'My Brother Benjamin' by his sister Beth Britten

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Many books have been written about Benjamin Britten, but this one is different, and no one else could write it. With a rich and lively memory, and privileged access to all the sources, Beth Britten has written an engaging memoir of her brother, and gives us a loving and revealing portrait.

Through original letters, many used and quoted for the first time, the years Britten spent in America come to life. They showed that he allowed no distance nor circumstances, even illness, to affect the bond between himself and his family. He voices concern over the politics of the time, and the war, often through the eyes of his friends, and behind all this is the overwhelming beauty of his music. During this period his compositions included his Violin Concerto, 'Les Illuminations', 'Sinfona da Requiem' and his first opera 'Paul Bunyan'. It was after his return to England that he wrote such works as 'Peter Grimes' and 'Albert Herring'.

'My Brother Benjamin' by Beth Britten, published by The Kensal Press, Buckinghamshire in 1986.

ISBN 0-946041-40-7

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Surname	Maiden name	First names	Connection	Page number(s)	WikiTree-ID, date of birth, or note
?		Alice	wife of Francis Britten (born 1702)	203
?		Ann	perhaps the wife of William Niblow (born about 1797)	202
?		Bethley	Swiss friend of Edward Benjamin Britten living in Basle, Switzerland	77-80
?		Charlie	friend of Yvonne Clar	80
?		Christina	perhaps a domestcic servant of the Britten family	184
?		Christopher	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	184	died in August 1944
?		Cicely	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	184
?		Edith	servant of the Mayer family	155
?		Elinor	mentioned in Edward Benjamin Britten's letter to the author in 1939	116
?		Ernest	Robert Victor Britten's senior dental mechanic	xiii
?		Flausi	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	79
?		Florence	maid working for Edith Rhoda (Hockley) Britten in Pole Barn Lane, Frinton, Essex	76, 84
?		Frances	perhaps the wife of Francis Britten (died 1708)	203
?		Gerald	rejected suitor of Edith Barbara Britten	66-67
?		Humphrey	son of Sophie Belinda Britten	vii
?		Jane	wife of George Britten (born 1807)	203
?		Kathleen	friend of the author	96
?		Lisel	Swiss friend of Edward Benjamin Britten living in Basle, Switzerland	77, 79-80
?		Mary	died 1808, wife of Edward Horsnett	203
?		Mary	wife of George Britten (born 1774)	203
?		Olga	an émigré child staying with the author	148
?		Peterli	son of Lisel ?	79-80
?		Susanna	wife of Thomas Britten (born 1802)	203
Abell		Stephen	neighbour of the author's parents	74
Adams		?	husband of Ann (Britten) Adams	203
Adams	Britten	Ann	born 1700, daughter of Francis Britten (born about 1680) and Margaret (Nott ) Britten, wife of ? Adams	203
Allen		Hugh Percy	(Sir) English musician, academic	60	Hugh Percy Allen (abt.1870-abt.1946)
Alston		Alfred Edward	(Rev) husband of Audrey (ffolkes) Alston	48	Alfred Edward Alston (abt.1862-1927)
Alston	ffolkes	Audrey	wife of Alfred Edward Alston, friend of Edith Rhoda (Hockey) Britten	48-49	Audrey (ffolkes) Alston (1883-1966)
Alston		John Denyse	son of Alfred Edward Alston, gifted pianist at 8 years of age, friend of Edwad Benjamin Britten	48	John Denyse Alston (1914-1996)
Ashe		Benjamin	(Dr.) American doctor attending Edward Benjamin Britten in 1940	136
Astle		Edith Maud	schoolteacher of the Britten children	36, 48	Edith Maud Astle (1870-1938)
Astle		Ethel Mary Kate	schoolteacher of the Britten children	36-37, 48-49	Ethel Mary Kate Astle (1872-1952)
Auden	Bicknell	Constance Rosalie	mother of Wystan Hugh Auden	168	Constance Rosalie (Bicknell) Auden (1869-1941)
Auden	Mann	Erika Julia Hedwig	German actress, wife of Wystan Hugh Auden, daughter of Paul Thomas Mann	29, 98, 99	Erika Julia Hedwig Mann (1905-1969)
Auden		Wystan Hugh	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten, artist	29, 87, 89-93, 98-100, 102, 104, 106, 109, 116, 120, 123, 126, 139, 144, 153, 155, 157, 159-160, 164-165, 169, 177, 198	Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973)
Austen		Jane	English novelist	123	Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Bach		Johanne Sebastian	German composer	47	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Backhouse		Rhoda Jane	(Miss) violinist, committee member of the Aldeburgh Music Club	193-196	Rhoda Jane Backhouse (1889-1975)
Baker		Janet Abbott	(Dame) English mezzo-soprano	192	Janet Abbott Baker
Bannister	Britten	Elizabeth	born 1700, daughter of Francis Britten (born about 1680) and Margaret (Nott ) Britten, wife of Joseph Bannister	203
Bannister		Joseph	husband of Elizabeth (Britten) Bannister	203
Barbirolli		Giovanni Battista	British conductor, cellist	136, 168	Giovanni Battista Barbirolli (1899-1970)
Barry		Billy	English cellist	194
Bartók		Béla Győző János	Hungarian composer	132	Béla Győző János Bartók (1881-1945)
Barton	Ginders	Hannah Myott	daughter of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1801) and Ellen (Marsh) Ginders	205	Hannah Myott (Ginders) Barton (1825-)
Basham		Mabel Lillian	founder member of the Music Club of Aldeburgh	193	Mabel Lillian Basham (1884-1958)
Bates		Alfred Naunton	(Rev) Rector of Blaxhall, Suffolk, father of Ernest Bates	33	Alfred Naunton Bates (1831-abt.1915)
Bates		Ernest	(Rev) Rector of Blaxhall, Suffolk, son of Alfred Naunton Bates	29	Ernest Bates (abt.1870-1921)
Beauchemin	Wolff	Lilian R. E.	business partner of the author	67-68, 102, 105	Lilian R. E. (Wolff) Beauchemin (abt.1915-)
Beecham	Humby	Margaret Betty	British pianist, wife of Sir Thomas Beecham	79	Margaret Betty (Humby) Beecham (1908-1958)
Behrend		John Louis	known as Bow, patron of the arts, friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	99-100, 184	John Louis Behrend (1881-1972)
Behrend	Sandham	Phyllis Mary	wife of John Louis Behrend, friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	99-100, 184	Phyllis Mary (Sandham) Behrend (1883-1977)
Behr-Schnabel	Behr	Therese	German singer, gave lessons to Peter Neville Luard Pears	138	Therese (Behr) Behr-Schnabel (1876-1959)
Benbow	Britten	Anne	daughter of Thomas Britten (born about 1767) and Ann (Horsnett) Britten, wife of Thomas Benbow	203	Anne Britten (bef.1799-)
Benbow		Thomas	husband of Anne (Britten) Benbow	203
Benjamin		Arthur Leslie	Australian composer, conductor, Edward Benjamin Britten's piano teacher in 1933	60	Arthur Leslie Benjamin (1893-)
Berg		Alban Maria Johannes	German composer	60	Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885-1935)
Berkeley		Lennox Randal Francis	(Sir) English composer	vii, 91, 94, 106, 109-112, 124, 141, 152	Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley (1903-1989)
Bernard		Elsie	(Miss) violinist, friend of the author	61-62
Blowers		Decker	innkeeper of Falcon Inn, friend of Robert Victor Britten	46	Decker Blowers (1881-1956)
Bonaparte		Napoleone	Emperor of France	127	Napoleone Bonaparte (1769-1821)
