Researching George Thornhill
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1872 people with the Thornhill surname? In that year Thornhill was ranked number 1913 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Thornhill on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Thornhill and the Thornhill Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2733 people with the Thornhill surname in the UK? Thornhill is now ranked number 1941 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called George Thornhill
George Thornhill (cricketer)
George Thornhill (10 August 1811 – 4 February 1875) was an English cricketer with amateur status who was active from 1831 to 1836. He was born in England and died in Folkestone. He made his first-class debut in 1831 and appeared in seven matches as an unknown handedness batsman whose bowling style is unknown, playing for Cambridge University. He scored 59 runs with a highest score of 11 and took four wickets. Thornhill was the eldest son of George Thornhill (1783–1852), a Huntingdonshire landowner who became Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire from 1837 to his death in 1852. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge. He was High Sheriff of Huntingdonshire in 1869.
Several of his family were also cricketers: his brother Charles Thornhill played in first-class matches for Cambridge University, while another brother John appeared twice in first-class games for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC); other brothers, and his three sons, played in minor matches.
Source: George Thornhill (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGeorge Thornhill (MP)
George Thornhill (12 June 1783 – 19 May 1852) was an English Conservative Member of Parliament.
Thornhill was the eldest son of another George Thornhill, of Diddington Hall, Huntingdonshire. He was educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge. He studied law and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1805. He was High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire in 1836. He was elected to Parliament for the Huntingdonshire constituency in the 1837 general election and held the seat until his death. He had three sons who played first-class cricket: Charles, George junior and John.
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