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Robert Coulthirst was the son of Henry Coultbirst, of Uplea- 

 tham, by Elizabeth Rudd his wife. His daughter Elizabeth 

 married gJohn Turner, of Kirkieatham. One is tempted to 

 moralise on the striking changes in creed, manners, and customs, 

 which old Robert Coulthirst must have witnessed during the six 

 reigns of Henry VIII., Edward VI , Mary, Elizabeth, James I, 

 and Charles I, in which his life was cast. 





