Family Background
W illia m W o rd s w o rth w a s b o rn A p ril 7, 1770, in C o c k e rm o u th , C u m b e rla n d , to Jo h n a n d A n n e (C o o k s o n ) W o rd s w o rth , th e se c o n d o f th e ir fiv e ch ild re n . H is fa th e r w a s la w a g e n t a n d re n t co lle c to r fo r L o rd L o n s d a le , a n d th e fa m ily w a s fa irly w e ll o ff . H e h a d fo u r sib lin g s , a m o n g w h o m , h is sis te r , th e p o e t a n d d ia ris t D o ro th y , to w h o m h e w a s clo s e a ll h is life , w a s b o rn th e fo llo w in g ye a r , a n d th e tw o w e re b a p tis e d to g e th e r . T h e th re e o th e r sib lin g s : R ic h a rd ,J o h n , a n d C h ris to p h e r .A ll th e y h a v e su c c e s s fu l ca re e r .
Life Experience