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Adm. sizar (age 18) at PETERHOUSE, June 28, 1754. [2nd] s. of the Rev. Thomas (1729), V. of Chillingham, Northumberland, and Berwick-on-Tweed (and Mary Robson, of Egglescliffe, Durham). B. [Dec. 18], 1736. School, Durham. ' Matric. Michs. 1754; Scholar; B.A. (Senior Wrangler) 1758; M.A. 1761; D.D. 1792. Fellow, 1761. Ord. deacon (Durham) Sept. 23, 1759; Chaplain to the Royal Regt. of Volunteers, 1759. V. of Chillingham, 1768-82, and P.C. of Doddington, Northumberland, 1775-82. V. of Gateshead, 1782-95. Afternoon Lecturer of St Ann's, Newcastle, 1781. Archdeacon of Northumberland, 1792-1812. R. of Ryton, Durham, 1795-1807. Of Chopwell Hall, Durham. Married Grace, dau. of William Alder, of Horncliffe-on-Tweed. Author, Excerpta quaedam e Newtoni Principiis, etc. Died Apr. 20, 1812 at Durham; buried at Ryton. Father of Charles (1799) and Thomas (1784). (T. A. Walker, 308; Durham Sch. Reg.; Durham Ord. Book; First Fruits, Dioc. of Durham; Burke, L.G.; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1812, I. 595.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1759 | Ordi(ordination) | Thorp, Robert | / | deacon | View |
| 1761 | Appt(Institution) | Thorp, Robert | Peterhouse, Cambridge / | Fellow | View |
| 1762 | Ordi(ordination) | Thorp, Robert | / | priest | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Collation) | Thorp, Robert | Chillingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Appointment) | Thorp, Robert | Chillingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Appointment) | Thorp, Robert | Charles, Earl of Tankerville / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1772 | Vac(cession) | Thorp, Robert | Peterhouse, Cambridge / | Fellow | View |
| 1775 | Appt(Licensing) | Thorp, Robert | Chatton / Doddington Chapel | Curate | View |
| 1775 | Appt(Appointment) | Thorp, Robert | Chatton / Doddington Chapel | not given | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Resignation) | Thorp, Robert | Doddington / | Curate | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Appointment) | Thorp, Robert | Gateshead Hospital / | not given | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Appointment) | Thorpe, Robert | Gateshead / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Vac(resignation) | Thorp, Robert | Chatton / Doddington Chapel | Curate | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Resignation) | Thorp, Robert | Chillingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1782 | Appt(revocation) | Thorpe, Robert | Charles, Earl of Tankerville / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1782 | Vac(resignation) | Thorp, Robert | Chillingham / | Vicar | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Collation) | Thorp, Robert | Hospital of King James in Gateside otherwise Gates / | Master | View |
| 1782 | Appt(Collation) | Thorp, Robert | Gateshead / | Rector | View |
| 1791 | Appt(Institution) | Thorp, Robert | Northumberland / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1791 | Appt(commission to institute) | Thorp, Robert | Howick / | Rector | View |
| 1792 | Appt(Installation) | Thorp, Robert | Durham cathedral / Archdeacon of Durham | Archdeacon | View |
| 1795 | Appt(Collation) | Thorp, Robert | Ryton / | Rector | View |
| 1795 | Vac(cession) | Thorp, Robert | Gateshead hospital of King James / | Master | View |
| 1812 | Vac(Death) | Thorp, Robert | Northumberland / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1812 | Vac(Death) | Thorp, Robert | Howick / | Rector | View |