Lyttelton, Elizabeth, b c 1648
Person
Dates
- Existence: b c 1648
Biography
Elizabeth Lyttelton was born around 1648, the daughter of Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682), physician and author. In 1680 she married Captain George Lyttelton, youngest son of Sir Thomas Lyttleton, Bart, and in 1681 settled with her husband in Guernsey.
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Fonds
Elizabeth Lyttelton: Commonplace book
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8460
Scope and Contents
A manuscript commonplace book, 87 leaves, containing poetical extracts, prose fragments and religious aphorisms and verse, written from both ends of the volume. The book was kept for the benefit of the daughters of Sir Thomas Browne, and was principally the property of his daughter Elizabeth. It contains pieces by and relating to Sir Thomas Browne, including a poem and piece of prose by him, although none of the writing is in Browne's hand. The name of his daughter Mary (d. 1676) is written...
Dates:
1680 (Circa)
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