Bond		Ralph Edwin	English film director and editor, directed 'Advance Democracy'	107	Ralph Edwin Bond (1904-1989)
Boosey		Leslie Arthur	English music publisher	146	Leslie Arthur Boosey (1887-1979)
Boyd	Edwards	Catherine Stewart	wife of Francis Doveton Boyd, lent a square piano to Edward Benjamin Britten	44, 64	Catherine Stewart (Edwards) Boyd (1878-1969)
Boyd		Elizabeth	daughter of Catherine Stewart (Edwards) Boyd	44, 64	Elizabeth Boyd (1912-)
Brahms		Johannes	German composer	47	Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Bridge	Sinclair	Ethel Elmore	wife of Frank Bridge	29, 59-61, 88, 95, 103, 110, 152, 165	Ethel Elmore (Sinclair) Bridge (1881-)
Bridge		Frank	(Professor) English violist, composer, conductor, husband of Ethel Elmore (Sinclair) Bridge	29, 48-50, 53-54, 57, 59-62, 88, 95, 103, 110, 117, 152, 165, 173	Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
Britten		Alan Edward Marsh	son of Robert Harry Britten and Helen Marjorie (Goldson) Britten, husband of Barbara (Walton) Britten, husband of Judie (Ackerman) Britten	182, 204	privacy protected
Britten		Ann	perhaps the daughter of Francis Britten (died 1708)	203
Britten		Ann	born 1766, daughter of Edward Horsnett, wife of Thomas Britten (born about 1767) and Mary ?	203	Ann (Horsnett) Britten (bef.1766-1845)
Britten		Aubery Ginders	son of Edward Horsnett Britten (born 1879) and Sarah Dorothea (Phelp) Britten	5, 204	Aubery Ginders Britten (1915-1944)
Britten	Walton	Barbara	wife of John Robert Marsh Britten	29, 204	privacy protected
Britten		Charlotte Thomasine	daughter of Thomas Britten (born 1829) and Mary Charlotte (Ginders) Britten	201, 204	Charlotte Thomasina Britten (1866-1879)
Britten		Daniel	born about 1960's, son of John Robert Marsh Britten and Barbara (Walton) Britten	204	privacy protected
Britten		Edith Barbara	daughter of Robert Victor Britten and Edith Rhoda (Hockey) Britten	vii, 16, 19, 27, 30, 35-36, 38, 44-46, 49-51, 53, 55-58, 62, 66-70, 73-75, 78, 81, 96, 101-103, 106, 112-114, 116-121, 123-124, 126, 129, 131-132, 136, 139, 141, 146, 148-149, 151-153, 156, 159-163, 165-166, 169-170, 173, 176-177, 179, 183-184, 188, 191-192, 202, 204	Edith Barbara Britten (1902-1982)
Britten	Hockey	Edith Rhoda	daughter of William Henry Hockey, wife of Robert Victor Britten	vii, viii, 16-21, 23, 25, 27, 29-32, 36-37, 39, 43-44, 46-50, 52-53, 55, 57-58, 60, 62-63, 66-81, 83-86, 88, 92, 94-98, 101-103, 106, 109, 126, 141, 163, 200, 202, 204	Edith Rhoda (Hockey) Britten (1872-1937)
Britten		Edward	born 1816, son of Thomas Britten (born about 1767) and Ann (Horsnett) Britten	203	Edward Britten (1821-1871)
Britten		Edward Benjamin	the subject, son of Robert Victor Britten and Edith Rhoda (Hockey) Britten	throughout	Edward Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Britten		Edward Horsnett	born about 1825, son of John Britten (born 1798) and Sarah (Hay) Britten, husband of Mary (Longmore) Britten	203	Edward Horsnett Britten (abt.1825-1876)
Britten		Edward Horsnett	born 1879, son of Thomas Britten (born 1829) and Mary Charlotte (Ginders) Britten, husband of Sarah Dorothea (Phelp) Britten	15, 204	Edward Horsnett Britten (1879-1942)
Britten		Edward Horsnett	born 1908, son of Edward Horsnett Britten (born 1879) and Sarah Dorothea (Phelp) Britten	15, 204	Edward Horsnett Britten (1908-1998)
Britten		Elizabeth	daughter of John Britten (died 1671)	203
Britten	Downes	Elizabeth	1st wife of John Britten (born about 1707)	203	Elisabeth (Downes) Britten (abt.1715-)
Britten		Elizabeth	daughter of John Britten (born about 1707), and Susannah (Pritchard) Britten	203	Elizabeth Britten (bef.1766-)
Britten		Florence Hay	daughter of Thomas Britten (born 1829) and Mary Charlotte (Ginders) Britten	16, 39-40, 88-89, 102, 104, 189, 204	Florence Hay Britten (1875-1956)
Britten		Francis	died 17th May 1708, son of John Britten (died 1671)	203
Britten		Francis	born about 1680, son of Francis Britten (died 1708), husband of Margaret (Nott) Britten	203	Francis Britten (abt.1680-1755)
Britten		Francis	born 1702, son of Francis Britten (born about 1680) and Margaret (Nott ) Britten, husband of Alice ?	203
Britten		Francis	born 1737, son of John Britten (born about 1707), and Elizabeth (Downes) Britten	203	Francis Britten (1737-)
Britten		George	born 1774, son of John Britten (born about 1707), and Susannah (Pritchard) Britten, husband of Mary ?	203	George Britten (bef.1774-)
Britten		George	born 1807, son of Thomas Britten (born about 1767) and Ann (Horsnett) Britten, husband of Jane ?	203	George Britten (bef.1807-)
Britten	Small	Hannah	wife of John Britten (born 1827)	203	Hannah (Small) Britten (abt.1837-1910)
Britten	Goldson	Helen Marjorie	wife of Robert Harry Marsh Britten	71, 94, 97, 103, 204	Helen Marjorie (Goldson) Britten (1908-2015)
Britten		Jane	daughter of John Britten (died 1671)	203
Britten		Jessie Dorothea	daughter of Edward Horsnett Britten (born 1879) and Sarah Dorothea (Phelp) Britten	15, 204	Jessie Dorothea Britten (1911-1997)
Britten		Jessie Mabella	daughter of Thomas Britten (born 1829) and Mary Charlotte (Ginders) Britten	16, 204	Jessie Mabella Britten (1874-1927)
Britten		Joan	daughter of John Britten (died 1671)	203
Britten		John	died 1671, of Sutton Sturmy, Herefordshire	203
Britten		John	died 1737, son of Francis Britten (died 1708), husband of Eleanor ?	203
Britten		John	born about 1707, son of Francis Britten (born about 1680) and Margaret (Nott ) Britten, husband of (1) Elizabeth (Downes) Britten, (2) Susanna (Pritchard) Britten	203	John Britten (abt.1707-abt.1776)
Britten		John	born 1739, son of John Britten (born about 1707), and Elizabeth (Downes) Britten	203	John Britten (1739-)
Britten		John	born 1798, son of Thomas Britten (born about 1767) and Ann (Horsnett) Britten, husband of Sarah (Hay) Britten	203	John Britten (bef.1798-abt.1857)
Britten		John	born 1827, son of John Britten (born 1798) and Sarah (Hay) Britten, husband of Hannah (Small) Britten	203	John Britten (1827-1888)
Britten		John	son of Robert Harry Marsh Britten and Helen Marjorie (Goldson) Britten	97	privacy protected
Britten		John Robert Marsh	son of Robert Harry Britten and Helen Marjorie (Goldson) Britten, husband of Barbara (Walton) Britten	204	privacy protected
Britten	Ackerman	Judie	wife of Allan Edward Marsh Britten	204	privacy protected
Britten	Nott	Margaret	wife of Francis Britten (born about 1680)	203	Margaret (Nott) Britten (abt.1680-)
Britten	Longmore	Mary	wife of Edward Horsnett Britten	203	Mary (Longmore) Britten (1821-1905)
Britten	Ginders	Mary Charlotte	daughter of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1801) and Ellen (Marsh) Ginders, wife of Thomas Britten (born 1829)	15-16, 201, 204-205	Mary Charlotte (Ginders) Britten (1840-1914)
Britten		Nancy Margaret	daughter of Edward Horsnett Britten (born 1879) and Sarah Dorothea (Phelp) Britten	5, 204	Nancy Margaret Britten (1917-2006)
Britten		Randolph	perhaps the son of Francis Britten (died 1708)	203
Britten		Randolph	born 1741, son of John Britten (born about 1707), and Elizabeth (Downes) Britten	203	Randolph Britten (1741-)
