About John Wither Awdry
Lived 1795 – 1878 (aged 82). John Wither Awdry was a judge and barrister.
Sir John Wither Awdry DL (21 October 1795 – 31 May 1878) Awdry was educated at Westminster School and then at Christ Church, Oxford. After her death, he married secondly on 24 July 1839 Frances Ellen Carr, second daughter of Thomas Carr. Lady Awdrey died at Notton, Wiltshire on 10 April 1900, in her 80th year. His sons included William Awdry, an Anglican bishop, and Charles Awdry, senior partner of W. H. Smith. He was the paternal grandfather of the writer and clergyman Wilbert Awdry.
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Indian judge
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John Wither Awdry was born on 21 October 1795.
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John Wither Awdry died on 31 May 1878 in Notton House.
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John Wither Awdry was a judge and barrister.
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