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Henry Thorp

Henry Thorp was born in Hull on 30th May 1801 and baptised at Holy Trinity Church four months later on 10th September 1801. Fourtyfive years later when Henry married Frances Roebuck at St Michael’s Church, Headingley, Leeds Henry’s father’s profession is given as “Sailor”. Whether this is true or an off the cuff remark from… Continue reading Henry Thorp

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Scottish Connections?

According to my father, James Baden Thorp his mother, Alice Brownhill Thorp, maintained a claim to Scottish ancestry. From some very vague recollections I understood this to be on her father’s side: James Brownhill Paul. James Brownhill Paul was the son of James Paul and Elizabeth Brownhill. JBP was born in Sheffield, Wincobank, in 1879… Continue reading Scottish Connections?

Robert Thorp (1848 – 1913) Coal Miner

Robert‘s story is extremely poignant and illustrates something of the precarious nature of life in mid Victorian England.  He was born 25 October 1848 in to a large family of  8 brothers and sisters from his father Henry’s two marriages. In the 1851 Census Robert is living with his father at North Lane, Headingley-cum-Burley –… Continue reading Robert Thorp (1848 – 1913) Coal Miner

Coal Miners

I’d hazard that most Yorkshire families don’t have to search too far before family members emerge with the tell tale blue scars that reveal their ancestors worked in t’ pit.  Or lived in or near a colliery – they were everywhere!  One day there will surely be an almighty thud and large areas of Yorkshire… Continue reading Coal Miners