Britten		Richard	born 1821, son of Thomas Britten (born about 1767) and Ann (Horsnett) Britten	203	Richard Britten (bef.1816-)
Britten		Robert Harry Marsh	son of Robert Victor Britten and Edith Rhoda (Hockey) Britten, husband of Helen Marjorie (Goldson) Britten	vii, 16, 19, 27, 29-31, 35-36, 38-39, 44-45, 49-51, 55-58, 65, 67, 71, 75, 94, 96-97, 103, 106, 122, 141, 152, 165, 202, 204	Robert Harry Marsh Britten (1907-1987)
Britten		Robert Victor	son of Thomas Britten (born 1829) and Mary Charlotte (Ginders) Britten, husband of Edith Rhoda (Hockey) Britten	vii-viii, 15-18, 25, 27, 29-32, 34-35, 37-39, 43, 45-47, 49-58, 60, 62-63, 66-76, 78, 83, 85-86, 102-103, 106, 128, 140-141, 163, 198, 200, 202, 204	Robert Victor Britten (1877-1934)
Britten	Hay	Sarah	wife of John Britten (born 1798)	203	Sarah (Hay) Britten (abt.1794-)
Britten	Phelp	Sarah Dorothea	wife of Edward Horsnett Britten (born 1879)	15, 204	Sarah Dorothea Phelp (1876-abt.1925)
Britten		Sophie Belinda	daughter of Alan Edward Marsh Britten and Judie (Ackerman) Britten	vii, 204	privacy protected
Britten		Susan	daughter of John Britten (born about 1707), and Elizabeth (Downes) Britten	203	Susan Britten (1734-)
Britten	Pritchard	Susannah	2nd wife of John Britten (born about 1707), then wife of Edward Smith	203	Susannah (Pritchard) Britton (abt.1735-)
Britten		Tamara	daughter of Alan Edward Marsh Britten and Judie (Ackerman) Britten	204	privacy protected
Britten		Thomas	born 1829, son of John Britten, husband of Mary Charlote (Ginders) Britten	15, 201, 204-205	Thomas Britten (1829-1883)
Britten		Thomas	born about 1767, son of John Britten (born about 1707), and Susannah (Pritchard) Britten, husband of Ann (Horsnett) Britten	203	Thomas Britton (bef.1767-bef.1833)
Britten		Thomas	born 1802, son of Thomas Britten (born about 1767) and Ann (Horsnett) Britten, husband of Susanna ?	203	Thomas Britten (bef.1802-)
Britten		Thomas	born 1867, son of Thomas Britten (born 1829) and Mary Charlotte (Ginders) Britten	204	Thomas Britten (1867-1867)
Britten		Thomas	born about 1960's, son of John Robert Marsh Britten and Barbara (Walton) Britten	204	privacy protected
Britten		Thomas Ginders	son of Thomas Britten (born 1829) and Mary Charlotte (Ginders) Britten	15, 201, 204	Thomas Ginders Britten (1870-1913)
Britten		Tom Beverley	son of Edward Horsnett Britten (born 1879) and Sarah Dorothea (Phelp) Britten	15, 204	Tom Beverley Britten (1913-)
Britten		William	born 1761, son of John Britten (born about 1707), and Susannah (Pritchard) Britten	203	William Britten (1761-)
Britten		William	born 1809, son of Thomas Britten (born about 1767) and Ann (Horsnett) Britten	203	William Britten (bef.1809-)
Britten		William	born 1832, son of John Britten (born 1798) and Sarah (Hay) Britten	203	William Britten (1832-)
Britten		William	born about 1960's, son of John Robert Marsh Britten and Barbara (Walton) Britten	204	privacy protected
Brosa		Antonio	Spanish violinist	94, 134-136, 138, 142, 147, 150, 155, 158, 163	Antonio Brosa (1894-1979)
Brosa	Dallas	Margaret Ethel	known as Peggy, friend of the author, wife of Antonio I. J. Brosa	134-135, 139-140, 142, 146-147, 150, 155, 158	Margaret Ethel (Dallas) Brosa (1891-1988)
Brotherton	Rix	Winifred Anne	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten at preparatory school	58	Winifred Anne (Rix) Brotherton (1912-1962)
Brown		Leslie Wilfrid	(Rev) Bishop of Ipswich	200	Leslie Wilfrid Brown (1912-1999)
Brown			(Dr.) doctor attending Edward Benjamin Britten in the United States	153
Buchan		John	1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist, Governor General of Canada 1935-1940	112	John Buchan GCMG GCVO (1875-1940)
Bullitt		William Christian	United States Ambassador	137	William Christian Bullitt (1891-1967)
Burra		Peter james Salkeld	friend of Peter Neville Luard Pears	99	Peter James Salkeld Burra (1909-1937)
Burrows	?		(Mrs) perhaps a dometic servant of the Britten family	180, 184
Butler		Roger	mentioned in Acknowledgements, gave help and encouragement	xi
Cassidy		Maurice Alan	(Sir) doctor colleague of the author's husband, Christopher Richard Beverly Welford	101	Maurice Alan Cassidy (1880-1949)
Chalener		Elizabeth	wife of Samuel Chalener	205	Elizabeth Chalener (abt.1725-)
Chalener		Samuel	husband of Elizabeth Chalener	205	Samuel Chalener (abt.1725-)
Chamberlain		Arthur Neville	English Prime Minister 1937-1940	136, 145	Arthur Neville Chamberlain PM PC MP (1869-1940)
Chaplin		Charles Spencer	(Sir) English actor	65	Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (1889-1977)
Chapman		Audrey	formed the Audrey Chapman Orchestra, often conduced by Frank Bridge	61
Christie	Mildmay	Grace Audrey Louisa St John	English-Canadian soprano, co-founder of Glyndebourne Festival Opera	189	Grace Audrey Louisa St John (Mildmay) Christie (1900-1953)
Churchill		Stella	friend of Elizabeth Mayer	147
Churchill		Winston Leonard Spencer	English Prime Minister 1940-1945	174	Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG OM CH (1874-1965)
Churchill			(Dr.) acquaintance of Edward Benjamin Britten	160
Clar		Yvonne	Swiss friend of the author	77-78, 80, 82
Clark		Charles	(Rev) Rector of St Stephens Walbrook, London in the 1930's	64
Coldstream		William Menzies	English painter, art teacher	87	William Menzies Coldstream (1909-1987)
Coleman		Charles Joseph Romanie	organist of St John's Church, Lowestoft	26	Charles Joseph Romanie Coleman (1879-1959)
Collingwood		Lawrence Arthur	English conductor, composer, record producer	185	Lawrence Arthur Collingwood (1887-1982)
Colman		Charles	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	73
Colman			(Mr) accompanist	63
Colman	?		(Mrs) friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	73
Coolidge	Coolidge	Elizabeth Sprague	(Mrs) American pianist, commissioned a work from Edward Benjamin Britten in 1941	166-167, 171-172	Elizabeth Penn (Sprague) Coolidge (1864-1953)
Copland		Aaron	American composer, friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	106, 115-116, 120, 158	Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Crabbe		George	English, poet, surgeon, clergyman	173	George Crabbe (1754-1832)
Cripps		Richard Stafford	English politician	174	Richard Stafford Cripps (1889-1952)
Cross		Joan Annie	English soprano	vii, xi, 185-186, 188	Joan Annie Cross (1900-1993)
Crozier		Eric John	English producer of the 'Peter Grimes' opera	185, 189	Eric John Crozier (1914-1994)
Curzon	Siegenberg	Clifford Michael	English pianist	180	Clifford Michael (Siegenberg) Curzon (1907-1982)
Davis		George	editor of Harper's Bazaar	165	George Davis (1906-1957)
de la Mere		Walter John	English author, poet	87	Walter John de la Mare (1873-1956)
de Maupassant		Henri-René-Albert-Guy	French author	189	Henri-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)
Donnocker		Ruth	mentioned in Acknowledgements, researched the family tree	xi, 201
Downes		William	perhaps the husband of Joan Britten, the daughter of John Britten (died 1671)	203
Doyle		Edward	husband of Elizabeth Ellen Rosemary (Welford) Doyle	204	privacy protected
