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D1491 - Mrs Elizabeth Mosley, nee Bradshawe (c1798-1888) of Holbrook - (1879)

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1491/1
Title	20th cent photocopy of typescript copy of the original manuscript entitled 'A part of my life for those who may care to read it,’ by Elizabeth Mosley 1879. (Nee Bradshawe). Begun my birthday 2 March aged 81
Date	(1879)
Description	Subjects covered: (Page 1) Holbrook: Chesterfield Road, poor condition – Bradshawe family; (Page 2) their house. Coxbench Hall – Dr John, infidel; (Page 3) Sister Charlotte – her nursery memories – lessons – workmen’s songs; (Page 4) women brought wax bambino every Christmas – relic of Popery. Old Mathy – recited “Jimmy in the Highlands, & Jenny in the lowlands they were going to be married” ; (Page 5) Tyrannical servants. Grandfather, maiden aunts ; - their servant, Nanny Barker; (Page 6) Duffield: Aunt Bonell – “Duffield House” sisters and their marriages; (Page 7) Miss Stubb’s school at Wirksworth. Whooping Cough; (Page 8) Meals – housekeeping; (Page 9) Governess (Miss Cook). Move to Barton Blount. Parish Church; (Pages 10, 11) The House. Clothing – daily routine – education; (Page 12) Dancing lessons – religion education; (Page 13) Farmer Holland and wife Rachel Rolleston. Other tenants: Wall, Wragg, Webb; (Page 14) Grandmother, Lady Wilmot. Her imprisonment in French Revolution; (Page 15) Holbrook: uncle who was Parish Chaplain; (Page 16) Duffield: the misses Edwards’ school; (Pages 17, 18) Doncaster: Miss Murphy’s school. Schoolfellows. Doncaster races. New Uniform. York Theatrical Co ; (Page 20) Coming out. Limited social life; (Page 21) Visit to Ashbourne. Mrs Chandos Pole – dances; (Page 22) Derby Balls – Duke of Devonshire; (Pages 24, 25) Wintering in Dawlish, Devon – carriage journey – ; (Page 26) baggage. Dawlish. Charlottes’ marriage to ; (Pages 27, 28) Robert Sitwell. Cokes of Longford; (Pages 28, 29) Charts at Barton – fact, servants’ revels; (Page 30) 1832 move to little Barton – Elizabeth’s marriage; Mrs Coke;
Extent	1 file (33 pages)
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Mrs Elizabeth Mosley of Holbrook
Term	Folklore

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