Henrietta Georgiana Marcia Lascelles Chatterton
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Henrietta Georgiana Marcia Lascelles Chatterton, Lady Chatterton (née
Iremonger; other married name Dering] (11 November 1806– 6 February 1876), was a British traveler and author.
Lady Chatterton was the only child of the Rev. Lascelles Iremonger, prebendary
of Winchester Cathedral
, and Harriett Gambier, youngest sister of Admiral Lord James Gambier
. This was the second marriage for Rev. Iremonger, who died on 6 January 1830. Lady Chatterton was born at 24 Arlington Street, Piccadilly
, London
, on 11 November 1806. On 3 August 1824 she married Sir William Abraham Chatterton of Castle Mahon, County Cork
, bart
.
In 1837 her first book, Aunt Dorothy's Tales, was published anonymously in two volumes. Two years afterward it was followed by Rambles in the South of Ireland, which was so successful that the first edition sold out in a few weeks. After this she wrote many tales, novels, poems, and accounts of travels under the name Georgiana Chatterton. Cardinal John Henry Newman praised the refinement of thought in her later works of fiction.
The Great Irish Famine in 1845–1851 deprived her husband of his rents. They retired to a small residence at Bloxworth
in Dorset
, where they lived until 1852. They then removed to Rolls Park, Essex
, and Sir William Chatterton died there on 5 August 1855. On 1 June 1859 the widow married Edward Heneage Dering (b 1827), youngest son of John Dering, rector of Pluckley
, Kent
, and prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral
, who had retired from the army in 1851. Within six years of their marriage Mr. Dering entered the Roman Catholic Church
. She herself long wavered, but after a correspondence with William Bernard Ullathorne
, bishop of Birmingham, she was received into the Roman church in August 1875.
She died at Malvern Wells
, a village in Worcestershire
, England
, on 6 February 1876.
Married and maiden names
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Iremonger; other married name Dering] (11 November 1806– 6 February 1876), was a British traveler and author.
Lady Chatterton was the only child of the Rev. Lascelles Iremonger, prebendary
Prebendary
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of Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
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, and Harriett Gambier, youngest sister of Admiral Lord James Gambier
James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier
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. This was the second marriage for Rev. Iremonger, who died on 6 January 1830. Lady Chatterton was born at 24 Arlington Street, Piccadilly
Piccadilly
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, London
London
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, on 11 November 1806. On 3 August 1824 she married Sir William Abraham Chatterton of Castle Mahon, County Cork
County Cork
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, bart
Baronet
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.
In 1837 her first book, Aunt Dorothy's Tales, was published anonymously in two volumes. Two years afterward it was followed by Rambles in the South of Ireland, which was so successful that the first edition sold out in a few weeks. After this she wrote many tales, novels, poems, and accounts of travels under the name Georgiana Chatterton. Cardinal John Henry Newman praised the refinement of thought in her later works of fiction.
The Great Irish Famine in 1845–1851 deprived her husband of his rents. They retired to a small residence at Bloxworth
Bloxworth
Bloxworth is a village and civil parish in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England, situated in Wareham Forest on the A35 road west of Poole. The village has a population of 187 . Bloxworth Heath is part of Wareham Forest....
in Dorset
Dorset
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, where they lived until 1852. They then removed to Rolls Park, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, and Sir William Chatterton died there on 5 August 1855. On 1 June 1859 the widow married Edward Heneage Dering (b 1827), youngest son of John Dering, rector of Pluckley
Pluckley
Pluckley is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, United Kingdom. It is located close to the North Downs, and is approximately 5 miles west of Ashford...
, Kent
Kent
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, and prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral
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, who had retired from the army in 1851. Within six years of their marriage Mr. Dering entered the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
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. She herself long wavered, but after a correspondence with William Bernard Ullathorne
William Bernard Ullathorne
William Bernard Ullathorne was an English Roman Catholic bishop and a missionary in Australia.-Early life:William Ullathorne was born in Pocklington, Yorkshire, the eldest of ten children of William Ullathorne, a prosperous grocer, draper and spirit merchant, and his wife Hannah, née Longstaff...
, bishop of Birmingham, she was received into the Roman church in August 1875.
She died at Malvern Wells
Malvern Wells
Malvern Wells is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. The parish of Malvern Wells, once known as South Malvern, was formed in 1894 from parts of the civil parishes of Hanley Castle, Welland, and the former parish of Great Malvern, and owes its...
, a village in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
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, England
England
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, on 6 February 1876.
Works
- Aunt Dorothy's Tales anonymous, 1837
- Rambles in the South of Ireland 1839, ²1839
- A Good Match, The Heiress of Drosberg, and The Cathedral Chorister 1840; another edition, 1868
- Home Sketches and Foreign Recollections 1841
- The Pyrenees, with Excursions into Spain 1843
- Allanston, or the Infidel 1843
- Lost Happiness, or the Effects of a Lie a tale, 1845
- Reflections on the History of the Kings of Judah 1848
- Extracts from Jean Paul F. Richter 1851
- Compensation anonymous, 1856
- Life and its Realities 1857
- The Reigning Beauty 1858
- Memorials of Admiral Lord Gambier 1861
- Selections from the Works of Plato 1862
- The Heiress and her Lovers 1863
- Leonore, a Tale, and other Poems 1864
- Quagmire ahead privately printed, 1864
- Grey's Court edited by Lady Chatterton, 1865
- Oswald of Deira a drama, 1867
- A Plea for Happiness and Hope privately printed, 1867
- Country Coteries 1868
- The Oak original tales and sketches by Sir J. Bowring, Lady Chatterton, and others, 1869
- Lady May a pastoral poem, 1869
- The Lost Bride 1872
- Won at last 1874
- Extracts from Aristotle's Work privately printed, 1875
- Misgiving privately printed, 1875
- Convictions privately printed, 1875
- The Consolation of the Devout Soul by J. Frassinetti, translated by Lady Chatterton, 1876