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Catherine WINDHAM d.1704

Biographical Note

Member of the Windham family of Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk. Relation to William and Thomas Windham.

Books

The library at Felbrigg has numerous books with William's signature and sometimes date of acquisition. Catherine used an engraved armorial bookplate, and kept records of her own books in notebooks. Subsequent members of the family (Ashe, 1673-1749, William II, 1717-61, William III, 1750-1810) continued to acquire books and their inscriptions can also be found across the library.

Sources

Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903, *148.
West, S. An architectural typology for the early modern country house library, 1660-1720, The Library 7th ser 14 (2013), 441-464, p.451-2.
West, S. The development of libraries in Norfolk country houses (UEA Ph.D thesis, 2000).

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-The library at [[location::Felbrigg]] has numerous books with [[family::William Windham|William]]'s signature and sometimes date of acquisition.  Catherine used an engraved armorial bookplate, and kept records of her own books in notebooks.  Subsequent members of the family ([[family::Ashe Windham|Ashe]], [[date of Birth::1673]]-[[date of Death::1749]], William II, [[date of Birth::1717]]-[[date of Death::1761|61]], William III, [[date of Birth::1750]]-[[date of Death::1810]]) continued to acquire books and their inscriptions can also be found across the library.
+The library at [[location::Felbrigg]] has numerous books with [[family::William Windham|William]]'s signature and sometimes date of acquisition.  Catherine used an engraved armorial bookplate, and kept records of her own books in notebooks.  Subsequent members of the family ([[family::Ashe Windham|Ashe]], [[date of birth::1673]]-[[date of Death::1749]], William II, [[date of birth::1717]]-[[date of Death::1761|61]], William III, [[date of birth::1750]]-[[date of Death::1810]]) continued to acquire books and their inscriptions can also be found across the library.
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