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| Thorp, Charles. Adm. pens. (age 16) at PETERHOUSE, June 29, 1799. [5th] s. of the Ven. Archdeacon Robert (1754) (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. Fellow of University College, 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 (1) July 7, 1810, Frances Wilkie, only child of Henry Collingwood Selby, of Swansfield; (2) Oct. 7, 1817, Mary, dau. of Edmund Robinson, of Thorp Green, Yorkshire , and had issue. 'He was one of the Crewe trustees, an active Church restorer, philanthropist and art collector.' Actively interested in the protection of bird life on the Farne 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.) | Charles THORP Approx. lifespan: 1783–1862 pens. aged 16 Peterhouse adm1799:06:29 5th s. of the Ven. Archdeacon: Robert (1754) (and Grace ALDER dau. of William ALDER ) b. Gateshead, [Co. Durham], 1783:10:13 Sch: Durham School Durham, [Co. Durham], [and Newcastle, [Northumberland], Adm. at University College [Oxford] whence he Matric 1799:12:10 BA(Oxford) 1803 MA(Oxford) 1806 BD(Oxford) 1822 DD(Oxford) 1835 Sch: Fellow of: : University College [Oxford] 1803 FRS 1839 Ord. deacon 1806 Ord. priest 1807 R.: Ryton, [Co. Durham], 1807-62 Prebendary: Durham, [Co. Durham], 1829 Archdeacon of: Durham, [Co. Durham], 1831-62 First Warden of: : Sch: Durham University Durham, [Co. Durham], 1833-62 m. (1) 1810:07:07 Frances Wilkie, only child of Henry Collingwood Selby, of Swansfield, [Northumberland], m. (2) 1817:10:07 Mary ROBINSON dau. of Edmund ROBINSON of Thorp Green, West Riding of Yorkshire , had issue 'He was one of the Crewe trustees, an active Church restorer, philanthropist and art collector.' Actively interested in the protection of bird life on the Farne Islands, [Northumberland], Author of Charges and Sermons d. 1862:10:10 brother of Thomas THORP (1784) ( Durham School 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, [Co. Durham], .) |