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Personal data Edward Henry Thorp 

  • He was born on April 28, 1876 in Islington, London. England.
    First name(s) EDWARD HENRY
    Last name THORP
    Birth year 1876
    Birth quarter 2
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District ISLINGTON
    County London
    Country England
    Volume 1B
    Page 289
  • Profession: in the year 1939 Builders General Foreman.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: 11 Gladstone Street, Battersea, London.
      Name: Thos. Thorpe Age: 41 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840 Relationship to Head: Head Spouse: Phoebe Thorpe
      Gender: Male Where Born: Paddington, Middlesex, England Civil Parish: Battersea County/Island: London
      Country: England Street Address: 11 Gladstone St Marital status: Married Occupation: House Decorator
      Registration District: Wandsworth ED, institution, or vessel: 78 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 655 Folio: 9
      Page Number: 11 Household Members: Name Age Thos. Thorpe 41 Phoebe Thorpe 35 Charles Thorpe 7
      Edward Thorpe 4 Mary Thorpe 8 Rosetta Thorpe 2
    • in the year 1891: 39 Gladstone Street, Battersea, London.
      Name: Phoebe E Thorp Gender: Female Age: 45 Relationship: Wife Birth Year: 1846 Spouse: Thomas W Thorp
      Child: Charles T Thorp Edward H Thorp Rosetta L Thorp Ada P Thorp Lydia A Thorp Thomas W Thorp Phoebe E Thorp Birth Place: St Luke, London, England Civil parish: Battersea Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints Residence Place: Battersea, London, England Registration district: Wandsworth Sub registration district: East Battersea ED, Institution or Vessel: 16
      Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 423 Folio: 27 Household Members Age Relationship Thomas W Thorp 51 Head
      Phoebe E Thorp 45 Wife Charles T Thorp 17 Son Edward H Thorp 14 Son Rosetta L Thorp 12 Daughter
      Ada P Thorp 9 Daughter Lydia A Thorp 7 Daughter Thomas W Thorp 5 Son Phoebe E Thorp 1 Daughter
    • in the year 1901: 48 Azenley Square, Camberwell, London.
      Name: Edward H Thorp Age: 24 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877 Relation to Head: Son Gender: Male
      Father: Thomas W Thorp Mother: Phoebe E Thorp Birth Place: Islington, London, England Civil Parish: Camberwell
      Registration District: Camberwell Sub-registration District: Camberwell ED, institution, or vessel: 22 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 497 Folio: 87 Page Number: 54 Household Schedule Number: 355 Household Members:
      Name Age Thomas W Thorp 61 Phoebe E Thorp 55 Edward H Thorp 24 Ada P Thorp 19 Lydia A Thorp 19
      Thomas W Thorp 15 Phoebe E Thorp 11
    • in the year 1911: 19 Nutbrook Street, Camberwell, London.
      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      19 Nutbrook Street, Camberwell, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      Edward Thorp Head Married Male House And Ship Painter 34 1877 London Middlesex
      Mary Thorp Wife Married Female - 34 1877 Hampshire Lynington
      Florence Thorp Daughter - Female - 7 1904 Surrey London
      Hilda Thorp Daughter - Female - 3 1908 Surrey London
      Violet Thorp Daughter - Female - 1 1910 Surrey London
      Reginald Thorp Son - Male - 0 1911 Surrey London
    • in the year 1939: 19 Nutbrook Street, Camberwell, London.
      Thorp Household (2 People) 19 Nutbrook Street , Camberwell, London, England

      First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
      Edward H Thorp 28 Apr 1876 Builders General Foreman
      Mary S Thorp 29 Sep 1876 Unpaid Domestic Duties
  • He died on December 30, 1940 in Dulwich Hospital, Dulwich, London, he was 64 years old.
    First name(s) EDWARD H
    Last name THORP
    Gender Male
    Birth day -
    Birth month -
    Birth year 1876
    Age 64
    Death quarter 4
    Death year 1940
    District CAMBERWELL
    County London
    Volume 1D
    Page 1262
    Country England
  • This information was last updated on December 22, 2021.

Household of Edward Henry Thorp

He is married to Mary Sophia Doe.

They got married on 2ND Q 1901 at Lymington, Hampshire. England, he was 24 years old.

Name: Mary Sophia Doe Year of Registration: 1901 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Lymington County: Hampshire Volume: 2b Page: 1385

First name(s) MARY SOPHIA Last name DOE Marriage quarter 2 Marriage year 1901 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ MARY SOPHIA DOE married one of these people WILLIAM THOMAS PEARCE, EDWARD HENRY THORP
District LYMINGTON District number - County Hampshire Country England Volume 2B Page 1385

Notes about Edward Henry Thorp

Parents Thomas William Thorp 1840 - 1908 Spouse & Children Phoebe Eliza Willcocks 1845–1913

Mary Thorpe 1873–1948 Charles T Thorp 1874–1941 Edward H Thorp 1877–1940 Rosetta L Thorp 1879–1963 Ada P Thorp 1882–1928 Lydia A Thorp 1884–1967
Thomas William Thorpe 1886–1968 Phoebe Elsie Thorp 1890–1929

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  • The temperature on April 28, 1876 was about 10.8 °C. There was 12 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • April 11 » The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is organized.
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    • April 20 » The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.
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  • The temperature on December 30, 1940 was between 1.7 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 23.4 mm of rain during 20.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • April 23 » The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.
    • June 25 » World War II: The French armistice with Germany comes into effect.
    • August 20 » World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
    • September 12 » Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
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    • November 12 » World War II: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrives in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis Powers.


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