Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    L30/11/330/181
  • Title
    Letter from Harriett Yorke to Countess de Grey, written from Bonnington. Lord & Lady Eastnor and family have arrived safely on the Continent, having had three hours passage from Dover to Calais.
  • Date free text
    13 Nov 1825
  • Production date
    From: 1825 To: 1825
  • Admin/biog history
    Harriet Yorke, nee Manningham born c.1763, was the daughter of Charles Manningham and his wife Ann. Her siblings were: Charles William Manningham, b. 1762, d.1849 Coote Manningham, b.c.1765, d.1809 Boyd Manningham, b. 1766 Amelia Manningham, b.1767 Elizabeth Manningham, b.1768, d. 1853 (usually referred to as Eliza or Elvira in the letters) Henry Manningham, b 1773, d. 1821 Coote Manningham married Anna Maria Pollen in 1802. Their children were: Charles Coote Manningham b 1804, d.1810 Boyd Pollen Manningham, b. 1807, d. 1831 Harriet Manningham, b,1806, d. 1824 Mary Anne Manningham, b.1802, who married Edward Buller. Coote Manningham died in 1809, and his wife died in 1822. By Anna Maria's Will, Coote’s siblings Harriet Yorke, Charles William Manningham and Elizabeth Manningham became the guardians of Coote's surviving children (Boyd, Harriet and Mary Anne). The children lived with Elizabeth. The letters contain several references to Elizabeth's "charges" and other details of this side of the family.
  • Scope and Content
    Lady Hardwicke is contemplating spending December and January at Brighton. Sister is staying with the writer; she came from Broadstairs by the steam packet. She will remain until the end of January. Mrs [Mary Agnes] Powell has been very ill with measles, which she caught during a visit to her brother George Waddington. Being from home, she has escaped communicating the illness to her children.
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