Father was born, Mother was born, Engaged, Married
Simpkin, Marshall and Co, Limited
Category
Books
Date
circa 1899
Materials
Paper and ink
Measurements
275 x 213 mm
Place of origin
Stationers' Hall Court
Collection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 793445.1
Summary
Page from baby record book with spaces for information about the father and mother, their engagement and marriage. Page reads, 'Father was born...54 Grosvenor St...on the.....day of.....18...., Mother was born at....38 Upper Grosvenor St...on the ....9th....day of...August...18...., Engaged at...the end of July...on the....day of.... and Married at...St Marks N. Audley St....on the...25....day of...October 1898 by Archdeacon Bather? and Mr Clayton'. Page 13.
Provenance
Part of the Hussey collection. The contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 2006 by Mrs. Elizabeth Hussey.
Marks and inscriptions
Across page - filled in gaps left for information about baby's parents: Father was born...'54 Grosvenor St'...on the.....day of.....18...., Mother was born at....'38 Upper Grosvenor St'...on the ....'9th'....day of...'August'...18...., Engaged at...'the end of July'...on the....day of.... and Married at...'St Marks N. Audley St'....on the...'25'....day of...'October 1898 by Archdeacon Bather? and Mr Clayton'
Makers and roles
Simpkin, Marshall and Co, Limited, engraver and publisher Mary Anne Herbert, Mrs William Clive Hussey (1864-1942), writer