Content warning: this post mentions domestic violence. At some point in either 1876 or 1877 my great great grandmother, Jane Warburton, at 16 years old would have discovered that marriages were not always happy, in fact they could be ruinous, particularly for a woman. I promised in my Becoming Jane post that Emma, Jane’s older… Continue reading The sad story of Emma Warburton (Part One)
Tag: Family culture
Becoming Jane
A visit to Handsworth The landlady of the Cross Keys throws open the back door of the pub for me and I am confronted by a green green view of trees and grass and gravestones – the latter of which are jutting up like a snaggletoothed smile. Behind me I can hear the laughter… Continue reading Becoming Jane
Fred worriedly writes to Janie for the first time
The drama of Jane being hit by her mother for being seen with the wrong man really upset Fred. I’ve just finished reading, and have now transcribed his whole diary, and now realise he’s not given to writing his feelings down in it very much at all. It’s rare when he does and on one… Continue reading Fred worriedly writes to Janie for the first time
In which we meet Fred, and Jane gets into trouble
Along with the letters, we also have a diary that Fred kept for about 2 years – which looks like he started it on his 19th birthday – May 16th 1878. Between May and August he is courting, on and off, Miss Lucy Craven, a “fine looking girl about 17 years old. Tall and well… Continue reading In which we meet Fred, and Jane gets into trouble
My very own time machine
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My Darling Janie 