Hall, Ellen ___ 1822-1911 ___ British ___ n/a

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Ellen was the youngest child born into the well-off Hall family. Like her sister Emily, she spent her youth on the island of Jersey, and then moved to West Wickham. As a young woman she was considered beautiful and had many suitors, but she never married. She travelled often with Emily, and the two of them socialised frequently, counting Charles and Emma Darwin, who lived nearby, among their friends.
No biography link
No Wikipedia bio

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1838-1901 ___ domestic social travel family love/sex Algeria

WEB TEXT LINKS
a few extracts

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
 

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Two Victorian Girls
The Halls of Ravenswood
Two Victorian Ladies
 

May 2005, June 2008, April 2013
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