Amos, Anne Elizabeth, 1836-1908 (née Fisher, wife of William Bennett Pike and James Amos)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1836 - 1908
Geographical areas
London, Cambridge
Relationships
Wife of Rev. William Bennett Pike (1864-1873) and Rev. James Amos (1875-1891)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Amos: Diaries and photographs of Anne Elizabeth Fisher (later Pike and Amos)
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/AMO
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries and photograph album, with some loose enclosures. The diaries provide a detailed description of the daily social life of a wealthy young lady during the Victorian era, in London and on visits around the country, including dinners, dances and parties, concerts, galleries, theatre and academic lectures. Many include lists of 'books recommended' or read. From 1864, Anne gave detailed accounts of sermons she had heard and exhibitions in London, also describing first-hand...
Dates:
1852 - 1900
Found in:
Downing College
Item
Photograph album of Anne Elizabeth Pike (later Amos), 1860 - 1900
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0269/DCPP/AMO/13
Scope and Contents
Formal mounted portrait photographs in most cases. Includes Rev. James and Mrs Amos, children possibly from both marriages, Annie Amos in later years, several of William Bennett Pike as a young boy (most probably Annie and William's son William Bennett Pike (1873-1905)) and in theatrical costumes, some marked 'ADC', [presumably in performances at the fledgling Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club] and several family groups. A portrait marked 'Annie E. Pike' showing her as a young women...
Dates:
1860 - 1900