Researching John Thorpe
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11840 people with the Thorpe surname? In that year Thorpe was ranked number 350 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Thorpe on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Thorpe in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Thorpe and the Thorpe Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thorpe Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Thorpe family tree.
Study Parish Records for John Thorpe at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Thorpe using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about John Thorpe.
Research the Thorpe surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Thorpe Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 16459 people with the Thorpe surname in the UK? Thorpe is now ranked number 335 for popularity in the UK. |
Thorpe Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Thorpe.
Study MyTrees for information on the Thorpe family and people looking to contact living Thorpe relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Thorpe records submitted by people who are already researching the Thorpe Family Tree.
Find John Thorpe from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Thorpe Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Thorpe surname in the USA? Thorpe is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Thorpe Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on John Thorpe. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Thorpe
John Henry Thorpe
John Henry Thorpe OBE (7 August 1887 – 31 October 1944) was a British Conservative politician.
Thorpe was the eldest son of the Venerable John Henry Thorpe, Archdeacon of Macclesfield. He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead and Trinity College, Oxford.
Thorpe trained as a barrister (later becoming Recorder of Blackburn) and entered the Commons in 1919 as MP for Manchester Rusholme. During his tenure, he married Ursula Norton-Griffiths (the eldest daughter of John Norton-Griffiths) on 19 December 1922, and their son was the Liberal MP (John) Jeremy Thorpe (1929–2014).
Source: John Henry Thorpe, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Thorpe (priest)
The Venerable John Henry Thorpe, MA, BD (1855 – 7 January 1932) was Archdeacon of Macclesfield from 1921 until his death.
Thorpe was born in West Derby, Liverpool to Irish parents. He was educated at The High School, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin he held incumbencies at St Peter's, Cork, St Saviour's, Nottingham and St George's, Stockport before his years as an Archdeacon.
He married Martha Aylmer Hall. His son John Henry Thorpe was the Coalition Conservative MP for Manchester Rusholme from 1919 to 1923. His grandson was Jeremy Thorpe, Liberal Party leader.
He died on 7 January 1932.
Source: John Thorpe (priest), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Thorpe
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