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Family and Intimate relationships
Anne Plumptre
Her father, Robert Plumptre
, held two ecclesiastical positions: President of Queen's College
, Cambridge and Prebendary of Norwich Cathedral
. He was unusual in the delight he took in cultivating the inclination of his...
Family and Intimate relationships
George Paston
The Rev. Henry Symonds
, GP
's father, was a curate at St-Mary-in-the-Marsh Church
near Norwich at the time of her birth. He later became a minor canon and precentor (that is, the one responsible...
