George Walter THORNBURY

1828 - 1876  (47 years)

• Name	George Walter THORNBURY
  Birth	13 Nov 1828	London, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Author & Journalist
  Death	11 Jun 1876	London, England   [1, 2]
  Burial	13 Jun 1876	London, England   [3]
  Person ID	I278	Furmedge
  Last Modified	14 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Harriett FURMEDGE,   b. 12 Jul 1853, Isle of Wight, England d. 1944, Dorset, England (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1873	London, England   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 May 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Nov 1828 - London, England Marriage - 7 Oct 1873 - London, England Death - 11 Jun 1876 - London, England Burial - 13 Jun 1876 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  George Walter Thornbury (1828 – 1876) was an author and journalist, making contributions to the ‘Athenaeum’ and to Charles Dickens’ later volumes of ‘Household Words’ and ‘All the Year Round’ as well as writing independent works such as his ‘Life of J.M.W. Turner’ and various novels. He was born in London on 13th November 1828, the son of a solicitor, and educated at Cheam, Surrey. He initially worked in Bristol, where he gained a reputation as a versifier, biographer, and author of historical and topographical sketches. He returned to London before 1851, where he joined the staff of the ‘Athenaeum’ and soon after became a contributor to Charles Dickens’ works. During this time, he travelled widely, writing articles on the United States and Palestine, the Iberian Peninsula and European Turkey. Later in life he engaged largely in art criticism and the writing of novels. He married Harriett Furmedge on 7th October 1873 at St Andrews, Holborn, London. They had three sons: George Herbert (b. 1874), Edward Spencer (b. 1875) and George Walter (b.1876). He died on 11th June 1876, of overwork, at Camberwell House Asylum, Peckham Road, London. He was buried 13th June 1876 at Nunhead cemetery. Source: Dictionary of National Biography, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 19; Page: 769-770.

  
  

• Sources

  [S125] Dictionary of National Biography, Vol 19; Page: 769-770: George Walter Thornbury. [S40] England & Wales, National Probate Calendars, George Walter Thornbury, 1876; digital images accessed on www.gov.uk. [S126] Nunhead Cemetery, London Borough of Southwark, George Walter Thornbury, memorial page, Find a Grave database and images, Memorial ID: 117523533. [S3] England & Wales, GRO Marriage Index, (Name: General Register Office;), Harriett Furmedge: Registered: Oct-Dec 1873, District: London City, London, Vol: 1C, Page: 6. [S124] St Andrew (Holborn, London), Parish Register, Harriett Furmedge, Marriage Register Entry, 1873, P69/AND2/A/01/MS6672/27, Page: 77: Digital image accessed on www.ancestry.co.uk; original data: London Metropolitan Archives.