Diaries of Charlotte Downes (née Grove), Ferne House in Donhead St Andrew [1825]

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Title
Diaries of Charlotte Downes (née Grove), Ferne House in Donhead St Andrew [1825]
Author
  • Downes, Charlotte
Document Type
  • Diary
Date
1825
Biography
Charlotte Downes (née Grove) was born on 10 Feb 1783, the daughter of Thomas and Charlotte Grove and one of 11 children. She married late in life, unlike her sisters, in her mid-40s, to rector of Bernard St John, Rev Richard Downes. According to her diaries, her life consisted of luncheons, dinner parties, visits to London and the races, shopping, hunting, picnics, balls, dancing lessons and croquet. She travelled abroad considerably on holiday, visiting Paris, Biarritz and Tangier, where she lost her eight-year-old son in a drowning accident. Charlotte died in 1860.
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Material sourced from Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre