Joseph Addison

1672 - 1719  (47 years)

Rev. Lancelot Addison

1632 - 1703  (71 years)

Birth	1632	Maulds Meaburn, Cumbria, England
Christened	4 Mar 1632	Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland, England
Died	20 Apr 1703	Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Buried	Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Father	Rev. Lancelot Addison
Family 1	Jane Gulston,   b. Abt 1635
Married	11 Jun 1670
Children	1. Joseph Addison,   b. 1 May 1672, Milston, Wiltshire, England   2. Gulston Addison,   b. 1673   3. Dorothy Addison,   b. 1674   4. Anne Addison,   b. 1676   5. Lancelot Addison,   b. 1680
Family 2	Dorothy Danvers

Jane Gulston

Abt 1635 - 1684  (49 years)

Birth	Abt 1635
Died	30 Jun 1684
Family	Rev. Lancelot Addison,   b. 1632, Maulds Meaburn, Cumbria, England
Married	11 Jun 1670
Children	1. Joseph Addison,   b. 1 May 1672, Milston, Wiltshire, England   2. Gulston Addison,   b. 1673   3. Dorothy Addison,   b. 1674   4. Anne Addison,   b. 1676   5. Lancelot Addison,   b. 1680

Charlotte Myddleton

Abt 1680 - 1731  (51 years)

Birth	Abt 1680
Died	1731
Family	Joseph Addison,   b. 1 May 1672, Milston, Wiltshire, England
Married	9 Aug 1716	London, England

• Name	Joseph Addison  [1, 2]
  Birth	1 May 1672	Milston, Wiltshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Education	The Queen's College, Oxford; Magdalen College, Oxford
  Occupation	writer, politician
  Religion	Anglican
  Death	17 Jun 1719	Holland House, Kensington, London, England
  Burial	Westminster Abbey, Westminster, England
  buried in Poets’ Corner
  Notes	Famous politician, author, essayist, and publisher, with Richard Steele especially, of early newspapers such as the Tatler and the Spectator. He is a cousin on this tree to the Addison family which is the subject of S287. [3]
  Person ID	I4540
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Rev. Lancelot Addison,   b. 1632, Maulds Meaburn, Cumbria, England d. 20 Apr 1703, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Jane Gulston,   b. Abt 1635   d. 30 Jun 1684 (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1670
  Family ID	F2001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Charlotte Myddleton,   b. Abt 1680   d. 1731 (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1716	London, England
  Family ID	F2002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 May 1672 - Milston, Wiltshire, England  Marriage - 9 Aug 1716 - London, England  Death - 17 Jun 1719 - Holland House, Kensington, London, England  Burial - - Westminster Abbey, Westminster, England   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Joseph Addison, painted by Godfrey Kneller

  
  

• Sources

  [S288] Wikipedia Contributors, Wikipedia (English). [S289] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford: Oxford University Press). [S287] Elizabeth Hesselius Murray, One Hundred Years Ago: the Life and Times of Walter Dulany Addison, 1769-1848, (Philadelphia: Geo. W. Jacobs), 13.