Item 18 - Part of a letter from A. E. Housman to Katharine Symons(?)

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(Place of writing not indicated.)—Communicates biographical details of his grandfather Thomas Housman and other relations.

(This appears to be the conclusion of a letter to one of Housman’s siblings, probably—judging by the date and provenance—Katharine.)

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Transcript

Our grandfather took his B.A. from St John’s Coll. Cambridge in 1819,
was ordained deacon in the same year by the bishop of Gloucester, priest in 1920 {1} by the bishop of Lichfield & Coventry.

In Crockford 1860 he is Incumbent of Catshill since 1844

[In Crockford] 1865 [he is] Perpetual Curate [of Catshill since 1844] {2}
(and Mr Liddon Perpetual Curate since 1864)

In Crockford 1868 Mr Liddon is still Perpetual Curate and our grandfather does not appear.

A. E. H.
14 Nov. 1932

Uncle Tom was a boarder at Bromsgrove, Uncle Joe a day-boy.

There is no portrait of A. J. Macleane in any of his editions.

Thanks for the extract.

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This appears to be the conclusion of a letter from Housman to one of his siblings. Its date and provenance suggests that the most likely sibling is Katharine, but this is a mere conjecture.

{1} The year has been ringed and ‘1820’ written alongside in pencil.

{2} The words in brackets are represented by ditto marks in the MS.

This description was created by A. C. Green in 2023.