Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    OR2318/3b
  • Title
    Loose stitched volume. Reminisces of Fanny Stackhouse Acton of Acton Scott, near Church Stretton, Salop a fair copy of OR2318/3a with minor additions
  • Date free text
    c1800-1844
  • Production date
    From: 1800 To: 1844
  • Scope and Content
    including account of her wedding and her crossing swollen Marsh Brook - cost of furnishing Acton Scott ; estate neglected for nearly half a century more detailed description of the Reverend Glascott incumbent of Acton Scott and Edward Bore, the parish clerk, maker of spinningwheels (grandson 'now at head of North Western Carriage building at Wolverton) describes Luther family - daughter marries 2nd time George Lovell, of Hinwick, carpenter 1827 husband 'helpless cripple' and daughter symptoms of 'delicacy' THEN death of brother, accidently shot Character of T A Knight junior died 1827 letter from T A Knight junior to his mother of first arriving at Trinity College, Cambridge 23 October 1827 Letter from Fanny to her husband after T A Knight junior shot 1827 Resultant law suits mentioned death of Fanny's daughter Letter from Fanny to her mother re aftermath of death of her daughter (ie) August 1830 Letter from Lady Rouse Boughton to Fanny, her sister comfort to her in her child's illness time to give birth to her own child near. 22 August 1830 Loose copy of letter Fanny to Lady Rouse Boughton glad child born Fanny very ill 23 August 1830 Death of Fanny's husband she gets Acton Scott but estate to Pendarves (his brother) death of her father May 1839 death of her sister Lady Rouse Boughton in 1842 left 8 children "to whom I would have acted a mother's part, if I had been allowed to do so, and certainly no one was ever more unfitted for managing a family than he was, and it is owing to their own right feeling that they have turned out as good as they have done" Law suit with Knights decided in favour of Fanny's side of the family (means they can keep Downton Castle) 1844 Letter from Fanny to her mother re above success and fete given by local farmers in her honour at Acton Scott visits to London: Meets geologist at Sir Roderick Murchison's and also at Sir Charles Lyall's Antiquarians at Mr Franks (father of Augustus Franks at British Museum) and at Mr Pendarves met Lord Johnny Russell reminisce of Bishop of Exeter Philpotts 'such a notorious humbug' saw Prince Consort and Queen Victoria (latter distributing Crimean War Medals) account of hospitality at Nannau, near Dolgelly, seat of Sir Robert Vaughan c1824-1825 Copy made with explantory note by F S Orlebar 49 pages covering years c1800-1844
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