Recollections of a Happy Life

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Surname/tag: North

A space dedicated to the autobiography of Marianne North (1830-1890)

I started to read Marianne's biography and realised it contained a wealth of information about the people and places she knew, much of this information not available elsewhere and thought it would be good to collate and share some of this information, particularly where it links to existing WikiTree profiles.

Contents 1 Assisted with book 2 Childhood friends 2.1 Lucie (Austin) Duff-Gordon (1821-1869) 3 References

Assisted with book

Marianne's autobiography was published after her death by her sister Jane Catherine North.

Joseph Dalton Hooker OM GCSI CB (1817-1911) assisted with edits to the book. He was a friend and fellow botanist at Kew Gardens.

Francis Galton FRS (1822-1911) friend and editor

Major General Malcolm Robert Haig MRAS (abt.1830-abt.1900) friend and neighbour at Alderley - author of The Indus Delta Country

William Botting Hemsley editor of book, botanist at Kew, awarded Victoria Medal of Honour.

Mrs Bryan Hodgeson, neighbour at Alderley, created image of Marianne outside her Alderley home used in the book

Childhood friends

Lucie (Austin) Duff-Gordon (1821-1869)

Lucie spent holidays with Marianne and her family at Hastings during the winter. She:

• Went to school with Miss Shepherd at Bromley Common
• Was baptised at 18 alongside the infant Catherine North - Lord Monteagle, Miss Shepherd her teacher and Janet North were her sponsors.
• Was engaged to Alexander Cornewall (Duff-Gordon) Duff-Gordon Third Baronet of Halkin (1811-1872)

The Davies Gilberts are mentioned as visitors of Hastings Lodge, which would likely have included John Davies Gilbert (abt.1811-1854) and his family.

Mr York the pastor of Rougham

PRS and wife

Mrs Stock, interested in phrenology

Caroline Anne (Hurt) Hatherton (1809-) (1810-1897) who later married Edward John (Walhouse) Littleton (1791-1863) and became Lady Hatherton. She was a cousin of Janet (half-sister)

Dr Kay James Phillips (Kay) Kay-Shuttleworth Bt (1804-1877) educationalist engaged to Janet.

John Marjoribanks Bt (1830-1884) ward of Frederick North

References

• Recollections of a Happy Life being the autobiography of Marianne North. Edited by her sister Mrs. John Addington Symonds. Published in two volumes 1894 New York, MacMillan & Co.
  • Volume One Internet Archive (accessed 11 Jan 2024)

Inline reference to copy into other profiles ^[1]