George Ornsby
English cleric and antiquarian
About George Ornsby
Lived 1809 – 1886 (aged 77).
George Ornsby (1809–1886) was an English cleric and antiquarian.
Life Born on 9 March 1809 at Darlington, he was eldest son of George Ornsby, of the Lodge, Lanchester. His father taught his sons at home until his death in 1823, when George was sent to Durham School. His brother Robert Ornsby became a noted classical scholar. He held in succession the curacies of Newburn, Northumberland (1841–3); Sedgefield, County Durham (1843–4); and Whickham, in the same county (1845–50).
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English cleric and antiquarian
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George Ornsby was born on 17 January 1809.
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George Ornsby died on 17 January 1886.
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