Transcript of a diary of Elizabeth Brooking, wife of the Wesleyan Methodist missionary Robert Brooking

This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London

Scope and Content

Begins with her departure from England on 10th February 1844. Diary mainly records her journeys and ill health. Ends whilst at sea on her way back to the Gold Coast [Ghana] from an enforced furlough (due to ill health) on 9 March [1846].

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Gift from Thorsten Sjolin of the Brooking Society, July 2011

Note

LM, 7/2011

Conditions Governing Use

No copying permitted

Copyright held by author

Related Material

A transcript of another diary of Elizabeth Brooking is available (MS 381041). For transcripts of Rev Robert Brooking's diaries see MS 380587.

Location of Originals

Original diary probably held by the United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto.

Geographical Names