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Joshua Thoresby ( - fl. 1703)

In a diary entry for 8 March 1678/9, Ralph Thoresby describes "[p]erusing some old parchments with cousin Joshua Thoresby" (1: 14). Joshua was in fact a sibling of Thoresby's father (by a different mother) and married Mary, sister of Mr. George Lumley "the Aristocrat," but perhaps close in age (Ducatus, 73). In his 12 July 1703 entry, Thoresby records showing his "collections to cousin Thoresby, of Chester-in-the-Street, and his wife, of the ancient family of the Lumleys" (1: 436). Visitor
 Relevant locations: Lived at or near Chester-le-Street, Durham
 Relationships: Joshua Thoresby was a brother of John Thoresby (1626-30 Oct 1679)
Joshua Thoresby was a uncle of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Joshua Thoresby was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)

George Lumley (-fl. 1719) was a brother-in-law of Joshua Thoresby
Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "[Guest Book to Thoresby's Museum]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27, Leeds
 Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - Ducatus Leodiensis; or the topography of the town and parish of Leedes and parts adjacent ...
as Mentions or references - The Diary of Ralph Thoresby, F.R.S. author of the topography of Leeds. (1677-1724).
 References in Documents:
Ralph Thoresby's guestbook of visitors to his museum (Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27)
Nov.er 20.th 1701. Soli Deo Gloria[*] "Glory to God Alone": One of the 5 Solae of the Protestant Reformation. Jos:Joshua Thoresby of Chester in ye Street Gen.tGentleman