Mary Milner (née Compton, 1797 – 1863) was an English writer and editor.
She was born Mary Compton on 12 November 1797, the eldest daughter of Thomas Wilberforce Compton (a relative of
William Wilberforce) and his wife Sarah. She was partly raised by her great-uncle
Isaac Milner, dean of
Queens’ College, Cambridge, whose biography she later wrote.[1] In February 1820 she married Joseph Milner, who became vicar of St Lawrence,
Appleby, where she lived for the rest of her life. After eighteen years of raising their six children,[2] Mary became a writer and editor of Christian and educational material as well as a prolific contributor to periodicals.
Works
Author
The Christian Mother, or, Maternal Duties Exemplified (1838)
The Christian Lady’s Magazine,[6] also called the Christian Mother’s Magazine[7] and the Englishwoman’s Magazine (1844 – 1856), a monthly periodical inviting contributions on religion, scripture, broader arts and sciences, and female biography
The People’s Gallery of Engravings (4 vols., 1848 – 50)[8]
An extension of Mrs Trimmer’s History of England to the marriage of Queen Victoria (1849)
Mary Milner (née Compton, 1797 – 1863) was an English writer and editor.
She was born Mary Compton on 12 November 1797, the eldest daughter of Thomas Wilberforce Compton (a relative of
William Wilberforce) and his wife Sarah. She was partly raised by her great-uncle
Isaac Milner, dean of
Queens’ College, Cambridge, whose biography she later wrote.[1] In February 1820 she married Joseph Milner, who became vicar of St Lawrence,
Appleby, where she lived for the rest of her life. After eighteen years of raising their six children,[2] Mary became a writer and editor of Christian and educational material as well as a prolific contributor to periodicals.
Works
Author
The Christian Mother, or, Maternal Duties Exemplified (1838)
The Christian Lady’s Magazine,[6] also called the Christian Mother’s Magazine[7] and the Englishwoman’s Magazine (1844 – 1856), a monthly periodical inviting contributions on religion, scripture, broader arts and sciences, and female biography
The People’s Gallery of Engravings (4 vols., 1848 – 50)[8]
An extension of Mrs Trimmer’s History of England to the marriage of Queen Victoria (1849)