Furse, Robert ___ n/a-1593 ___ British ___ farmer

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
There is almost no information about Furse (or Furze, or Fursse) available on the internet. He was a yeoman at Dean Prior in Devon. He wrote a so-called 'family book' in 1593, the year he is thought to have died, in which he advised his children to read and hear scripture, and be familiar with the laws of the realm. The diary also contains some family history, possibly to provide evidence on land entitlement for surviving families. Many thanks to Robin Moorshead, who has a copy of the original diary, and provided additional information for this data page.
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DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1593 ___ domestic family education

WEB TEXT LINKS
one brief quote
a bit about

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Devon Record Office

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Furse of Moreshead: a Family Record of the Sixteenth Century
 

October 2005, revised February 2007, June 2008, April 2013
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