Thomson, William Leslie
THOMSON, WILLIAM LESLIE. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i. 1891.
S. of Thomas, of Perth (and Margaret Leslie). B. [Feb. 17],
1868, at Selkirk. School, St Andrew's Episcopal, Perth; and at Edinburgh University; M.A., Edinb., 1891. Matric. Michs.
1891; B.A. (lith Wrangler) 1894. Assistant Master at Kirk- waU Burgh School, 1894-6; at the Academy, Kilmarnock,
1896-9; at George Heriot's School, Edinburgh, 1899-1928.
Of 7, HiUside Crescent, Edinburgh. [Venn, u. 522; School-
masters' Directories.)
THOMSON, WILLIAM STEPHEN. Adm. pens, at Queens', Mar. 23, 1835. [2nd s. of George, Esq., of Rickmansworth,
Herts.] Matric. Michs. 1835; B.A. 1839; M.A. 1842. Adm. at
the Inner Temple, May 25, 1835. Ord. deacon, 1840; priest,
1841. Chaplain at Heidelberg. R. of Fobbing, Essex, 1850- 1902. Died Jan. 12, 1902, aged 84. {Inns of Court; Crockford;
The Times, Jan. 14, 1902.)
THONGER, FREDERICK CHARLES FAULKNER. Adm. at
Selwyn H., Apr. 24, 1889. [3rd s. of Captain R. Freer, 9th
Lancers.] B. Aug. 12, 1869. Matric. Easter, 18S9; B.A. 1892.
Ord. deacon (Rochester) 1893; C. of St George's, Camberwell, 1893-4. Missionary (S.P.G. and Cambridge Mission to
Delhi), 1894-8. Died Nov. 9, 1898, in Delhi. (Crockford; The Times, Nov. 12, 1898.)
THORBURN, KENNETH DAVID SMET McKENZIE. Adm. pens.
(age 19) at Jesus, Oct. 1895. S. of William, Captain,
deceased. B. at Fareham, Hants. School, Wellington College.
Matric. Michs. 1895; B.A. 1898. On the London Stock
Exchange. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Private,
R. FusQiers (Public Schools Batt.); Capt., Northumberland
Fusiliers and Durham Light Infantry). {Wellington Coll. Reg.)
THORBURN, THOMAS JAMES. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Oct. 7, 1875. S. of Thomas Charles, of Birkenhead. B. at Derby.
School, home. Matric. Michs. 1875; B.A. 1879; M.A. 1882;
B.D. 1908; D.D. 1910. Adeundem, Trinity College, Dublin,
1895; LL.D., T.C.D., 1895. Assistant Master at Colchester
Grammar School, 1881-2. Ord. deacon (St Albans) 1881 ; priest
(Lichfield) 1882; C. of St Leonard's, Colchester, 1881-2. Second Master of Chesterfield Grammar School, 1882-5;
Assistant Master, King James Grammar School, Sheffield, and
C. of Sheffield, 1885-93. Head Master of Caistor Grammar
School, Lines., 1894-7. Head Master of Odiham Grammar
School, Hants., 1897-1903. Acting Head Master of Hastings
Grammar School, 1915-19. Married, Mar. 22, 1887, Emily
Jane, only child of Edward Hailstone, of St Leonards-on-Sea. Author, A Critical Examination of the Evidence for the Doctrine
of the Virgin Birth; The Resurrection Narratives and Modern
Criticism; Jesus the Christ: Historical or Mythical}; The
Historical Jesus; The Mythical Interpretation of the Gospels,
etc. Latterly of 21, St Helen's Road, Hastings. Died Jan. 11,
1923. {Peile, II. 643; Schoolmasters' Directories; Crockford; Who was Who; The Times, Jan. 15, 1923.)
THORESBY, THOMAS. Adm. pens, at Trinity Hall, Mar. 13,
1785. Matric. Easter, 1788; LL.B. 1788. Adm. at the Inner
Temple, May 17, 1781. Ord. deacon (London) Oct. 26, 1788.
R. of Eriswell, Suffolk. Died Nov. 17, 1812, aged 48, in
London. (G. Mag., 1812, 11. 671; Inns of Court.)
