Sub-series - Mary Ann Meredith: Family Correspondence

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Title

Mary Ann Meredith: Family Correspondence

Date(s)

  • 1818-1850 (Creation)

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Sub-series

Extent and medium

3 documents

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Second wife of George Meredith and mother to :• Henry (1821-1836) • John (1822-1909) • Maria (1822-1882) • Edwin (1827-1907) • Clara (1828-1904) • Fanny (1831-1910) • Rosina (1833-1858)

Name of creator

(1812-1895)

Biographical history

Louisa Ann was born on 20th July 1812 at Edgbaston near Birmingham daughter of Louisa Ann Twamley, nee Meredith and Thomas Twamley .
Louisa Ann distinguished herself as an authoress, publishing her first book at the age of twenty one. In 1839 she married ... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited by Mrs W V G Johnson Queensland 1962 & 1964 .
Also donated separately in May 2006 by Ian and Caroline Mackersey of Auckland New Zealand, photocopy of 'Memoir
of the late George Meredith' by his son, Edwin Meredith

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Letters from George Meredith's first wife, Sarah, to governess Mary Ann Evans and from Louisa Ann Twamley

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Conditions governing access

Available for research

Conditions governing reproduction

This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.... »

Finding aids

Original inventory and descriptive notes can be found at :https://eprints.utas.edu.au/22693/1/G4-meredith-papers.pdf

Existence and location of originals

Other Meredith papers which remained at Cambria until it was sold were deposited in the Archives Office of Tasmania (State Archves) by Miss Violet Mace in 1965 (including some which had previously been lent to the University). The Meredith (Mace) papers ... »

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Dates of creation revision deletion

HE Jan 2018

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