Woodford, Robert ___ 1606-1654 ___ British ___ priest

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Not much is known about Robert Woodford, the earliest of the Woodfordes to keep a diary. He was born at Old, Northamptonshire, to a mother who was the daughter of one two local lords, and went to school in Brixworth. He took over the post of Steward of Northampton in 1634 after agreeing to pay a pension to his predecessor. He married Hannah Haunch, the daughter of a London gentleman. A first child was born 1636, and another the year after. Of 12 children, only three are known to have survived into adulthood. His diary, which is in one volume covering a four year period, carries brief notes on public and religious affairs, and provides an interesting record for this period in first half of the 17th century.
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DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1637-1641 ___ political religious social

WEB TEXT LINKS
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
 

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
The Diary of Robert Woodford, 1637–1641

May 2005, August 2008, April 2013
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