Dolignon and Duckworth family papers

Title

Dolignon and Duckworth family papers

Shelfmark

MS. 23701/1

Summary

Folder 1: Dolignon family papers, comprising:

Pencil drawing by John Dolignon (1774-1865) of Dunwich Church, Suffolk, dated 10 Oct 1825

Letter (incomplete) written from Swaffham, Norfolk, probably from Emily Montagu to her son, 'My dear Edgar', on the wedding of Emily A.R. Montagu (her daughter) to J.W. Dolignon, May [1852]

Tiny red notebook of Ethel Dolignon (1856-1887), aged 6, 1862

Letter from John W. Dolignon to his sisters telling them about the death of his son, Aubrey, aged 11, Jan 1876. The letter has been added to by John's wife, Emily, addressing 'My dear children' (Blanche and Ethel) who were presumably staying with John's sisters at the time

Letter (incomplete) written from Swaffham, Norfolk, probably from one of the Montagu sisters at Caynton House, to 'Dear Edgar', on Ethel's death, Oct 1887. 'L & C' referred to in the letter are probably Louisa and Charlotte, sisters of Emily and aunts of the recently deceased Ethel

Handwritten 'Memoranda of D'Olignon Family', 1997

Folder 2: Duckworth family papers, comprising:

Easy Poetry for Children by Edina Campbell (later Duckworth, 1837-1915), with a small photograph of her pasted on the flyleaf. Inscribed by Edina: 'Edina Campbell. My old poetry book used in lessons with Loo'. This was probably her eldest sister Louisa Madeleine Campbell (later White, b. 1823). Further inscribed in faint pencil by Celia Furse, probably for her granddaughter Frances Whistler to record the chain of possession from grandmother to mother to granddaughter. With a typed note about the volume by [Frances Whistler], [2010?]

Six letters written during the honeymoon of William Arthur Duckworth and Edina Duckworth (née Campbell), 1859, to Edina's sister Cecily. With one letter from 1860, presumably from Edina's mother, Mary E. Campbell (née Scarlett). In a white envelope with Margaret Newbolt's handwriting

Small notebook (with loose cover) belonging to Edina Duckworth and containing a diary about her children, 1865-1871

Wool-stitched paper envelope containing: three journal letters (incomplete) written during a trip to Madeira, Mar 1886, two by Margaret Duckworth (later Newbolt) and one by William Arthur Duckworth; and a letter (incomplete) from Mary ('May') Olivier (née Duckworth) to Margaret on the way to Bombay with her new husband Harry Olivier, 6 Nov 1888

Letter from William Arthur Duckworth to two of his daughters, Margaret ('Maggie') Duckworth (later Newbolt) and Helen Newbolt (later Holland), about the death of their sister, Mary ('May') Olivier, in India, Apr 1891

Newspaper account of Edina Duckworth's funeral, 1916

Date

1825-[2010?]

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box