Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Ferrar, Mary (1552-1635), landowner, wife of Nicholas Ferrar
Parallel form(s) of name
- Mary Wodenoth
- Mary Woodnoth
Description area
Dates of existence
1552-1635
History
Mary Ferrar (née Wodenoth) was the wife of Nicholas Ferrar the Elder, by whom she had six children. In 1624 she purchased land at Little Gidding, where the family established the Little Gidding community and made it their permanent home two years later.
Relationships area
Related entity
Related entity
Ferrar, Nicholas (1593–1637), religious writer and administrator (1593-1637)
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ferrar, Nicholas (1593–1637), religious writer and administrator
is the child of
Ferrar, Mary (1552-1635), landowner, wife of Nicholas Ferrar
Dates of relationship
1593-1635
Related entity
Ferrar, John (1588–1657), merchant and politician (1588-1657)
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ferrar, John (1588–1657), merchant and politician
is the child of
Ferrar, Mary (1552-1635), landowner, wife of Nicholas Ferrar
Dates of relationship
1588-1635
Related entity
Ferrar, Nicholas (1546-1620), merchant (1546-1620)
Category of relationship
family
Type of relationship
Ferrar, Nicholas (1546-1620), merchant
is the spouse of
Ferrar, Mary (1552-1635), landowner, wife of Nicholas Ferrar
Dates of relationship
1581-1620
Control area
Sources
Ransome, Joyce. The Web of Friendship: Nicholas Ferrar and Little Gidding. Cambridge : James Clarke And Co, 2011.