Marianne Colston | |
---|---|
Born | 1792 |
Died | 3 October 1865 (aged 73) Roundway House,
Wiltshire |
Notable work | Journal of a Tour in France, Switzerland, and Italy (1822) |
Spouse |
Edward Francis Colston
(
m. 1819; died 1847) |
Children | 4 |
Marianne Colston ( née Jenkins; 1792–1865) was an English heiress, travel writer, and amateur draughtswoman.
Marianne Jenkins was born in 1792, the daughter and heiress of William Jenkins ( c. 1751–1837), of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, by his wife Sarah Jenkins, née Watkin. On 1 November 1819, she married Edward Francis Colston (1795–1847), descendent and heir of the wealthy Bristol merchant and philanthropist, Edward Colston. [1]
Following their marriage, the couple immediately embarked on the continental tour which formed the basis of her only work, Journal of a Tour. In the course of the tour, Marianne gave birth to their first child, Arabella Sarah (1820–1891). The marriage produced three more children: Edward (1822–1864), William Jenkins Craig (1824–1867), and Samuel Hunt (1825–1854). [1]
After returning from France in 1822, the Colstons lived for a time in Somersetshire before moving into Filkins Hall, a Colston property in Oxfordshire. They subsequently dwelt for 'some years' at Weymouth, before purchasing Roundway House, Wiltshire in May 1840. [1]
After the death of her husband in 1847, Marianne remained at Roundway House, and was mistress of the property: the North Wiltshire census of 1861 describes her as a 'landed proprietor' and head of a household that then included two of her sons and a daughter-in-law, two granddaughters and a grandson, three visitors, and fourteen servants. She died on 3 October 1865, aged 73. [1]
In Paris, near the end of the European tour, Marianne prepared her journal for publication; the first volume was on the printing press while Colston was still writing up her closing remarks on her return visit to Paris in 1822. François Le Villain ( fl. 1820–30) created lithographs based on her drawings of various scenes from the journey, which filled an additional folio volume accompanying the two-volume octavo Journal. The work was published by A. and W. Galignani in Paris in 1822. [1]
The Journal was reprinted by Whittaker in London in 1823:
The plates were again published in a companion folio volume:
The book was reviewed by:
Marianne Colston | |
---|---|
Born | 1792 |
Died | 3 October 1865 (aged 73) Roundway House,
Wiltshire |
Notable work | Journal of a Tour in France, Switzerland, and Italy (1822) |
Spouse |
Edward Francis Colston
(
m. 1819; died 1847) |
Children | 4 |
Marianne Colston ( née Jenkins; 1792–1865) was an English heiress, travel writer, and amateur draughtswoman.
Marianne Jenkins was born in 1792, the daughter and heiress of William Jenkins ( c. 1751–1837), of Shepton Mallet, Somerset, by his wife Sarah Jenkins, née Watkin. On 1 November 1819, she married Edward Francis Colston (1795–1847), descendent and heir of the wealthy Bristol merchant and philanthropist, Edward Colston. [1]
Following their marriage, the couple immediately embarked on the continental tour which formed the basis of her only work, Journal of a Tour. In the course of the tour, Marianne gave birth to their first child, Arabella Sarah (1820–1891). The marriage produced three more children: Edward (1822–1864), William Jenkins Craig (1824–1867), and Samuel Hunt (1825–1854). [1]
After returning from France in 1822, the Colstons lived for a time in Somersetshire before moving into Filkins Hall, a Colston property in Oxfordshire. They subsequently dwelt for 'some years' at Weymouth, before purchasing Roundway House, Wiltshire in May 1840. [1]
After the death of her husband in 1847, Marianne remained at Roundway House, and was mistress of the property: the North Wiltshire census of 1861 describes her as a 'landed proprietor' and head of a household that then included two of her sons and a daughter-in-law, two granddaughters and a grandson, three visitors, and fourteen servants. She died on 3 October 1865, aged 73. [1]
In Paris, near the end of the European tour, Marianne prepared her journal for publication; the first volume was on the printing press while Colston was still writing up her closing remarks on her return visit to Paris in 1822. François Le Villain ( fl. 1820–30) created lithographs based on her drawings of various scenes from the journey, which filled an additional folio volume accompanying the two-volume octavo Journal. The work was published by A. and W. Galignani in Paris in 1822. [1]
The Journal was reprinted by Whittaker in London in 1823:
The plates were again published in a companion folio volume:
The book was reviewed by: