Researching Robert 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 Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Thorpe on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Thorpe and the Thorpe Family History
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| 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
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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. |
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Some Famous People called Robert Thorpe
Robert Thorpe (Indian Army officer)
alt=|thumb|Gravestone of Lt. Robert Thorpe in Kashmir.Lieutenant Robert Thorpe (1838–1868) was an officer of the British Indian Army. He visited Kashmir during the reign of Maharaja Ranbir Singh and wrote about the sufferings of the Kashmiri people. His writings were compiled into a book titled Cashmere Misgovernment which was later published posthumously in London in 1870. He also appealed to the British soldiers, who raised funds for Christian Missionary Society to send medical help to the Kashmir Valley. This eventually led to the founding of the British Mission Hospital in Srinagar.
Historians state that Thorpe's life is shrouded in "myth, memory and history". He is regarded in Kashmir as a martyr who died for the cause of Kashmiris.
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