Robert Froude

Robert Hurrell Froude (1771–1859) was Archdeacon of Totnes in Devon,[1] from 1820 to 1859.

[3] Froude was born at Wakeham Farm[4] in the parish of Aveton Gifford near Modbury in Devon, the posthumous son of Robert Froude (1741–1770) of Modbury,[5] by his wife Phillis Hurrell (1746-1826) of Aveton Gifford,[5] whose portrait was painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1762, four years before her marriage.

Froude matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, in 1788 and obtained his M.A.

[9] His marriage to Margaret Spedding produced eight children,[10] who included Richard Hurrell Froude who was involved in the formation of the Oxford Movement;[11] the railway engineer and acclaimed hydrodynamicist William Froude[12] and the historian James Anthony Froude.

[13] A graduate of Oriel College, Oxford,[14] for many years he was the Rector of Dartington .