Jane Crewdson
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Jane Crewdson poet, was born at Perran-arworthal, Cornwall
, on 22 Oct. 1808, being the second daughter of George Fox of that place (see Fox family of Falmouth
), and was married at Exeter, in October 1836, to Thomas Dillworth Crewdson, a Manchester manufacturer. She contributed several hymns to Lovell Squire
's Selection of Scriptural Poetry, 1848; and in 1851 published a small volume of poems, entitled Aunt Jane's Verses for Children, which was reprinted in 1855 and 1871. In 1860 she issued a second work, Lays of the Reformation, and other Lyrics, scriptural and Miscellaneous. After her death, on 14 Sept. 1863, at her residence, Summerlands, Whalley Range, Manchester
, a further selection of her poetical pieces was published under the title of A Little While and other Poems (Manchester, 1864, 12mo).
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, on 22 Oct. 1808, being the second daughter of George Fox of that place (see Fox family of Falmouth
Fox family of Falmouth
The Fox family of Falmouth, Cornwall, UK were very influential in the development of the town of Falmouth in the 19th century and of the Cornish Industrial Revolution...
), and was married at Exeter, in October 1836, to Thomas Dillworth Crewdson, a Manchester manufacturer. She contributed several hymns to Lovell Squire
Lovell Squire
Lovell Squire was a Quaker schoolteacher, meteorologist and writer of sacred verse.-Birth and education:He was born 8 May 1809 at Earith in Huntingdonshire, the son of Lovell Squire and Sarah . His mother was a Recorded Minister of the Religious Society of Friends...
's Selection of Scriptural Poetry, 1848; and in 1851 published a small volume of poems, entitled Aunt Jane's Verses for Children, which was reprinted in 1855 and 1871. In 1860 she issued a second work, Lays of the Reformation, and other Lyrics, scriptural and Miscellaneous. After her death, on 14 Sept. 1863, at her residence, Summerlands, Whalley Range, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, a further selection of her poetical pieces was published under the title of A Little While and other Poems (Manchester, 1864, 12mo).
External links
- Jane Crewdson: ODNB article by C. W. Sutton, ‘Crewdson , Jane (1808–1863)’, rev. Clare Cotugno, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2007 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6689