Papers of the Warly family of Canterbury

Prayer book, in a contemporary binding, owned by members of the Warly family.

John Warly (1674-1732), surgeon, was the son of John Warly (d 1679), Rector of Charlton, Kent and brother of Catherina (d 1736) and Clare (d 1745). He lived in Canterbury with his wife, Mary Lee (1682-1769), the daughter of John Lee (d 1720), Alderman of Canterbury, and his wife, Mary. Their son, Lee, was born 28 September 1714. Lee Warly worked as an attorney in Canterbury.

Sources: the volume; 'Canterbury: The churches within the city and suburbs', The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 11 (1800), pp. 209-288. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk (accessed 03 October 2012); http://www.machadoink.com/St%20Mary%20Bredman.htm (accessed 3 October 2012); http://www.cerl.org/en/resources/provenance/canterbury_cathedral (accessed 3 October 2012).

Open, access to all registered researchers.

Presented by Christopher and Mairi Nickless, July 2012.

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One page loose and several fragile

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The custodial history of the volume prior to purchase by the donors at auction (c 1980s) is not known.