Doyle	Welford	Elizabeth Ellen Rosemary	daughter of Christopher Richard Beverly Welford and Charlotte Elizabeth (Britten) Welford, wife of Edward Doyle	204	privacy protected
Doyle		Elizabeth Melinda	daughter of Edward Doyle and Elizabeth Ellen Rosemary (Welford) Doyle	204	privacy protected
Doyle		Susannah Barbara	daughter of Edward Doyle and Elizabeth Ellen Rosemary (Welford) Doyle	204	privacy protected
du Maurier		Gerald Hubert Edward Busson	(Sir) English actor, manager	64	Gerald Hubert Edward Busson du Maurier (1873-1934)
Duncan		Briony	daughter of Ronald Frederick Henry Duncan and Rose Marie Theresa (Hansom) Duncan	188	Briony Duncan
Duncan		Roger J.	son of Ronald Frederick Henry Duncan and Rose Marie Theresa (Hansom) Duncan	188	Roger J. Duncan
Duncan	Hansom	Rose Marie Theresa	wife of Ronald Frederick Henry Duncan	188	Rose Marie Theresa (Hansom) Duncan (1916-)
Duncan (Dunkelsbuhler		Ronald Frederick Henry	English poet and writer of German descent	107, 188	Ronald Frederick Henry (Dunkelsbuhler) Duncan (1914-1982)
Dunkerley		Piers Montague	wrote a letter to Edward Benjamin Britten in 1941	165	Piers Montague Dunkerley (1921-1959)
Eardley		John	husband of Sarah (Ginders) Eardley	205	John Eardley (abt.1770-)
Eardley	Ginders	Sarah	daughter of Jeremiah Ginders (born about 1746) and Sarah (Foster) Ginders, wife of John Eardley	205	Sarah (Ginders) Eardley (1772-)
Eccles		James Ronald	Edward Benjamin Britten's headmaster at Gresham School, Holt, Norfolk	55	James Ronald Eccles (abt.1874-1956)
Eisinger		Ade	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	79
Eisinger		Kati	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	80
Eisinger		Rosemary	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	79
Elgar		Edward William	(Sir) composer, Master of the King's Music	16	Edward William Elgar OM GCVO (1857-1934)
Evans		Harold Muir	(Doctor of Medicine) the Brittens' family doctor	45, 73-74	Harold Muir Evans (1866-1947)
Fass		Marjorie Hester	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten, artist	29, 60-61	Marjorie Hester Fass (1885-1968)
Ferguson		Howard	British composer, musicologist	49	Howard Ferguson (1908-)
Fernie		Gladys Elaine	daughter of William George Fernie and Mary Louise (Britten) Fernie	204	Gladys Elaine Fernie (1917-)
Fernie	Britten	Mary Louise	daughter of Thomas Britten (born 1829) and Mary Charlotte (Ginders) Britten, wife of William George Fernie	16, 204	Mary Louise (Britten) Fernie (1872-1958)
Fernie		William George	husband of Mary Louise (Britten) Fernie	204	William George Fernie (1873-1949)
Ferrier		Kathleen Mary	English contralto	189	Kathleen Mary Ferrier C.B.E. (1912-1953)
Forster		Edward Morgan	English author	173	Edward Morgan Forster (1879-1970)
Franco		Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teodulo	Spanish politician, dictator	107	Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teodulo (Franco) Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975)
Gathorne-Hardy		Elizabeth Rose	daughter of Ruth Elizabeth (Thorowgood) Gathorne-Hardy	127-128	Elizabeth Rose Gathorne-Hardy
Gathorne-Hardy	Thorowgood	Ruth Elizabeth	friend of the author, wife of Antony Gathrone Gathorne-Hardy	127-128	Ruth Elizabeth (Thorowgood) Gathorne-Hardy (1909-1973)
Ginder	Masery	Jane	wife of Jeremiah Ginder (born about 1715)	205	Jane (Masery) Ginder (abt.1715-1782)
Ginder		Jeremiah	born about 1715, husband of Jane (Masery) Ginder	205	Jeremiah Ginder (abt.1715-1779)
Ginders		Edward	son of Jeremiah Ginder and Jane (Masery) Ginder	205	Edward Ginder (1744-)
Ginders		Elizabeth	daughter of Jeremiah Ginder and Jane (Masery) Ginder	205	Elizabeth Ginder (1735-)
Ginders	Edwards	Elizabeth	wife of Richard Myott Ginders	205	Elizabeth (Edwards) Ginders (abt.1810-1890)
Ginders	Marsh	Ellen	wife of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1801)	15, 205	Ellen (Marsh) Ginders (abt.1802-1870)
Ginders		Ellen Worsey	daughter of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1801) and Ellen (Marsh) Ginders	205	Ellen Worsey Ginders (1824-1900)
Ginders	Myott	Hannah	daughter of Richard Myott and Elizabeth (Challiner) Myott, 1st wife of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1777)	205	Hannah (Myott) Ginders (1779-1824)
Ginders		Hannah	daughter of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1777) and Hannah (Myott) Ginders	205	Hannah Ginders (1810-1860)
Ginders		Jane	daughter of Jeremiah Ginder and Jane (Masery) Ginder	205	Jane Ginder (1742-)
Ginders		Jeremiah	born 1746, possibly the son of Jeremiah Ginder and Jane (Masery) Ginder	205	Jeremiah Ginders (abt.1746-1794)
Ginders		Jeremiah	born 1777, husband of (1) Hannah (Myott) Ginders, (2) Margaret (Wilson ) Ginders	205	Jeremiah Ginders (1777-1845)
Ginders		Jeremiah	born 1801, son of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1777) and Hannah (Myott) Ginders, husband of Ellen (Marsh) Ginders	15, 205	Jeremiah Ginders (1801-1843)
Ginders		Jeremiah	born 1829, son of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1801) and Ellen (Marsh) Ginders	205	Jeremiah Ginders (1829-1856)
Ginders		John	son of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1777) and Hannah (Myott) Ginders	205	John Ginders (1802-1840)
Ginders		John Marsh	son of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1801) and Ellen (Marsh) Ginders	205	John Marsh Ginders (1837-)
Ginders		Joshua	son of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1801) and Ellen (Marsh) Ginders	205	Joshua Ginders (1842-)
Ginders	Wilson	Margaret	2nd wife of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1777)	205	Margaret (Wilson) Ginders (abt.1809-1894)
Ginders	Pratt	Margaret Lythall	wife of Samuel Ginders	205	Margaret Lythall (Pratt) Ginders (abt.1810-abt.1888)
Ginders		Mary	daughter of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1777) and Hannah (Myott) Ginders	205	Mary Ginders (1811-1811)
Ginders		Richard Marsh	son of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1801) and Ellen (Marsh) Ginders	205	Richard Marsh Ginders (1836-1918)
Ginders		Richard Myott	son of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1777) and Hannah (Myott) Ginders, husband of Elizabeth (Edwards) Ginders	205	Richard Myott Ginders (1808-1882)
Ginders		Samuel	son of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1777) and Hannah (Myott) Ginders, husband of Margaret Lythall (Pratt) Ginders	205	Samuel Ginders (1812-1897)
Ginders	Foster	Sarah	wife of Jeremiah Ginders (born about 1746)	205	Sarah (Foster) Ginders (abt.1750-)
Ginders		Thomas	born 1805, son of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1777) and Hannah (Myott) Ginders	205	Thomas Ginders MRCS (1805-1844)
Ginders		Thomas	born 1834, son of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1801) and Ellen (Marsh) Ginders	205	Thomas Ginders (1834-1864)
Good		John	husband of Mary (Britten) Good	203	John Good (abt.1800-)
Good	Britten	Mary	daughter of Thomas Britten (born about 1767) and Ann (Horsnett) Britten, wife of John Good	203	Mary (Britten) Good (bef.1796-abt.1843)
Goodman		Benjamin David	American clarinetist, bandleader	172	Benjamin David Goodman (1909-1986)
