Ralph Barlow (1573/4–20 July 1631) was the
Dean of
Wells
Wells most commonly refers to:
* Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England
* Well, an excavation or structure created in the ground
* Wells (name)
Wells may also refer to:
Places Canada
*Wells, British Columbia
England
* Wells ...
between 1621 and 1631.
His will was proved on 7 November 1631. It is a long document, starting with a mini-sermon, listing his children and his ecclesiastical appointments. He then bewails his (unnamed) wife's profligacy: pawning her petticoats and getting him to redeem them, and indulging in needless lawsuits. He names six children in his will, Thomas, John, Richard, Elizabeth, Ralph and Henry, all baptised at
Winchester Cathedral.
[National Archives; PROB 11-series, will of Ralph Barlow, Dean of Wells]
References
Deans of Wells
Archdeacons of Winchester (ancient)
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