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====== Eliza Prior ====== | ====== Eliza Prior ====== |
Her parents were Charles and Mary Skynner of {{http://cimmoorhall.co.uk/\Moor Hall}}, [[wp>Cookham|Cookham]], Berkshire, England. Her mother was née Orlebar, of Henwick House, Bedfordshire.((TLM-P's Family Bible; John Burke, A// Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank, But Uninvested with Heritable Honours//, 1834.)) When recalling his emigration to Australia, TLM-P acknowledged his mother's self-sacrificial support, writing that: | Her parents were Charles and Mary Skynner of {{http://cimmoorhall.co.uk/\Moor Hall}}, [[wp>Cookham|Cookham]], Berkshire, England. Her mother was née Orlebar, of Henwick House, Bedfordshire.((TLM-P's Family Bible; John Burke, A// Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank, But Uninvested with Heritable Honours//, 1834.)) When recalling his emigration to Australia, TLM-P acknowledged his mother's self-sacrificial support, writing that: |
//'Mother … [gave me all the money] she could possibly spare from their modest allowance and made me take the few sovereigns which would diminish home comforts for the quarter [til next payday]//.' | 'Mother … [gave me all the money] she could possibly spare from their modest allowance and made me take the few sovereigns which would diminish home comforts for the quarter [til next payday].' |
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=== Eliza's belongings === | === Eliza's belongings === |
This is a mourning ring, worn to indicate (along with the strict wearing of black) the recent death of a loved one. The writing around the centre funeral urn states that it is in memory of ‘Mary Skynner OB [who died aged] 63 [on] 14 November 1797’. Given her age, this Mary could not be Eliza’s mother, but perhaps her grandmother? | This is a mourning ring, worn to indicate (along with the strict wearing of black) the recent death of a loved one. The writing around the centre funeral urn states that it is in memory of ‘Mary Skynner OB [who died aged] 63 [on] 14 November 1797’. Given her age, this Mary could not be Eliza’s mother, but perhaps her grandmother? |
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===== Religious faith ===== | === Religious faith === |
The family has five books that belonged to Eliza (apart from the above noted //Aesop's Fables// which she presumably inherited) – all on religious themes with a strong evangelical flavour. A sixth was a gift to her husband on his 66th birthday. | The family has five books that belonged to Eliza (apart from the above noted //Aesop's Fables// which she presumably inherited) – all on religious themes with a strong evangelical flavour. A sixth was a gift to her husband on his 66th birthday. |
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