Goold	Hutt	Rose Ann	milliner in the 1871 household of Thomas Britten	201	Rose Ann (Hutt) Goold (1845-)
Green		John Kenneth	Enlish set designer for the 'Peter Grimes' opera	185	John Kenneth Green (1905-1986)
Grierson		John	Scottish documentary maker, asked Edward Benjamin Britten to write music for his films	87	John Grierson CBE (1898-1972)
Griffiths	Britten	Susannah	born 1811, daughter of Thomas Britten (born about 1767) and Ann (Horsnett) Britten	203	Susannah (Britten) Griffiths (bef.1813-)
Guthrie		William Tyrone	English theatrical director	185-187	William Tyrone Guthrie (1900-1971)
Gyde		Alfred Arnold Ernest	English publisher, husband of Sophie Adele (Wyss) Gyde	91-93	Alfred Arnold Ernest Gyde (1894-1959)
Gyde	Wyss	Sophie Adele	Swiss soprano, wife of Alfred Arnold Ernest Gyde	91-93, 100, 120, 150, 152	Sophie Adele (Wyss) Gyde (1897-1983)
Hambourg		Reuben Mark	Russian British concert pianist	27	Reuben Mark Hambourg (1879-1960)
Harding	Gatley	Dorothy Walton	American actress, known as Ann Harding	88	Dorothy Walton (Gatley) Harding (1902-1981)
Harmer		Aldwyth Julia Mabella	daughter of Frederick William Harmer and Ellen Elizabeth (Britten) Harmer	204	Aldwyth Julia M Harmer (1910-1992)
Harmer	Britten	Ellen Elizabeth	daughter of Thomas Britten (born 1829) and Mary Charlotte (Ginders) Britten, wife of Frederick William Harmer	16, 104, 201, 204	Ellen Elizabeth (Britten) Harmer (1871-1945)
Harmer		Freda Mary Britten	daughter of Frederick William Harmer and Ellen Elizabeth (Britten) Harmer	204	Freda Mary B Harmer (1908-)
Harmer		Frederick William	husband of Ellen Elizabeth (Britten) Harmer	204	Frederick William Harmer (1865-1949)
Hart		?	perhaps a domestcic servant of the Britten family	184
Harwood	?		(Mrs) dentist to the Britten family in London	140
Haswell		Peter	father of Rhoda (Haswell) Niblow	202	Peter Haswell (1791-1857)
Hawkes		Ralph	English music publisher	90-91, 93, 120, 126, 129, 134-135, 138, 141, 150, 155, 163, 185	Ralph Hawkes (1898-1950)
Hayes		Edith Ellen	(Miss) Robert Victor Britten's secretary for 18 years, daughter of Ellen Ann (Heather) Hayes	xiii, 37	Edith Ellen Hayes (1869-1957)
Hayes	Heather	Ellen Ann	mother of Edith Ellen Hayes and Dora Madeline (Hayes) Hebron	37	Ellen Ann (Heather) Hayes (abt.1850-1936)
Hearn	?		(Mrs)	112
Hebron	Hayes	Dora Madeline	daughter of Ellen Ann (Heather) Hayes	37	Dora Madeline (Hayes) Hebron (1891-1971)
Hinton		Arabella Lucy	(Miss) head of a dame school in Maidenhead, Berkshire	16-17, 19-21	Arabella Lucy Hinton (1854-1939)
Hockey		Edgar James	son of William Henry Hockey and Rhoda Elizabeth (Niblow) Hockey	18-19, 202	Edgar James Hockey (1874-1964)
Hockey		Effie Maud	daughter of William Henry Hockey and Rhoda Elizabeth (Niblow) Hockey	202	Effie Maud Hockey (1876-1944)
Hockey		Elsie Mary	daughter of Henry William Hockey and Jane (Holbrook) Hockey	43, 75, 202	Elsie May Hockey (1902-1984)
Hockey		Fanny	mother of William Henry Hockey	17, 202	Fanny Hockey (1818-)
Hockey		Frederick Hinton	son of William Henry Hockey and Rhoda Elizabeth (Niblow) Hockey	18, 20, 202	Frederick Hinton Hockey (1880-1915)
Hockey		George William	son of Henry William Hockey and Jane (Holbrook) Hockey	202	George William Hockey (1905-)
Hockey		Henry William	(Professor), son of William Henry Hockey and Rhoda Elizabeth (Niblow) Hockey	17-18, 21, 29, 43, 202	Henry William Hockey (1871-1948)
Hockey	Holbrook	Jane	wife of Henry William Hockey	18, 43, 202	Jane (Holbrook) Hockey (1869-1942)
Hockey	Niblow	Rhoda Elizabeth	daughter of William Niblow (junior), wife of William Henry Hockey	vii, 17, 20, 202	Rhoda Elizabeth (Niblow) Hockey (1845-1910)
Hockey		Sarah Fanny	daughter of William Henry Hockey and Rhoda Elizabeth (Niblow) Hockey	18, 27202	Sarah Fanny Hockey (1875-1939)
Hockey		William Henry	son of Fanny Hockey	16-17, 19-21, 202	William Henry Hockey (1842-1906)
Hoeck		Jan	gave a concert in Birmingham, Staffordshire of Edward Benjamin Britten's music	92
Holyoake		Joseph	husband of Shuckey (Britten) Holyoake	203	Joseph Holyoake (abt.1780-)
Holyoake	Britten	Shuckey	daughter of John Britten (born about 1707), and Susannah (Pritchard) Britten, wife of Joseph Holyoake	203	Shuckey (Britten) Holyoake (bef.1771-)
Horsnett		Edward	husband of Mary ? (died 1808), father of Ann (Horsnett) Britten	203	Edward Horsnett (abt.1740-)
Hroyan			(Miss) schoolteacher in Berkshire	19
Hudson		Beris	mentioned in Acknowledgements, assisted with typing	xi	Beris Hudson
Hurst		Helen Irene Selby	Shared a flat with Edith Barbara Britten	103, 115, 120, 151, 161, 166, 170, 173	Helen Irene Selby Hurst (1887-1981)
Hutchinson		Ronald McDonald	known as Harry Tate, English comedian	27	Ronald McDonald Hutchinson (1872-1940)
Ireland		John Nicholson	English composer, Edward Benjamin Britten's composition teacher	59	John Nicholson Ireland (1879-1962)
Isherwood		Christopher William	Anglo-American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, diarist	87, 89, 91, 100, 109	Christopher William (Bradshaw-Isherwood) Isherwood (1904-1986)
Jackson		James	1st husband of Mabella Worsey	205	James Jackson (abt.1769-)
Jago	Alford	Gwendoline	musician acquaintance of Edith Rhoda (Hockey) Britten	63	Gwendoline (Alford) Jago (1895-1965)
Jenks		Henry	draper's assistant in the 1871 household of Thomas Britten	201	Henry Jenks (1851-)
John		Augustus Edwin	English artist, husband of Ida Margaret Nettleship	94-95	Augustus Edwin John (1878-1961)
John		Henry	son of Augustus Henry John and Ida Margaret (Nettleship) John	94-97	privacy protected
John	Nettleship	Ida Margaret	wife of Augustus Edwin John, sister of Ethel and Ursula Nettleship	94, 97	Ida Margaret (Nettleship) John (1877-1907)
Jones	Britten	Ann	daughter of John Britten (born 1798) and Sarah (Hay) Britten, wife of John Jones	203	Ann (Britten) Jones (1835-1872)
Jones		Edward	husband of Elizabeth (Britten) Jones	203	Edward Jones (abt.1796-1842)
Jones	Britten	Elizabeth	born 1804, daughter of Thomas Britten (born about 1767) and Ann (Horsnett) Britten, wife of Edward Jones	203	Elizabeth (Britten) Jones (bef.1805-)
Jones		John	husband of Ann (Britten) Jones	203	John Jones (abt.1840-)
Keller		Hans Heinrich	Austrian musician, writer, editor	187	Hans Heinrich Keller (1919-1985)
Kemp		John	husband of Mary (Britten) Kemp	203	John Kemp (abt.1780-)
Kemp	Britten	Mary	daughter of John Britten (born about 1707), and Susannah (Pritchard) Britten, wife of John Kemp	203	Mary (Britten) Kemp (bef.1769-)
Kennedy		Joseph Patrick	United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1938-1940	137	Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. (1888-1969)
Keys		Julia	founder member of the Music Club of Aldeburgh	193
Kingsley		Charles	(Professor) novelist, historian, priest	39	Charles Kingsley (1819-1875)
Köller			(Madam) Christian Science friend of Edith Rhoda (Hockey) Britten	83
Korchinska		Maria	Russian harpist	178	Maria (Korchinska) Benkendorff (abt.1895-1979)
Koussevitzsky	Ушкова	Natalie (Наталия Константиновна)	wife of Sergei Koussevitzsky	174	Наталия Константиновна (Ушкова) Koussevitzky (1881-1942)
