Personal journals kept, probably by a Miss Green, in five unlined notebooks of a seven month visit to family living at Brompton near Chatham in Kent and of a similar period of time when the writer had returned home to Brixham, Devon. The entries give detailed information about the experiences and social activities of the writer and her family.
Journals of Miss Green
This material is held atUniversity of Birmingham, Cadbury Research Library, Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 150 MS64
- Dates of Creation
- 1840 - 1841
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 5 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
From internal evidence, it is likely that the writer is a Miss Green, daughter of Joseph Green of Parkham Cottage, Brixham, Devon. A record of the marriage of Joseph Green and Elizabeth Adams at Brixham on 23 January 1791 is listed in the International Genealogical Index. The writer spends several months with her uncle Robert Adams, of Brompton, near Chatham, Kent who is possibly her mother's brother.
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Acquisition Information
Purchased in November 2001
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