George Walter Thornbury

George Walter Thornbury

male, deceased (1876)
poet, novelist, Travel writer, athenaeum, author, Art historian
George Walter Thornbury (1828, London - June 11 1876, London) was an English author. He began his career 1845 with contributions to "Bristol...
Basil Harwood

Basil Harwood

male, deceased (1949)
Cathedral organist, English classical organist, Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford, From Gloucestershire, pipe organ, Classical composer…Thornbury
Basil Harwood (11 April 1859-3 April 1949) was an English organist and composer. He was born in Woodhouse, Gloucestershire (the youngest son of 12...

Charles Rankin

male
Anglo-Irish migrant to Canada, Thornbury, Grey County, county of Grey, Nottawasaga Bay, Southwestern Ontario
Charles Rankin 1797 - 1886, born in Enniskillen, Ireland, died at Owen Sound, Ontario. Charles Rankin moved to Upper Canada in his early years, in...
Handel Cossham

Handel Cossham

male, deceased (1890)
bath, Bath, Somerset, Liberal MP, Thornbury, George Frederic Handel, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire
Handel Cossham (31 March 1824 - 1890) was a British MP, colliery owner, lay preacher and Mayor of Bath. He was born in High Street, Thornbury, in a...
E M Grace

E M Grace

male, deceased (1911)
Gloucestershire cricketer, cricketer, English, From bristol, test cricketer, Test cricket…Thornbury, Thornbury C.C.
Edward Mills ("EM") Grace (born 28 November 1841 in Bristol, England; died 20 May 1911 in Gloucestershire, England) was a member of the famous...
Daniel Garrison Brinton

Daniel Garrison Brinton

male, deceased (1899)
The Plesy Case, American Folk-Lore Society, Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, Thornbury, Academy of Natural Sciences, Ethnologist
Daniel Garrison Brinton (May 13, 1837-July 31, 1899), was an American archaeologist and ethnologist. He was born in Thornbury, Pennsylvania. After...
Tony Britton

Tony Britton

male, 85 years old
Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, The Old Vic, WW2, Thornbury, Weston-super-mare, the day of the jackal
Anthony Edward Lowry Britton (born June 9, 1924 in Birmingham), is a veteran English film and television actor known as Tony Britton. He is the...

Athelstan Rendall

male, deceased (1948)
conservative party, member of parliament, member of the United Kingdom Parliament, Liberal Party, Liberal MP, Parliament of the United Kingdom…Thornbury, Thornbury constituency
Athelstan Rendall (16 November 1871 - 12 July 1948) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected as Member of Parliament...

John Rolph

male, deceased (1870)
From Gloucestershire, Upper Canada Rebellion, Executive Council of Upper Canada, war of 1812, American, middlesex county…Thornbury, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire
John Rolph (March 4 1793-October 19 1870) was a physician, lawyer and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born at Thornbury, Gloucestershire,...

Joseph Alpass

male, deceased (1969)
labour party, member of parliament, British, member of the United Kingdom Parliament, Labour MP, Parliament of the United Kingdom…Thornbury, Thornbury constituency
Joseph Herbert Alpass (1873 - 31 May 1969) was a British Labour Party politician. At the 1922 general election, Alpass was an unsuccessful...