Author talk:Catherine Henrietta Milnes-Gaskell

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• https://forgottenwomenwake.com/our-women/lady-catherine/

Born in 1856, Lady Catherine spent much of her life supporting the health, education and wellbeing of Wakefield’s poorest communities.

Shortly after arriving in Yorkshire as a new bride from her home in Shropshire in the 1880s, she set about supporting women and children less fortunate than herself.

Lady Catherine established what was called the Guild of Pity, which provided free milk to children in workhouses and distributed clothing to poor families and the families of wounded soldiers. She was also instrumental in setting up a scheme to place orphans in foster homes rather than leaving them to the workhouse.

By 1891, Lady Catherine was a published essayist. In her essays she explored the complex lives of women. Her essays were received with some hostility by a male dominated press, she says. By the time of her death in 1935, she shared the same publishers as George Gissing and the Bronte Sisters, and had published nine books and a host of articles and essays.

Lady Catherine was awarded The Order of St John – a royal order of chivalry. She also played a role in medical care in Wakefield.

She founded the Wakefield-based division of the St John’s Ambulance Brigade in 1911 which, during the First World War, delivered care at the city’s former Clayton Hospital. At registration, 70 men and 27 women wore their uniforms with pride. This uniform was provided by Lady Catherine and funded from the sale of Alpine plants grown in her garden.

Lady Catherine, who died in 1935, was also among the first women to become a Justice of the Peace. Qq1122qq (talk) 09:20, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

death

• FreeBMD

Name Catherine H M Gaskell
Death Age 78
Registration Date Jul 1935 Sep. Q.
Registration district Madeley
Inferred County Shropshire
Volume 6a
Page 609

census

• 1911 England

Name Catheine Henrietta Gaskell
Age in 1911 54
Relation to Head Wife
Gender Female
Birth Place Whitchurch, Hampshire, England
Civil parish Lupset
County/Island Yorkshire-West Riding
Street Address Thornes House Wakefield
Marital Status Married
Registration District Number 504
Sub-registration district Horbury
ED, institution, or vessel 06
Piece 27375
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Charles George Milnes Gaskell 69 Head
Catheine Henrietta Gaskell 54 Wife
Mary Milnes Gaskell 29 Daughter
Barabara Camerson 30 Servant
Mary Langston 38 Servant
Jane Hunt 85 Servant
Annie Chills 29 Servant
Eliza Guymer 39 Servant
Mary Edith Wilks 23 Servant
Suhannah Cowell 22 Servant

• 1861 England

Name Catherine Wallop
Gender Female
Age 4
Relation Daughter
Estimated Birth Year 1857
Father's Name Earl Portsmouth
Mother's Name Eveline Portsmouth
Where born Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire, England
Civil parish Wembworthy
County/Island Devon
Country England
Registration district Crediton
Sub-registration district Morchard Bishop
ED, institution, or vessel 11
Neighbors
Household schedule number 1
Piece 1470
Folio 96
Page number 1
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Earl Portsmouth 36 Head
Eveline Portsmouth 26 Wife
Newton Wallop Visc Lymington 5 Son
Catherine Wallop 4 Daughter
Camilla Wallop 2 Daughter
John Wallop 1 Son
Oliver Wallop 2/12 Son
Clara Pusey 26 Visitor
Henry Devon 31 Visitor
Victoria Devon 23 Visitor

marriage

• Original data: Devon Anglican Parish Registers. Taunton, Somerset, England: Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at South West Heritage Trust.

Name Catherine Henrietta Wallop
Marriage Age 20
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date 1856
Marriage Date Dec 1876
Marriage Place Wembworthy, Devon, England
Residence Date Abt 1876
Residence Place Wembworthy
Religion Anglican
Father Isaac Newton Wallop
Spouse Charles George Milnes Garkell

probate

• Calendar of the Grants ...

Name Catherine Henrietta Milnes Gaskell of Wenlock Abbey, Much Wenlock
Death Date 21 Aug 1935
Death Place Shropshire, England
Probate Date 16 Nov 1935
Probate Registry Shrewsbury

baptism

• Hampshire Archives and Local Studies; Winchester, Hampshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference: 11M83/PR3

Name Catherine Henrietta Wallop
Baptism Date 22 Jan 1857
Baptism Place Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire, England
Residence Place Hurstbourne Park, Hurstborne Priors, Hampshire, England
Parish as it Appears Hurstbourne Priors
Father Isaac Newton Wallop
Mother Eveline Alicia Juliana Wallop