'Thorpe02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Thorp of Alnwick, Thorp of Chopwell Hall, Thorp of Danthorpe, Thorpe of Thorpe (Holderness, Yorkshire)

                               
Robert Thorpe of Thorpe (near Wellywyke in Holderness), Yorkshire (a temp John who r. 1199-1216)
m. Margery Holme (dau of John Holme of Paul-home in Holderness) ## see here (but name & dates wrong) ##
1. Stephen Thorpe (a temp Edward I who r. 1272-1307)
  m. Maude
  A. Stephen Thorpe (a temp Edward II who r. 1307-1327)
  m. Isolda
i. Stephen Thorpe (d 1343-4)
  a. Sir Stephen Thorpe
  m. Catherine
  (1) Stephen Thorpe (b 1405)
  m. Joan Constable (dau of Sir Robert Constable of Flamborough)
  (A) Stephen Thorpe of Thorpe in Holderness
Visitation (Yorskhire, 1563-4, 'Thorpe') identifies Stephen's wife as Robenett, dau of "Padley of Boshopryke" whilst Foster identifies her as Revenettsare, dau of "Hadley, of ye Bishopric" (presumably Durham). BLG1952 follows Dugdale in identifying her as ...
  m. (1434) Isabell
  (i) Stephen Thorpe 'of Holderness' (d 1502)
  m1. Dionis Eland (dau of William Eland of Hull)
  (a) Joan Thorpe
  m. _ Hanby
  (b) Dinois Thorpe
  m. _ Musgrave
  m2. Isabell Constable (sister of John Constable of Halsham)
(c) John Thorpe (d 1533)
  m. (1503) Ellen Wells (dau/heir of William Wells of Anlaby)
  ((1)) William Thorpe of Thorpe (d 12.03.1578/9)
  m1. Margery or Anne Hillyard (dau of Christopher Hillyard (Hildyard))
  ((A)) Christopher Thorpe of Thorpe (a 1565)
  m1. (1543) Anne Sheffield (dau of Jasper Sheffield of Croxby)
  ((i)) Stephen Thorpe of Thorpe (a 1584) - continued below
  m. Frances Rudston (dau of Nicholas Rudston of Hayton)
  ((ii)) Thomas Thorpe
  m. Martha Wylkes (dau of Richard Wylkes of Thorpe)
  ((iii)) Frances Thorpe
  m. William Newton of Patrington
  m2. Margaret Ryther (dau of Oliver Ryther)
  ((iv)) Ursula Thorpe
  m. Henry Marshall of Standingholme (son of Richard of Pickering)
  ((v))+ other issue - Richard, William
  ((B)) Arthur Thorpe
  ((C)) Elizabeth Thorpe
  m. Richard Hogg of Marfleet
  m2. (sp) Elizabeth Escroft (sister of Thomas Escroft of Escroft (Estoft of Estoft), widow of Jasper Sheffield of Croxby)
  m3. Elizabeth Constable (dau of John Constable of Frismarch)
  ((D)) Alice Thorpe (d young)
  ((2)) Elizabeth Thorpe
  m. Peter Frodingham of Frodingham
  ((3))+ other issue - John (d unm), Stephen (d unm), Isabell, Margaret, Anne
  (d) Lora Thorpe
  m. Piers Frodingham of Frodingham
  (e) Alice Thorpe
  m. William Newton of Newton
  (f) Margaret Thorpe
  m. John Newton of Burstwick
  (g) Elizabeth Thorpe
  m. William Hedon of Marton
  (h) Dorothy Thorpe
  m. William Lawde of Welwicke
  (i) Isabel Thorpe
  m. _ Strangwayes of Selby
  (j)+ other issue - William, George, Lancelot, Arthur, Bartholomew

 

 

Stephen Thorpe of Thorpe (a 1584) - continued above
m. Frances Rudston (dau of Nicholas Rudston of Hayton)
1. Robert Thorp (b c1570, dsp)
m. Mary Skerne of Lincolnshire
2. William Thorp 'of Footedgarth' of Danthorpe, Yorkshire (d c1620, youngest son)
  m. Elizabeth Vavasour (dau of Peter Vavasour of Wiltoft (Willytoft))
  A. John Thorp of Danthorpe (b 1613-4, a 09.1665, Captain)
  m. (06.08.1635) Jane Beckwith (dau of Thomas Beckwith of Aketon)
  i. John Thorp of York (b 1637-8, a 1689, Sheriff of York)
  m. Elizabeth Daniel (dau of George Daniel of Besewike)
  a. Henry Thorp (dsp)
  b. Michael Thorp of Yarm, Yorkshire
  m. (21.02.1698) Jane Oliver (dau of Thomas Oliver of Yarm)
  (1) Thomas Thorp (b 1698, d 12.12.1767, vicar of Chillingham then Berwick-on-Tweed)
  m. (02.04.1728) Mary Robson (d 17.09.1786)
  (A) Robert Thorp of Chopwell Hall, Durham (b 18.12.1736, d 20.04.1812, rector of Ryton, archdeacon of Northumberland, 2nd son)
  m. Grace Alder (d 03.08.1814, dau of William Alder of Norham)
  (i) Robert Thorp of Chopwell Hall & Alnwick (b 07.058.1771, d 07.04.1843, 2nd son)
  m. (05.03.1795) Mary Ann Alder (d 01.04.1839, dau of Thomas Alder of Norham)
  (a) Thomas Thorp of Doxford Hall (Bellingham), Chopwell Hall & Alnwick (b 28.10.1805, d 22.03.1854, 2nd son) had issue
  m. (09.04.1835) Elizabeth Jane Tudor (d 02.03.1890, dau of Inspector General William Tudor of Bath)
  (b) Mary Thorp
  m. (20.07.1819) Rev. John Davidson (prebendrary of Worcester)
  (c) Sarah Thorp
  m. (07.06.1825) William Dickson of Whitecross
  (d)+ other issue - Robert Alder (b 14.10.1797, d unm 25.05.1832), Jane (d young), Grace Onslow (d unm 30.12.1827)
  (ii) Charles Thorp (b 13.10.1783, d 10.10.1862, rector of Ryton, archdeacon & canon of Durham, youngest son) had issue
m1. (07.07.1810) Frances Wilkie Selby (dsp 21.04.1811, dau/heir of Henry Collingwood Selby of Swamfield)
  m2. (07.10.1817) Mary Robinson (dau of Edmund Robinson of Thorp Green)
  (iii)+ other issue - Thomas (b 1768, d unm 27.11.1792), William (d young), George (b 07.10.1777, d 24.06.1797, RN)
  (B) Sarah Thorp (b 1730)
  m. Noel Fury (Colonel)
  (C) Jane Thorp (b 1733)
  m. George Onslow (Colonel)
  (D) Mary Thorp
  m. Edmund Robinson (Major)
  (E)+ other issue - Thomas (b 21.11.1731, d 15.02.1772, Captain), Ann (d unm 11.04.1757), Camilla (d young), Elizabeth (d unm 05.1769)
3.+ other issue (dsp) - John, Thomas

Main source(s): BLG1952 ('Thorp of Alnwick') with input/support from Visitation (Foster, Yorkshire, 1612, 'Thorpe of Thorpe'), Visitation (Dugdale, 1665, 'Thorpe of Danthorpe')
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