Extracts of poetry and prose collected by Penelope Baynes, 1793-1808. Occasionally the source of the extracts are mentioned.
Baynes, Penelope
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 MS 717
- Dates of Creation
- 1793-1808
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Penelope Baynes and her twin sister, Frances, were born on 25th February 1782. She died 10th September 1849 in Upper Weston, Bath. Her mother was Penelope Dove and her father William Baynes (1740-1827), who served as Rector of Rickinghall and Vicar of Sherborne. Her grandparents were Katherine Wogan, decendant of Ethelred Wogan, and Robert Baynes (1718-1782), Rector of Stonham, Suffolk.
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