| Authorised form of name | Horsley; John (1685 - 1732); archaeologist |
| Dates | 1685 - 1732 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Pinkie House, Inveresk parish, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 1685 |
| Date of death | 12 January 1732 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Morpeth churchyard, Northumberland |
| Occupation | Antiquary; Clergyman, Presbyterian |
| Activity | Education:
Royal Grammar School, Newcastle; Edinburgh. MA (1701)
Career:
Minister of the Presbyterian Congregation at Morpeth and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland; kept a school at Morpeth; lectured in natural science at Morpeth and Newcastle; corresponded with Roger Gale (FRS 1717)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/05/1729 |
| Relationships | Possibly son of Charles Horsley, member of the Tailors' Company of Newcastle; married |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Possible birth place of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. Proposed by James Jurin; William Rutty; Roger Gale; John Eames |
| Code | NA8080 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| LBO/18/24 | Copy letter from John Horsley to Dr Jurin | April 1724 |
| LBO/18/117 | Copy letter from John Horsley, Morpeth, to James Jurin | 20 January 1725/1726 |
| MS/391/4 | Bond of John Horsley to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 23 April 1730 |
| CLP/5/21 | Paper, regarding weather details from Northumberland [England] for 1723 by [John] Horsley | 1723 |
| CLP/5/20 | Paper, regarding weather details from Widdrington Castle in Northumberland [England] by [John] Horsley | 1723 |
| EL/C2/81 | Letter, from J Challe to Reverend [John] Horsley | 1729 |
| EL/H3/109 | Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Morpeth | 20 January 1726 |
| EL/H3/102 | Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Widdington | 16 July 1723 |
| EL/H3/101 | Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Widdington | 1 July 1723 |
| EL/H3/107 | Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Morpeth | 1 May 1725 |
| EL/H3/104 | Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin | nd |
| EL/H3/105 | Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Morpeth | 22 May 1724 |
| EL/H3/103 | Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Widdington | 13 February 1724 |
| EL/H3/98 | Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Morpeth | 31 August 1722 |
| EL/H3/100 | Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Widdington near Morpeth | 2 April 1723 |
| EL/H3/106 | Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin, dated at Morpeth | 4 February 1725 |
| EL/H3/99 | Letter, from John Horsley to James Jurin | 13 November 1722 |