Koussevitzsky		Sergei	Russian conductor, composer, double-bassist	ix, 158, 171, 174	Сергей Александрович (Кусевицкий) Koussevitzky (1874-1951)
Lamb		Henry Taylor	Australian painter, friend of John Louis Behrend	99	Henry Taylor Lamb (1883-1960)
Lane		Edward	perhaps the husband of Jane Britten, the daughter of John Britten (died 1671)	203
Lange		Hansjürg	husband of Sarah Charlotte (Welford) Jange	204	privacy protected
Lange		Lars Thomas	son of Hansjürg Lange and Sarah Charlotte (Welford) Lange	204	privacy protected
Lange		Mark Edward	son of Hansjürg Lange and Sarah Charlotte (Welford) Lange	204	privacy protected
Lange		Nina Ellen	daughter of Hansjürg Lange and Sarah Charlotte (Welford) Lange	204	privacy protected
Lange	Welford	Sarah Charlotte	daughter of Christopher Richard Beverly Welford and Charlotte Elizabeth (Britten) Welford, wife of Hansjürg Lange	204	privacy protected
Lange		Sven Wolfgang	son of Hansjürg Lange and Sarah Charlotte (Welford) Lange	204	privacy protected
Lascelles		Henry George Charles	6th Earl of Harewood, husband of Princess Mary	43	Henry George Charles Lascelles (1882-1947)
Laulie		Austin	(Miss) friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	127
Lauricella		Luigi Alfeo	known as Remo, British composer, violinist, friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	60, 62	Luigi Alfeo Lauricella (1912-2003)
Lee		Rowland Vance	American film director, actor	88	Rowland Vance Lee (1891-1975)
Liddy	Tayler	Eleanor Jane	known as Nellie Wallace, Scottish music hall entertainer	27	Eleanor Jane (Tayler) Liddy (1870-1948)
Longfellow		Henry Wadsworth	American poet, educator	iv	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
Lutyens		Agnes Elisabeth	English composer	87	Agnes Elizabeth Lutyens (1906-)
MacNeice		Frederick Louis	Irish poet, playwright	87, 91	Frederick Louis (McNeice) MacNeice CBE (1907-1963)
Maconchy		Elizabeth Violet	(Dame) Irish-English composer	87	Elizabeth Violet Maconchy (1907-1994)
Madocks		Martha	nurse in the 1871 household of Thomas Britten	201	Martha Madocks (1832-)
Mahler		Gustav	Austro-Bohemian composer	123	Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Mann		Paul Thomas	German author, father of Erika Julia Hedwig (Mann) Auden	98, 197	Paul Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
Marsh	Worsey (Jackson)	Mabella	wife of (1) James Jackson, (2) Richard Marsh	205	Mabella (Worsey) Marsh (1770-1858)
Marsh		Richard	2nd husband of Mabella (Worsey) Jackson	205	Richard Marsh (abt.1758-1811)
Mason	Britten	Anne	daughter of John Britten (born about 1707), and Susannah (Pritchard) Britten, wife of John Mason	203	Anne (Britten) Mason (bef.1764-)
Mason		John	husband of Anne (Britten) Mason	203	John Mason (abt.1761-)
Masterson		Thomas Free	Robert Victor Britten's tailor	52	Thomas Free Masterson (1858-1938)
Mathews	Ralph	Eileen Elizabeth	wife of Thomas Joseph Mathews	172	Eileen Elizabeth (Ralph) Mathews (1911-abt.1995)
Mathews		Thomas Joseph	English violinist, husband of Eileen Elizabeth (Ralph) Mathews	172	Thomas Joseph Mathews (1907-)
Mayer	Elizabeth	Beata	daughter of Dr. William and Mrs Elizabeth Mayer	120, 132-133, 144, 153, 156	Beata Elizabeth (Mayer) Sauerländer (1912-2000)
Mayer		Christopher	son of William and Elizabeth Mayer	150, 153	Christopher Mayer
Mayer	Wolff	Elizabeth	(Mrs) friend of Peter Neville Luard Pears	118, 120, 122-124, 126, 129, 132-133, 139-140, 142-143, 147-148, 150, 154-155, 159, 172, 177	Elizabeth (Wolff) Mayer (1884-1970)
Mayer		Michael	son of William and Elizabeth Mayer	150, 153	Michael Mayer (1917-2007)
Mayer		Ulrica	daughter of Dr. William and Mrs Elizabeth Mayer	153	Ulrica Mayer (1919-)
Mayer		William	(Dr.) friend of Peter Neville Luard Pears	118, 120, 122-123, 125-126, 128, 131, 133, 136, 139-140, 147-148, 150, 154-155, 159	William Mayer (1887-1956)
McPhee		Colin Carhart	American composer, lived in Brooklyn, New York with Edward Benjamin Britten and Wystan Hugh Auden	165	Colin Carhart McPhee (1900-1964)
Meade		Kathleen	lodger of the author in Finchley, Middlesex in 1936	98, 101
Merrick	Britten	Frances	daughter of Thomas Britten (born about 1767) and Ann (Horsnett) Britten	203	Frances (Britten) Merrick (bef.1811-1867)
Mitchell		Donald Charles	English writer, editor	187	Donald Charles Peter Mitchell
Moberly		Alan Vivian	(Dr.) neighbour of the author in Middlesex in 1937	101	Alan Vivian Moberly (1889-1965)
Moller	Vulliamy	Hope Musuer	known as Poppy, cared for Basque children during the Spanish Civil War	107	Hope Museur (Vulliamy) Moller (1906-1992)
Mozart		Johannes Chrystostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Amadeus	Austrian composer	47, 79-80, 82	Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (1756-1791)
Myott	Challiner	Elizabeth	daughter of Samuel Chalener and Elizabeth Chalener, wife of Richard Myott	205	Elizabeth (Challiner) Myott (1749-1832)
Myott		Richard	husband of Elizabeth (Challiner) Myott	205	Richard Myott (abt.1743-1817)
Neel		Louis Boyd	English conductor	93	Louis Boyd Neel (1905-)
Nettleship		Ethel Mary	sister of Ida and Ursula Nettleship, rented a bungalow to the Britten family in Cornwall in the 1930's	94-95, 97	Ethel Mary Nettleship (1878-)
Nettleship		Ursula Mary	sister of Ida and Ethel Nettleship	94, 97-98	Ursula Mary Nettleship (abt.1886-1968)
Niblow	Haswell	Rhoda	wife of William Niblow (born 1816)	202	Rhoda (Haswell) Niblow (abt.1827-1905)
Niblow		William	born 1816, son of William Niblow (born about 1797)	202	William Niblow (1816-1900)
Niblow		William	born about 1797, perhaps the husband of unknown Ann	202	William Niblow (abt.1797-1824)
Nicholson	Ginders	Julia Mabella	daughter of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1801) and Ellen (Marsh) Ginders	102, 205	Julia Mabella (Ginders) Nicholson (abt.1827-1911)
Nicholson			(Mr) property agent of Edward Benjamin Britten	127, 129, 136, 139, 141, 146-147, 149, 152
Obey		André	French playwright	188
Oldham		Arthur William	English composer	187	Arthur William Oldham
Olszewska		Maria	German contralto	83	Maria Olszewska (1892-1969)
Ormandy		Eugene	Hungarian-born American conductor, violinist	174	Jenő (Blau) Ormandy (1899-)
Painter	Britten	Julia Annie	daughter of Thomas Britten (born 1829) and Mary Charlotte (Ginders) Britten, wife of Sheldon Painter	16, 146, 149, 201, 204	Julia Annie (Britten) Painter (1868-1946)
Painter		Sheldon	(Rev) husband of Julia Annie (Britten) Painter	16, 204	Sheldon Painter (1865-1936)
Pears		Arthur Grant	father of Peter Neville Luard Pears	157, 159, 178	Arthur Grant Pears (1863-1948)
Pears	Luard	Jessie Elizabethde Visme	mother of Peter Neville Luard Pears	157, 165, 178	Jessie Elizabeth De Visme (Luard) Pears (abt.1869-abt.1947)
Pears		Peter Neville Luard	(Sir) English tenor	vii, xi, 18, 84, 93, 99, 103, 106, 109, 111, 113-116, 118, 120, 122-123, 129, 131, 133, 138, 140-142, 144, 147, 150, 152-160, 164-166, 169, 171-174, 177-180, 183, 185, 188-189, 191-193, 197-198	Peter Neville Luard Pears (1910-1986)
Penraven		Allan Frederick	dental surgeon in Ipswich, Suffolk	19	Allan Frederick Penraven (1859-1922)
