Rumney, Thomas ___ 1764-1835 ___ British ___ farmer

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
There is not much information about Rumney readily available on the internet. He was born into an old Cumberland family, and apprenticed to South Sea House, a London counting house. When his elder brother died young, Rumney inherited a small estate at Mellfell and took on the role of yeoman or farmer. It seems he married a lady called Miss Castlehow in 1806, but had no children. A cousin of his wrote a novel called 'A Cumberland Statesman' and modelled her hero on Rumney. Also, extracts from his diary were published in 1914 in 'From the Old South Sea House' which was edited by A W Rumney.
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DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1805-1806 ___ farming society family love/sex

WEB TEXT LINKS
etext
about and extracts

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Magdalene College, Cambridge University

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Tom Rumney of Mellfell (1764-1835). By himself as set out in his letters and diary
From the Old South-Sea House, being Thomas Rumney's Letter Book
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December 2005, August 2008, April 2013
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