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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
- ^ Witts, Francis Edward, & David Verey (Ed.) (1980) The Diary of a Cotswold Parson. Stroud: Alan Sutton. Cover. ISBN 090438733X
- ^ "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.)
- ^ "Upper Slaughter ~ Nested in the heart of the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire". Upper-slaughter.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Parishes: Upper Slaughter. British History Online. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ Shuckburgh, Sarah (4 February 2003). "Gloucestershire: Diary of a somebody". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ George Backhouse Witts (1846-1912). The Cheltenham Trust. Retrieved 21 April 2019.