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Samuel Chidley
Samuel Chidley (1616–c. 1672) was an English Puritan activist and controversialist. A radical Ecclesiastical separatism, separatist in London before and during the English Civil War, he became a leading Leveller, a treasurer of the movement. A public servant and land speculator under the Commonwealth of England, Commonwealth and The Protectorate, Protectorate, he became rich and campaigned for social, moral and financial reform. He was ruined by the Restoration (England), Restoration and returned to live in relative poverty in his native Shrewsbury. Origins and early life Samuel Chidley was the first surviving son of :* Daniel Chidley, listed in 1621 by the Shrewsbury Burgess (title), Burgess Roll, under the spelling ''Chidloe'', as a tailor and the son of William, a yeoman of Burlton, a village to the north of Shrewsbury. :* Katherine Chidley, Daniel's wife, whose origins are unknown. The Burgess Roll records Samuel himself as being four years of age. Assuming this is correc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Shrowsbury' or 'Shroosbury', the correct pronunciation being a matter of longstanding debate. The town centre has a largely unspoilt medieval street plan and over 660 listed buildings, including several examples of timber framing from the 15th and 16th centuries. Shrewsbury Castle, a red sandstone fortification, and Shrewsbury Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery, were founded in 1074 and 1083 respectively by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery. The town is the birthplace of Charles Darwin and is where he spent 27 years of his life. east of the Welsh border, Shrewsbury serves as the commercial centre for Shropshire and mid-Wales, with a retail output of over £299 million per year and light industry and distribution centre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
