Thomas Windham d.1654
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Thomas WINDHAM d.1654
Biographical Note
Member of the Windham family of Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk.
Books
Thomas left books to his son William, which were subsequently taken by his half-brother’s widow; he was compensated with £10. William acquired books himself, and the library at Felbrigg has numerous books with his signature and sometimes date of acquisition. Catherine also used an engraved armorial bookplate, and kept records of her own books in notebooks. Subsequent members of the family (Ashe, 1673-1749, William II, 1717-61, William III, 1750-1810) continued to acquire books and their inscriptions can also be found across the library.
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903, *148.
- West, S. An architectural typology for the early modern country house library, 1660-1720, The Library 7th ser 14 (2013), 441-464, p.451-2.
- West, S. The development of libraries in Norfolk country houses (UEA Ph.D thesis, 2000).