THORESBY, THOMAS. Adm. pens, at St John's, May 22, 1812. S. of Thomas, surgeon. Of Flintshire. Matric. Michs. 1812;
B.A. 1817. Ord. deacon (Hereford) Aug. 3, 1817; priest,
Aug. 2, 1818; C. of Cusop, Heref., 1817. V. of Llanwrthwl,
Brecons., 1827-44. R- of St Harmon's, Radnors., 1827-44. P.C. of CraswaU, Heref., 1831-48. P.C. of Llandrindod,
Radnors., 1845-78. R. of Kefnllys, 1848-78. Disappears from Crockford, 1879. {Clergy List.)
THORLEY, ARTHUR. Matric. Non-CoU., Michs. 1890. S. of
Josiah. B. in Staffs. Adm. at St Catharine's, Jan. 16, 1892; B.A. 1894; M.A. 1899. Ord. deacon (Southwell) 1894; priest,
1895; C. of Newhall, Derbs., 1894-6. C. of St John-the-
Divine, Chatham, 1896-8. C. of Winchmore HiU, Middlesex,
1898-1901. C. of St James and St John-the-Evang., Friem
Barnet, 1902-27. R. of Ilchester, Somerset, 1927-34. Died
Oct. 19, 1934, aged 71. [Crockford; The Times, Oct. 23, 1934.)
THORMAN, EDWARD. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Pembroke,
June 22, 1850. 4th s. of John [tea-dealer] [of Laurence Pountney Hill, London], and North Brixton, Surrey (and
Louisa). B. [Feb. 11, 1832], in London. School, Merchant
Taylors'. Matric. Michs. 1850; Scholar; B.A. 1865. Assistant Master at Elstree Grammar School, 1861-71. Died June 21,
1871. [Merchant Taylors' Sch. Reg.)
THORMAN, RICHARD. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. 2, 1878. S. of Robert, agent (and Harriet Marshall). B. at Seaham
Harbour, Durham, July 22, 1859. Bapt. Sept. 4, 1859.
School, Richmond (Mr J. Snowdon). Matric. Michs. 1878;
B.A. 1882; M.A. 1885. Ord. deacon (Bishop Hellmuth, for
Ripon) 1883; priest (Ripon) 1884; C. of Wibsey, Yorks.,
1883-92. R. of Marton-in-Craven, 1892-9. V. of Christ
Thorne, Henry Albert
Church, Skipton-in-Craven, 1899-1920. V. of Dacre, 1920-31.
Offg. Chaplain at Harrogate and District Hospital, 1933-7.
Died Feb. 7, 1946, aged 86, at Harrogate. Brother of the next. {Crockford; The Times, Feb. 8, 1946.)
THORMAN, WILLIAM HENRY. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1887.
S. of Robert, ship-broker, of Seaham (and Harriet Marshall).
B. there, Aug. 29, 1869. School, Richmond, Yorks. Matric.
Michs. 1887; B.A. 1890. At St Thomas's Hospital; Clinical Assistant there. M.R.C.S.; L.R.C.P., 1897. House Surgeon
and Resident Medical Officer at the Royal United Hospital,
Bath. Practised at Huddersfield. Medical Officer of Health,
Kirkburton and Famley Tyas U.D.C. Died Aug. 13, 1922, at Bournemouth. Brother of the above. {Venn, 11. 493; Medical Directories.)
THORNBER, JOHN FRASER FOYNDER. Adm. pens, at St
John's, Jan. 23, 1873. S. of John, gent, [of Moreton Terrace,
Rugby] (and Annie). B. [Sept. 16, 1851], at Poulton-le- Fylde, Lanes. Bapt. Apr. 5, 1852. School, Rugby. Matric.
Lent, 1873; B.A. 1876. Went to New Zealand. Died Oct. 31,
1937, at Hove, Sussex. (Rugby Sch. Reg.; The Times, Nov. 3, 1937.)
THORNBURGH-CROPPER. EDWARD DENMAN (1873), see CROPPER.
THORNBURY, DAVID FEATHERBY. Adm. pens, (age 20) at
Caius, Dec. 1, 1844. [Only] s. of David, engineer, of Washing- borough, Lines. B. at Goole. School, Huntingdon. Matric.
