Richard Cobbold
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Richard Cobbold was a British writer.
town of Ipswich
, to John Cobbold (1745-1835) and Elizabeth (née Knipe) (1764-1824), a large and affluent family who made their money from the brewing industry. Their name lives on in Ipswich in the firm of Tolly Cobbold to this day.
Educated at Caius College, Cambridge, Cobbold entered the church, starting at St Mary Le Tower in Ipswich
before moving to Wortham
in 1825 with his wife and three sons. He remained there until his death in 1877. One of the sons, Edward Augustus (b. 1825), became vicar of the neighbouring parish of Yaxley, and another Thomas Spencer
, a leading parasitologist.
During his time at Wortham, more significantly, he recorded the daily lives of his various parishioners, both in words and pictures. His four volumes eventually found a home at the Suffolk Record Office, and have become an invaluable source of information about everyday life in the countryside at that time. In 1977 a book entitled The Biography of a Victorian Village was published, in which Ronald Fletcher presents Richard Cobbold's account of 1860s Wortham
.
Life
Richard Cobbold was born in 1797 in the SuffolkSuffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
town of Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, to John Cobbold (1745-1835) and Elizabeth (née Knipe) (1764-1824), a large and affluent family who made their money from the brewing industry. Their name lives on in Ipswich in the firm of Tolly Cobbold to this day.
Educated at Caius College, Cambridge, Cobbold entered the church, starting at St Mary Le Tower in Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
before moving to Wortham
Wortham, Suffolk
Wortham is a village and parish in Suffolk, England.Its church, St Mary The Virgin, lies about a mile north of the village. It is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk...
in 1825 with his wife and three sons. He remained there until his death in 1877. One of the sons, Edward Augustus (b. 1825), became vicar of the neighbouring parish of Yaxley, and another Thomas Spencer
Thomas Spencer Cobbold
Thomas Spencer Cobbold FRS , English man of science, was born at Ipswich, the third son of the Rev. Richard Cobbold , the author of the History of Margaret Catchpole....
, a leading parasitologist.
During his time at Wortham, more significantly, he recorded the daily lives of his various parishioners, both in words and pictures. His four volumes eventually found a home at the Suffolk Record Office, and have become an invaluable source of information about everyday life in the countryside at that time. In 1977 a book entitled The Biography of a Victorian Village was published, in which Ronald Fletcher presents Richard Cobbold's account of 1860s Wortham
Wortham, Suffolk
Wortham is a village and parish in Suffolk, England.Its church, St Mary The Virgin, lies about a mile north of the village. It is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk...
.
Work
Cobbold achieved considerable success with his popular historical novels which include:- The History Of Margaret Catchpole: A Suffolk Girl (1845)
- Mary Anne Wellington: The Soldier's Daughter, Wife and Widow (1846)
- Zenon The Martyr: A Record of the Piety, Patience and Persecution of the Early Christian Nobles (1847)
- Freston Tower: A Tale of the Times of Cardinal Wolsey (1850)
- The Young Man's Home (1848)
- JH Stegall, a Real History of a Suffolk Man (1851)
- The Biography Of A Victorian Village - Wortham (1860)
External links
- Richard Cobbold: The Character of Woman, London 1848, PDF