Ms tale of an elopement from Keswick to Gretna Green 1835
Scope and Contents
Manuscript, octo, 13pp, at approximately 3300 words, and written neatly.
The account of the story of hardship was written in the form of an interview by someone called 'Banns' or 'Barns' with Sally responding in Cumbrian dialect, and at Keswick, 25 February 1835.
Dates
- Creation: 1798
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Sally and Mark may have eloped from Keswick to Gretna Green circa 1798. They walked to Scotland via Carlisle. Having then married they had the problem of returning to Keswick and letting their parents know of the marriage. No sooner than they had returned, Mark was called up for the Militia with the result that Sally did not see him for 4 years. They had six children, none of whom survived childhood, and then Mark himself died in 1821 leaving Sally to fend for herself.
Full Extent
13 pages
Physical Location
CLX-A-623
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase June 2014. Accession no: E2014.49.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie 23 April 2015
- Title
- Ms tale of an elopement by Sally and Mark to Gretna Green, c. 1798
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
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