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George Thorp (Royal Navy)
George Thorp (9 September 1777 – 25 July 1797) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the French Revolutionary Wars. His short, but distinguished, career culminated in service as first lieutenant of the frigate and his death, aged 19, at the side of his commanding officer, Captain Richard Bowen (Royal Navy), Richard Bowen, in the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797), assault on Santa Cruz, Tenerife. Family and early life George Thorp was born on 9 September 1777, the fourth son of Robert Thorp (priest), Dr Robert Thorp MA, DD, Rector of Ryton, Tyne and Wear, Ryton from 1781 to 1795, Archdeacon of Northumberland from 1792 to 1806, a distinguished mathematician (Senior Wrangler (University of Cambridge), senior wrangler at Cambridge in 1758) and Latin scholar. His younger brother Charles Thorp also became rector of Ryton and later Archdeacon of Durham and a founder of Durham University. In 1788, Pooley Onslow, a first cousin of George's and daughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chillingham, Northumberland
Chillingham is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated approximately to the east of Wooler, south of Chatton. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Detailed information is included in the parish of Bewick. Chillingham is famous for its castle, which is said to be haunted, and the Chillingham Cattle, a wild herd of roughly 90 individuals which has been kept in an enclosure since the Middle Ages and strictly inbreeding for at least 300 years. The village contains Hebborn bastle house, a fortified house near Hepburn Wood. HMS ''Chillingham'', a Ham class minesweeper, was named after the village. The civil parish, along with those for Chatton and Lilburn, has been served by Tillside Parish Council since 2003, under a grouping order by the former Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed. According to Tillside Parish Council, two councillors represent Chillingham on the council. Notable people * George Thorp, a Royal Navy officer whose short but hero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |