Researching Joseph Thorman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 113 people with the Thorman surname? In that year Thorman was ranked number 3466 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joseph means "God shall add (another son)" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joseph Thorman on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joseph Thorman and the Thorman Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 229 people with the Thorman surname in the UK? Thorman is now ranked number 3826 for popularity in the UK. |
Thorman Family Tree Databases
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Joseph Thorman
Joseph Thorman (6 August 1871 – 7 October 1936) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle from 1924 to 1936.
Born in Gateshead, County Durham on 6 August 1871, he was ordained to the priesthood on 27 September 1896. He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle by the Holy See on 18 December 1924. His consecration to the Episcopate took place on 27 January 1925, the principal consecrator was Archbishop Frederick William Keating of Liverpool, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Joseph Robert Cowgill of Leeds and Bishop Thomas Dunn of Nottingham.
He died in office in Newcastle upon Tyne on 7 October 1936, aged 65, and was buried at Ushaw College cemetery.
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