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| − | [[ | + | Born at [[place of birth::St Leonard Eastcheap, London]]; son of [[family::John Wallington]], citizen and turner (1552/3–1638). Also a [[occupation::turner]], Wallington set up shop in 1620. He kept a diary, which includes references to his buying and reading of books. |
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| + | Wallington's diary shows that he owned over 200 titles. He [[bequest::left]] [[book title::''The Mighty Works of the Lord, which is a Prop to Faith'']] to his [[beneficiary::wife]], and a book on patience to his [[beneficiary::half-sister]], Patience, and [[bequest::bequeathed]] all of his notebooks to his son-in-law, [[family::John Houghton]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:37, 12 July 2022
Nehemiah WALLINGTON 1598-1658
Biographical Note
Born at St Leonard Eastcheap, London; son of John Wallington, citizen and turner (1552/3–1638). Also a turner, Wallington set up shop in 1620. He kept a diary, which includes references to his buying and reading of books.
Books
Wallington's diary shows that he owned over 200 titles. He left The Mighty Works of the Lord, which is a Prop to Faith to his wife, and a book on patience to his half-sister, Patience, and bequeathed all of his notebooks to his son-in-law, John Houghton.
Sources
- Seaver, P. Wallington’s world: a puritan artisan in seventeenth-century London, 1985.
- Seaver, P. S. "Wallington, Nehemiah (1598–1658), turner and diarist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.