Humphrey Foulkes (1673–1737) was a

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priest and

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Life

Foulkes was the son of David Foulkes from Llannefydd in Denbighshire, North Wales. Foulkes studied at Jesus College, Oxford, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1695 and his Master of Arts in 1698; he later obtained a Doctorate of Divinity (1720). Ordained in 1700, he held the living of St George in Denbigshire in 1702, later becoming

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of Llanfair at

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(1705). In 1709, he became rector of Marchwiel, Denbighshire, and

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rector of Llanfor, Merionethshire in 1713. In addition to his church duties, he wrote on life in Wales in the Middle Ages and corresponded with Edward Lhuyd on various topics of mutual interest.

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1673 births 1737 deaths 18th-century Welsh Anglican priests Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Welsh antiquarians {{Wales-writer-stub