Pike	Ginders	Elizabeth	daughter of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1801) and Ellen (Marsh) Ginders	205	Elizabeth (Ginders) Pike (1832-)
Piper		Myfanwy Mary	British art critic, opera librettist	197	Mary Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997)
Platt		Samuel	draper's assistant in the 1871 household of Thomas Britten	201	Samuel Platt (abt.1848-)
Plomer		William Charles Franklyn	South African-British novelist	198	William Charles Franklyn Plomer (1903-1973)
Ponder		John	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	75
Pratt	Walker	Alice Maria	sister of Ann Elizabeth (Walker) Scarce, wife of Samuel Pratt, cook to the Britten family	31-33, 37-38, 46, 58, 71	Alice Maria (Walker) Pratt (1883-1967)
Pratt		Samuel	husband of Alice Maria (Walker) Pratt	32	Samuel Pratt (1874-1957)
Pritchard		B.	founder member of the Music Club of Aldeburgh	193
Proctor		Elizabeth	general servant in the 1871 household of Thomas Britten	201	Elizabeth Proctor (1847-)
Pudney		John Sleigh	mentioned in Acknowledgements, English journalist, lent some programme notes	xi, 89	John Sleigh Pudney (abt.1909-1977)
Purcell		Henry	English composer	187, 199	Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Ransome		Arthur Mitchell	English author	88	Arthur Michell Ransome CBE (1884-1967)
Rathbone		Philip St John	South African-born English actor	88	Philip St. John Rathbone (1892-1967)
Reizenstein		Franz Theodor	German-born British composer	93	Franz Theodor Reizenstein (1911-1968)
Rice		Gwenllian Frances Elizabeth	friend of the author, sister of Neville Edward Cecil Rice	94	Gwenllian Frances Elizabeth Rice (1912-)
Rice		Neville Edward Cecil	friend of the author, brother of Gwenllian Frances Elizabeth Rice	94	Neville Edward Cecil Rice (1917-)
Richards		Bernard	mentioned in Acknowledgements, Royal College of Music colleague	xi, 58, 60, 62-63
Rimbaud		Jean Nicolas Arthur	French poet	92	Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891)
Robert		Grace	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	85
Roberts		William	also known as Ernest Newman, English music critic	93	William Roberts (1868-1959)
Robertson	Bartlett	Ethel Agnes	English pianist, wife of John Rae Robertson	164-165, 168	Ethel Agnes (Bartlett) Robertson (1896-1978)
Robertson		John Rae	Scottish pianist, husband of Ethel Agnes (Bartlett) Robertson	164-165, 168, 171	John Rae Robertson (1893-1956)
Room	Warren	Frances	mother of Alice Julia (Room) Ward	19	Francis (Warren) Room (abt.1835-abt.1915)
Roosevelt		Franklin Delano	President of the United States 1933-1945	137, 147, 164, 166	Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)
Row		Edith Lorna	English cellist, sister of Ida Constance Row	193	Edith Lorna Row (1885-1978)
Row		Ida Constance	English violinist, sister of Edith Lorna Row	193-196	Ida Constance Row (1886-1981)
Rubbra		Charles Edmund	British composer	87	Charles Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986)
Russell		?	husband of Frances (Russell) Britten	203
Russell		Bertrand Arthur William	Welsh philosoher	137	Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872-1970)
Russell	Britten	Frances	daughter of John Britten (born about 1707), and Susannah (Pritchard) Britten, wife of ? Russell	203	Frances Britten (bef.1772-)
Sackville-West		Edward	English music critic, novelist	178-179	Edward Sackville-West (1901-1965)
Samuel		Harold Solomon	English pianist	49, 53, 57, 59	Harold Solomon Samuel (1879-1937)
Scarce	Walker	Ann Elizabeth	nanny to the Britten children, wife of Charles William Scarce	xiii, 29-32, 34-35, 37-39, 44-45	Ann Elizabeth (Walker) Scarce (abt.1882-abt.1974)
Scarce		Charles William	husband of Ann Elizabeth (Walker) Scarce	32	Charles William Scarce (1877-1964)
Scherchen		Gustel	German émigré	125, 146, 150
Scherchen		Wulff	German émigré	146, 150, 156
Schnabel		Artur (Aaron)	Austrian-American pianist, composer, husband of Therese (Behr) Schnabel	138	Aaron Schnabel (1882-1951)
Schotterbeck		Lyel	Swiss friend of the Britten Family	77-78	Lyel Schotterbeck (1899-)
Schumann		Elisabeth	German soprano, friend of the Britten family	78	Elisabeth Schumann (1888-1952)
Sewell		Lawrence Alleine	dentist partner of Robert Victor Britten	76	Lawrence Alleine Sewell (1906-1990)
Sewell		Thomas Jackson Elliott	Edward Benjamin Britten's schoolmaster	48	Thomas Jackson Elliott Sewell (1888-1972)
Sheppard		Hugh Richard Lawrie	(Rev) founded the Pease Pledge Union in 1934	107	Hugh Richard Lawrie Sheppard (1880-1937)
Sherring		Kate	dressmaker in the 1871 household of Thomas Britten	201	Kate Sherring (1847-)
Slater		Carol	daughter of Charles Montague Slater and Enid Thelma (Mace) Slater	180, 182	privacy protected
Slater		Charles Montague	English poet, novelist, playwright, husband of Enid	179, 182, 185	Charles Montague Slater (1902-1956)
Slater	Mace	Enid Thelma	acquaintance of Edward Benjamin Britten in the United States, wife of Charles Montague Slater	152, 176, 179-180, 182-183	Enid Thelma (Mace) Slater (1903-1988)
Slocombe		Marie Tapscott	mentioned in Acknowledgements, assisted with typing	xi	Marie Tapscott Slocombe MBE (1912-1995)
Smith		Edward	2nd husband of Susannah (Pritchard) Britten	203
Spencer		Stanley	English painter, friend of John Louis Behrend	99-100	Stanley Spencer (1891-1960)
Spender		Stephen Harold	(Sir) English poet	91	Stephen Harold Spender (1909-1995)
Stagg		Arthur	husband of Mary Elizabeth (Hockey) Stagg	202	Arthur Stagg (1879-1948)
Stagg		Effie Joan	daughter of Arthur Stagg and Mary Elzabeth (Hockey) Stagg	202	Effie Joan Stagg (1911-2003)
Stagg		Elizabeth Margaret	daughter of Arthur Stagg and Mary Elzabeth (Hockey) Stagg	202	Elizabeth Margaret Stagg (1909-)
Stagg	Hockey	Mary Elizabeth	daughter of William Henry Hockey and Rhoda Elizabeth (Niblow) Hockey, wife of Arthur Stagg	202	Mary Elizabeth (Hockey) Stagg (1878-1922)
Stagg		Mary Ursula	daughter of Arthur Stagg and Mary Elzabeth (Hockey) Stagg	202	Mary Ursula Stagg (1908-1954)
Stein		Erwin	Austrian musician, writer	178	Erwin Stein (1885-1958)
Stein		Marion	daughter of Erwin Stein	178	Maria Donata Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmine (Stein) Thorpe (1926-2014)
Stein	Bachmann	Sophie	wife of Erwin Stein	178
Stevens		John Frederick	English chemist, bought a chemist's shop in Aldeburgh in 1950, founder member of the Music Club of Aldeburgh, husband of Lucy Thelma (Clark) Stevens	192-193, 199	John Frederick Stevens (1913-1972)
Stevens	Clark	Lucy Thelma	wife of John Frederick Stevens	192	Lucy Thelma (Clark) Stevens (1915-abt.2002)
Strauss		Johann Baptist	Austrian composer	81-82	Johann Baptist Strauss II (1825-1899)
Stravinsky		Igor Fyodorovitch	Russian composer, conductor	55	Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Strode		Rosamund	musical assistant of Edward Benjamin Britten	199	Rosamund Strode
Sweeting		Elizabeth	mentioned in Acknowledgements, edited the book	xi
Swingler		Randall Carline	English author, wrote the words to the song 'Absolute Democracy'	107	Randall Carline Swingler (1909-1967)
Symonds	Britten	Betsey	daughter of John Britten (born about 1707), and Susannah (Pritchard) Britten, wife of William Symonds	203	Betsey (Britten) Symonds (bef.1775-)
