Robert William Eyton

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Reverend Robert William Eyton (1815–1881) was author of The Antiquities of Shropshire.

Life and career

Robert William Eyton was born in 1815. He was the son of Reverend John Eyton. He was educated at Bridgnorth Grammar School in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. Eyton then went up to Christ Church College, Oxford. He went on to become the Rector at Ryton, Shropshire. He married Mary Watts in 1839. Eyton died on 8 September 1881.^[1] His son, the Revd Robert became a Canon of Westminster in 1895. Eyton is remembered as author of The Antiquities of Shropshire.^[2]

References

↑ "Reverend Robert William Eyton". The Peerage. 18 April 2006.
↑ http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&id=WXGSul2LXcgC&dq=robert+william+eyton&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=mZsWCGjr8p&sig=u5s41UyHVZ3cWKad42AMS_vayAM&ei=Gp2NSdmWH8mH-gbGhcirCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA5,M1

External links

The Antiquities of Shropshire

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 15313566 LCCN: n94095371 ISNI: 0000 0001 0286 8012 GND: 101661614 BNF: cb134848154

Persondata
Name	Eyton, Robert William
Alternative names
Short description	British writer
Date of birth	1815
Place of birth
Date of death	1881
Place of death

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