Person Kirke; Thomas (1650 - 1706); antiquary and topographer Kirke Thomas antiquary and topographer 1650 - 1706 British Male 22 December 1650 16501222 24 April 1706 17060424

Virtuoso Education: Trinity College, Cambridge (matriculated 1668) Career: Justice of the Peace; accompanied his distant relative and close friend Ralph Thoresby (FRS 1697) on his antiquarian travels Parents: Gilbert Kirke and Margaret Layton Married: Rosamund Abbot Children: four in total As a result of his travels around Scotland and the Orkney Islands, Kirke published a heavily negative account of the country and its people in a pamphlet dated 1679. His travel companion Thoresby (FRS 1697) announced a memoir on Kirke after his death in 1706, althouh this was not compleed. Together with his son Thomas, Kirke collected a large library and his antiquarian museum at Cookridge, which was sold by auction in 1710. Fellow 30/11/1693 Sir John Hoskins Had his observations on a lamb published in the 'Philsophical Transactions' (1694); Very occasional correspondent on natural history Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Hunter; ODNB References: Armytage, W H G. 1954-55. 'Sir Godfrey Copley, FRS (1653-1709). Some Tercentenary Glimpses through Letters to his Friends', in Notes and Records, vol. 11, pp. 54-74 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribRaw=Kirke%2C+Thomas 22 Dec 1650 - 24 Apr 1706 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 02/12/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5452 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/44648925 70f81c2f-2d4e-4dd2-bf9f-12ca933612f9