Symonds		William	husband of Betsey (Britten) Symonds	203	William Symonds (abt.1785-)
Tait		Ian Greville	(Dr.) attended Edward Benjamin Britten in the 1970's	199	Ian Greville Tait (1926-2013)
Tchaikovsky		Пётр Ильи́ч	Russian composer	85	Пётр Ильи́ч Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Thomson		Rita	nurse of Edward Benjamin Britten in 1974	33, 199
Tippett		Michael Kemp	(Sir) English composer	178	Michael Kemp Tippett (1905-1998)
Titley	Squires	Mildred S.	(Dr.) wife of William Titley, housed Edward Benjamin Britten in the New York in 1939-1940	122-123, 139, 154	Mildred S. (Squires) Titley (1898-)
Titley		Rachel	daughter of William and Mildred S.Titley	155	Rachel Titley
Titley		William B.	(Dr.) husband of Mildred S. Titley, housed Edward Benjamin Britten in the New York in 1939-1940	122-123, 139, 154	William B. Titley (1904-)
Trubshaw	Ginders	Ellen	daughter of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1777) and Hannah (Myott) Ginders, wife of Thomas Trubshaw	205	Ellen (Ginders) Trubshaw (1804-1890)
Trubshaw		Thomas	husband of Ellen (Ginders) Trubshaw	205	Thomas Trubshaw (1802-1842)
Tyrrell		Katie	nurse of the Nettleship children	97	Katie Tyrrell (1863-1952)
van Beethoven		Ludwig	German composer	47, 132	Ludwig van Beethoven (bef.1770-1827)
van der Post	Giffard	Ingaret Stella	(Lady) English actress, wife of Laurens Jan van der Post	198	Ingaret Stella (Giffard) van der Post (abt.1902-)
van der Post		Laurens Jan	(Sir) South African writer	198	Laurens Jan van der Post (1906-1996)
Venn		Monica	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten, violinist	197
von Münzberg		Paul Felix Weingartner	Austrian conductor, composer, pianist	77-78, 8	Paul Feliz Weingartner von Münzberg (1863-1942)
Vulliamy		Lionel Hastings	English solicitor, coroner, father of Hope Vulliamy	107	Lionel Hastings Vulliamy (1875-1956)
Wagner		Wilhelm Richard	German composer	47, 65`	Wilhelm Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Walker	Hunt	Lucy	wife of Robert Walker, mother of Ann and Alice the staff of the Britten family	31-32, 45	Lucy (Hunt) Walker (abt.1852-1934)
Walker		Robert	father of Annie and Alice Walker, staff of the Britten family	31	Robert Walker (abt.1852-1927)
Walton		Susan	retired matron, looked after Edward Benjamin Btitten in 1973-4	199
Walton		William Turner	(Sir) English composer	87	William Turner Walton (1902-abt.1983)
Ward	Room	Alice Julia	schoolfriend of Edith Rhoda (Hockey) Britten in 1883, daughter of Frances (Warren) Room	19	Alice Julia (Room) Ward (1874-1913)
Ward		Miss	the author's music teacher	43
Webb	Ginders	Anne	daughter of Jeremiah Ginders (born 1801) and Ellen (Marsh) Ginders, wife of Henry Charles Webb	205	Anne (Ginders) Webb (1830-abt.1901)
Webb		Henry Charles	husband of Anne (Ginders) Webb	205	Henry Charles Webb (abt.1830-1902)
Welford		Andrew Thomas	son of Thomas Sebastian Welford and Gillian (Harris) Welford	204	privacy protected
Welford		Arthur	the author's father-in-law, father of Christopher Richard Beverly Welford	103, 105-106, 118, 125, 151, 161, 167, 169, 176	Arthur Welford (1885-1995)
Welford	Britten	Charlotte Elizabeth	the author, daughter of Robert Victor Britten and Edith Rhoda (Hockey) Britten, wife of Christopher Richard Beverly Welford	throughout	Charlotte Elizabeth (Britten) Welford (1909-1989)
Welford		Christopher Richard Beverly	husband of Charlotte Elizabeth (Britten) Welford the author	book cover, vii, 56-57, 10191, 1-102, 106-107, 110, 112, 114, 116-120, 123, 125, 127, 129, 132-135, 139, 141, 146-148, 152-153, 157, 160-162, 165, 167, 169-170, 172-174, 176, 178-179, 181, 189, 198, 204	Christopher Richard Beverly Welford (1911-1973)
Welford		Christopher Robert	son of Thomas Sebastian Welford and Gillian (Harris) Welford	204	privacy protected
Welford	Beverly	Dorothy	the author's mother-in-law, wife of Arthur Welford	103, 106, 119, 121-122, 125, 132, 151, 161, 167, 169, 176, 190	Dorothy (Beverly) Welford (1886-)
Welford		Elizabeth Rosemary Ellen	daughter of the author	187	privacy protected
Welford	Harris	Gillian	wife of Thomas Sebastian Welford	204	privacy protected
Welford		Matthew Patrick	son of Thomas Sebastian Welford and Gillian (Harris) Welford	204	privacy protected
Welford		Peter	wrote a letter to Edward Benjamin Britten in 1941	165
Welford		Sally	daughter of the author	178-180, 182	privacy protected
Welford		Thomas Sebastian	son of Christopher Richard Beverly Welford and Charlotte Elizabeth (Britten) Welford, husband of Gillian (Harris) Welford	vii, 52, 57, 110, 112-113, 116-119, 121, 123-125, 127, 129, 132-135, 139, 141-143, 146-148, 151, 155, 157, 160-161, 164-165, 167, 170, 172, 176, 179-180, 182, 184, 204	privacy protected
Wesby		?	acquaintance of Edward Benjamin Britten	184
Wesley		John	(Rev) speaks of the 'Lowestoft Faithful' in his journal	22	John Wesley (1703-1791)
Williams		Grace	friend of the author	83
Williams		Ralph Vaughn	English composer	87	Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Williamson		Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher	Australian composer, friend of Edward Benjamin Britten	200	Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson CBE (1931-2003)
Wilson		Steurt	cousin of Peter Neville Luard Pears	159
Windsor		John Charles Francis (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) of the United Kingdom (1905-1919)	Prince John	39	[[Sachsen-Coburg_und_Gotha-9|John Charles Francis (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) of the United Kingdom (1905-1919) (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) of the United Kingdom (1905-1919)]]
Windsor		Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David	Prince of Wales	39	Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) Windsor (1894-1972)
Windsor	Saxe-Coburg-Gotha	George Frederick Ernest Albert	King George V	112	George Frederick Ernest Albert (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha) Windsor KG (1865-1936)
Windsor		Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary	Princess Mary, wife of the 6th Earl of Harewood	43	Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) Windsor (1897-1965)
Windsor	Württemberg	Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes	Queen Mary	112, 189	Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes (Württemberg) Windsor (1867-1953)
Wittgenstein		Paul Carl Hermann	Austrian pianist, commissioned Edward Benjamin Britten to write a concerto for the left hand in 1940	150, 153	Paul Carl Hermann Wittgenstein (1887-1961)
Wolff	?		(Mrs) mother of Lilian Wolff	68
Wolff			(Mr) father of Lilian Wolff	67, 72
Wotton		Henry	(Sir) England author, Member of Parliament	75	Henry Wotton MP (1568-1639)
Wright		Basil	friend of Edward Benjamin Britten, English film director	89, 107	Basil Wright (1907-1987)
Wrist			(Miss) a contemporary tenant, in the author's building	64
Yeatman		Robert Julian	Engliah humourist, co-writer of '1066 and all that', fellow passenger of Edward Benjamin Britten en route to the United States in 1939	110	Robert Julian Yeatman (1897-1968)