Francis Edward Witts

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Francis Edward Witts[1]
St. Peter's Church, Upper Slaughter.

Francis Edward Witts (1783–1854) was an English clergyman, diarist, and magistrate who was rector of Upper Slaughter in Gloucestershire.

Early life and family

Francis Witts was born in 1783.[2]

Career

Witts was a clergyman, diarist, and magistrate. He was rector of Upper Slaughter in Gloucestershire.[3][4]

Death and legacy

Witts died in 1854.[5]

His grandson was the civil engineer and archaeologist George Backhouse Witts.[6]

Selected publications

  • The Diary of a Cotswold Parson

References

  1. ^ Witts, Francis Edward, & David Verey (Ed.) (1980) The Diary of a Cotswold Parson. Stroud: Alan Sutton. Cover. ISBN 090438733X
  2. ^ "Witts, Francis Edward (1783–1854), Church of England clergyman and diarist - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50968. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "Upper Slaughter ~ Nested in the heart of the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire". Upper-slaughter.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. ^ Parishes: Upper Slaughter. British History Online. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. ^ Shuckburgh, Sarah (4 February 2003). "Gloucestershire: Diary of a somebody". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  6. ^ George Backhouse Witts (1846-1912). The Cheltenham Trust. Retrieved 21 April 2019.


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