Michs. 1845; B.A. 1849; M.A. 1852. Adm. at the Inner
Temple, Jan. 21, 1846. Called to the Bar, Nov. 21, 1851.
Died May 29, 1905, at Randwick, N.S.W., Australia. (Venn,
II. 269; Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar.)
THORNDIKE, ARTHUR JOHN WEBSTER. Adm. pens, at
St John's, Apr. 8, 1872. S. of Daniel, Lieut.-Col., Royal Artillery (and Isabella). B. Nov. 26, 1853, in Quebec,
Canada. Bapt. Apr. 7, 1854. Matric. Michs. 1872; B.A. 1877;
M.A. 18S0. Ord. deacon (Salisbury) 1876; priest, 1877; C. of
Canford Magna, Dorset, 1876-8. C. of Bere-Regis, 1878-9.
C. of St Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol, 1879-81. C. of Barley,
Herts., 1881-2. C. of Gainsborough, Lines., 1882-4. Minor
Canon and Sacrist of Rochester, 1884-92. C. of St Andrew's,
Rochester, 1889-92. V. of St Margaret-next-Rochester, 1892-
1902. V. of Aylesford, Kent, 1902-9. Hon. Canon of Rochester,
1909-12. V. of St James-the-Less, Westminster, 1909-17.
Married, Sept. 15, 1881, Agnes Macdonald, 2nd dau. of
J. Bowers, of Southampton. Died Dec. 9, 1917, suddenly,
in the vestry of his Church before evensong. Father of
Russell Thomdike, the actor, and of .;Sybil Thomdike.
(Eagle, xxxix, 255; Crockford; The Times, Dec. 12, 1917.)
THORNDIKE, HERBERT ELLIOT. Adm. pens, at Corpus
Christi, Jan. i, 1871. B. Apr. 7, 1851, in Liverpool. School,
Lennoxville, Canada. Matric. Michs. 1871. A baritone
singer; won a prize at the Crystal Palace, 1873, while an
undergraduate. Died Feb. 18, 1940, aged 88, at Falmouth;
buried there. (The Times, Feb. 20, 1940; British Musical
Biogs.)
THORNE, ALFRED ERNEST. Matric. Michs. 1891, from
Cavendish H. S. of Edward Henry, musician, of London.
B. there, Nov. 21, 1873. School, Rossall (Mr C. C. Tancock).
Migrated to Sidney, Jan. 12, 1892; B.A. 1894; M.A. 1928.
Church organist and private music teacher. Music Master at
Sedbergh School, 1915-20. Temporary Director of Music at
Sherborne School, 1924; Music Master at Canford School,
Dorset, 1924-34. Latterly of Gorton Lodge, North Side,
Clapham Common, London. (Rossall Reg.; Schoolmasters' Directories.)
THORNE, EVERARD GODWIN. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
May 22, 1879. S. of John Mills, of Turret House, South Lambeth, London (and Harriet, dau. of Richard Calthrop, of
Swineshead Abbey, Boston, Lines.). B. [June 4], i860, in
London. School, Westminster. Matric. Michs. 1879; LL.B.
1883; LL.M. 1886. Adm. Solicitor, Mar. 1886; practised in
London (Messrs Biddle, Thorne, Welsford and Sidgwick,
22, Aldermanbury, E.G.). Died Oct. 7, 1924. (Record of Old Westminsters; Law Lists.)
THORNE, GEORGE HOUGHTON. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
June 25, 1897. S. of William Bezly [M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.],
of 53, Upper Brook Street, London. B. Sept. 15, 1879, in
London. School, London (private). Matric. Easter, 1898. Brother of Wilham H. H. (1893).
THORNE, HENRY ALBERT. Adm. at Caius, Oct. 1885. S. of
Henry Edward, merchant of Barbados. B. there [Dec. 18],
1866. Schools, Barbados and King's College and University College, London. Matric. Michs. 1885; B.A. 1888. Second
Lieut., West Indian Regt., 1892; Lieut., 1893; Capt., 1898.
Died July 20, 1903, in Sierra Leone. (Venn, u. 480; Army
Lists.)
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