Robert Froude

Robert Hurrell Froude, 1832 portrait by William Brockedon, National Portrait Gallery, London
Portrait of Phillis Hurrell, mother of Robert Hurrell Froude, painted in 1762 by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Minneapolis Institute of Art

Robert Hurrell Froude (1771–1859) was Archdeacon of Totnes, in Devon,[1] from 1820 to 1859.[2] From 1799 to his death he was Rector of Denbury and of Dartington, both in Devon.[3]

Origins

He was born at Wakeham Farm[4] in the parish of Aveton Gifford near Modbury in Devon, the posthumous son of Robert Froude (1741–1770) of Modbury,[5] by his wife Phillis Hurrell (1746-1826) of Aveton Gifford,[6] whose portrait was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1762, four years before her marriage.[7] The Froude family is first recorded in surviving records at Kingston, South Hams, Devon, in the 16th century.[8] Robert Froude (1741-1770) was the third son of John Froude, from whom he inherited the estates of Edmeston and Gutsford, both in the parish of Modbury in Devon. He was the patron of Molland-cum-Knowstone in Devon in 1767, and was buried at Aveton Gifford in Devon.[9] Phillis Hurrell (1746-1826) was a daughter of Richard Hurrell, Gentleman, of Modbury, by his wife Phillis Collings, whom he married in 1746.[10] In 1767 Robert Froude, as patron, appointed John Froude I as Vicar of Molland-cum-Knowstone,[11] who was followed in 1804 by his son Rev John Froude II (1777-1852), Vicar of Molland-cum-Knowstone, an extreme example of the "hunting parson".

Career

He matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford in 1788, and obtained his M.A. in 1795. He was rector of Denbury when he assumed his new parish at Dartington in 1799.[12]

His marriage to Margaret Spedding produced eight children,[13] who included Richard Hurrell Froude who was involved in the formation of the Oxford Movement;[14] the railway engineer William Froude[15] and the historian James Anthony Froude.[16] A graduate of Oriel College, Oxford,[17] he was, for many years, the Rector of Dartington .[18] and Denbury.[19] He died on 16 February 1859.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Classical Victorians: Scholars, Scoundrels and Generals in Pursuit of Antiquity" Richardson,E p194: Cambridge, CUP, 2013 ISBN 978-1-107-02677-3
  2. ↑ ”Some account of the barony and town of Okehampton:Its antiquities and institutions” Bridges, W.B; Wright, W.H.K; Rattenbury, J; Shebbeare, R; Thomas, C; Fothergill, H.G Tiverton, W.Masland,1889
  3. ↑ Dictionary of Real People and Places in Fiction By M.C. Rintoul, p.430
  4. ↑ Aveton Gifford Parish Project Group
  5. ↑ Aveton Gifford parish register
  6. ↑ Aveton Gifford parish register
  7. ↑ Catalogue entry, Minneapolis Institute of Art
  8. ↑ Brown, David K., The Way of a Ship in the Midst of the Sea: The Life and Work of William Froude, Penzance, 2006, Annex 1.1
  9. ↑ Brown
  10. ↑ Brown
  11. ↑ Per list of vicars displayed in Knowstone Church
  12. ↑ Guiney, Louise Imogen. Hurrell Froude: memoranda and comments, Methuen & Co., 1904, p. 4
  13. ↑ "The Way of a Ship in the Midst of the Sea: The Life and Work of William Froude" Brown, D.K. p10: Penzance, Periscope, 2006 ISBN 1904381405
  14. ↑ Froude, R. H. (1838) Remains of the late Reverend Richard Hurrell Froude; edited by John Henry Newman and John Keble. 2 vols. in 4. London: J. G. and F. Rivington, 1838–39
  15. ↑ Simmons, Jack; Biddle, Gordon (1997). "Bridges and Viaducts". The Oxford Companion to British Railway History. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 47. ISBN 0-19-211697-5.
  16. ↑ "J. Anthony Froude: The Last Undiscovered Great Victorian" Marcus,J: New York, Scribner, 2005 ISBN 9780743245555
  17. ↑ "Alumni Oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886; their parentage, birthplace and year of birth, with a record of their degrees. Being the matriculation register of the University" Foster,J (Ed) Vol II p498 Oxford, Parker & Co,1888
  18. ↑ Project Canterbury
  19. ↑ DIOCESAN The Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet, and General Advertiser (Truro, England), Friday, February 25, 1859; pg. 8; Issue 2905. British Library Newspapers, Part II: 1800-1900
  20. ↑ Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries. Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser (Exeter, England), Thursday, February 24, 1859; Issue 4846. (4583 words). British Library Newspapers, Part I: 1800-1900.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Ralph Barnes		 Archdeacon of Totnes
1820–1859		 Succeeded by
John Downall



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.