Carpenter, William (1797–1874), journalist and compiler of religious books, was probably born in St James's, Westminster, on 8 August 1797, the son of William and Mary Carpenter. It is firmly established that his father was a tradesman in St James's, and that Carpenter...
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Carpenter, William (1797–1874), journalist and compiler of religious books
Joel H. Wiener
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Dougall, Lily (1858–1923), novelist and religious author
Elisabeth Jay
Dougall, Lily (1858–1923), novelist and religious author, younger daughter of John Dougall and his wife, Elizabeth Redpath, was born in Montreal, Canada, on 16 April 1858 and privately educated there. Her elder brother, John Redpath Dougall, became owner and editor of the Montreal Witness...
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Furlong, Monica Mavis (1930–2003)
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Furlong, Monica Mavis (1930–2003), novelist and writer on religion
Ruth McCurry
Furlong, Monica Mavis (1930–2003), novelist and writer on religion, was born on 17 January 1930 at 29 Kenton Park Avenue, Kenton, Middlesex, the younger daughter of Alfred Gordon Furlong (c.1889–c.1970), a motor tyre salesman of Irish descent, and his wife, ...
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Hall, Joseph (1574–1656), bishop of Norwich, religious writer, and satirist
Richard A. McCabe
Hall, Joseph (1574–1656), bishop of Norwich, religious writer, and satirist, was born on 1 July 1574 at Bristow Park, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, the son of John Hall (d. 1608) and his wife, Winifred Bambridge. In Observations of some Specialities of Divine Providence in the Life of Joseph Hall...
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Hall, Joseph (1574–1656)
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Hodson, William (fl. 1617–1640), poet and religious writer
Nicholas W. S. Cranfield
Hodson, William (fl. 1617–1640), poet and religious writer, was born in London, the son of John Hodson (d. 1628), citizen. He followed his lawyer brother John up to Peterhouse, Cambridge, as a pensioner, matriculating a decade after his elder sibling on 3 May 1617. He graduated BA in 1621 and MA in 1624. Thereafter he seems to have lived at ...
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Holt, Emily Sarah (1836–1893), novelist and author of religious tracts
Barbara Brandon Schnorrenberg
Holt, Emily Sarah (1836–1893), novelist and author of religious tracts, was born at Stubbylee, Lancashire, and baptized on 25 June 1836 at Bacup, Lancashire, the second daughter and third child of John Holt (d. 1856) of Stubbylee Hall, landowner, and his wife, ...
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Lever, Christopher (fl. 1598–1627), religious writer and poet
Vivienne Larminie
Lever, Christopher (fl. 1598–1627), religious writer and poet, was possibly a kinsman of the brothers Thomas Lever (1521–1577) and Ralph Lever (c. 1530–1585), successively masters of Sherburn Hospital, co. Durham, in whose firm protestant tradition he stood. Probably a king's scholar at Durham School...
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Nicholson, Samuel (fl. 1597?–1602), poet and divine
Elizabeth Goldring
Nicholson, Samuel (fl. 1597
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Vaughan, Henry (1621–1695), writer and translator of devotional works
Alan Rudrum
Vaughan, Henry (1621–1695), writer and translator of devotional works, was born at Newton by Usk in the parish of Llansanffraid (St Bridget's), Brecknockshire, the eldest known child of Thomas Vaughan (c.1586–1658), of Tretower, and Denise Jenkin (b. c.1593), only daughter and heir of ...
