Francis Edward Witts Explained

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.^[1]

Career

Witts was a clergyman, diarist, and magistrate. He was rector of Upper Slaughter in Gloucestershire.^{[2] [3]}

Death and legacy

Witts died in 1854.^[4]

His grandson was the civil engineer and archaeologist George Backhouse Witts.^[5]

Selected publications

• The Diary of a Cotswold Parson

Notes and References

1. Witts, Francis Edward (1783–1854), Church of England clergyman and diarist - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 2004. 10.1093/ref:odnb/50968.
2. Web site: Upper Slaughter ~ Nested in the heart of the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. Upper-slaughter.co.uk. 3 May 2019.
3. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol6/pp134-142 Parishes: Upper Slaughter.
4. Web site: Gloucestershire: Diary of a somebody. Sarah. Shuckburgh. 4 February 2003. 3 May 2019. Telegraph.co.uk.
5. https://www.cheltenhammuseum.org.uk/collection/george-backhouse-witts-1846-1912/ George Backhouse Witts (1846-1912).