Evans, of London;
(2) Sept. 2, 1930, Evelyn Mary, dau. of Thomas Asprey, of Walton, Clevedon. Disappears from Crockford, 1947.
THORP, ROBERT. Adm. sizar (age 18) at Peterhouse, June 28,
1754. [2nd] s. of the Rev. Thomas (1729). V. of ChUlingham,
Northumberland, and Ber\vick-on-Tweed (and Mary Robson,
of EgglescUfie, Durham). B. (Dec. 18I, 1736- School, Durham.
Matric. Michs. 1754; Scholar; B.A. (Senior Wrangler) 1758;
M A. 1761; D.D. 1792. FeUow, 1761. Ord. deacon (Durham)
Sept. 23, 1759; Chaplain to the Royal Regt. of Volunteers,
1759. V. of ChiUingham, 1768-82, and P.C. of Doddington,
Northumberland, 1775-82. V. of Gateshead, 1782-95. After-
noon Lecturer of St Ann's, Newcastle, 1781. Archdeacon of
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