Emily was a daughter of Rev. Edward Andrews, LL.D. and his wife, Elizabeth H. Symons.
She was the first wife of poet Coventry Patmore, who worked at the British Museum. His best-known work, The Angel in the House, was addressed to her.
Married 11 Sep 1847 at St. John's Church, Hampstead, they were the parents of three daughters, Gertrude Laura, Emily Honoria, and Bertha Georgiana; and three sons, Coventry Milnes, Tennyson D., and Henry John Patmore.
Emily died of Tuberculosis at their summer home, Elm Cottage, having gradually declined in health over several years.
During her illness, she wrote children's stories and, towards the end, made preparations for her death, including selected the spot in this churchyard for her grave. She left her husband a written plea to remarry, stating "I leave my wedding-ring to your second wife with my love and blessing...and [do] not envy her the reward of a part of your love, the best years of which I have had."
After Emily's death, her husband converted to the Catholic faith, and provided the funds to build the church of St. Mary Star of the Sea at Hastings, completed in 1883. Her daughter Emily Honoria became a nun--Sister Mary Christina--in the Society of the Holy Child Jesus; her son Dr. Tennyson Patmore also converted.
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DIED. PATMORE.--On the 5th July, at Hampstead, London, aged 38, Emily Augusta, wife of Coventry Patmore, Esq., of the British Museum, fifth daughter of the late Rev. Edward Andrews, LL.D., and sister of Mr. E. W. Andrews, Tavistock-buildings, Adelaide. --The Adelaide Observer (Adelaide, Australia);Saturday, 13 Sep 1862; Pg. 5
She was the first wife of poet Coventry Patmore, who worked at the British Museum. His best-known work, The Angel in the House, was addressed to her.
Married 11 Sep 1847 at St. John's Church, Hampstead, they were the parents of three daughters, Gertrude Laura, Emily Honoria, and Bertha Georgiana; and three sons, Coventry Milnes, Tennyson D., and Henry John Patmore.
Emily died of Tuberculosis at their summer home, Elm Cottage, having gradually declined in health over several years.
During her illness, she wrote children's stories and, towards the end, made preparations for her death, including selected the spot in this churchyard for her grave. She left her husband a written plea to remarry, stating "I leave my wedding-ring to your second wife with my love and blessing...and [do] not envy her the reward of a part of your love, the best years of which I have had."
After Emily's death, her husband converted to the Catholic faith, and provided the funds to build the church of St. Mary Star of the Sea at Hastings, completed in 1883. Her daughter Emily Honoria became a nun--Sister Mary Christina--in the Society of the Holy Child Jesus; her son Dr. Tennyson Patmore also converted.
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DIED. PATMORE.--On the 5th July, at Hampstead, London, aged 38, Emily Augusta, wife of Coventry Patmore, Esq., of the British Museum, fifth daughter of the late Rev. Edward Andrews, LL.D., and sister of Mr. E. W. Andrews, Tavistock-buildings, Adelaide. --The Adelaide Observer (Adelaide, Australia);Saturday, 13 Sep 1862; Pg. 5
Emily was a daughter of Rev. Edward Andrews, LL.D. and his wife, Elizabeth H. Symons.
She was the first wife of poet Coventry Patmore, who worked at the British Museum. His best-known work, The Angel in the House, was addressed to her.
Married 11 Sep 1847 at St. John's Church, Hampstead, they were the parents of three daughters, Gertrude Laura, Emily Honoria, and Bertha Georgiana; and three sons, Coventry Milnes, Tennyson D., and Henry John Patmore.
Emily died of Tuberculosis at their summer home, Elm Cottage, having gradually declined in health over several years.
During her illness, she wrote children's stories and, towards the end, made preparations for her death, including selected the spot in this churchyard for her grave. She left her husband a written plea to remarry, stating "I leave my wedding-ring to your second wife with my love and blessing...and [do] not envy her the reward of a part of your love, the best years of which I have had."
After Emily's death, her husband converted to the Catholic faith, and provided the funds to build the church of St. Mary Star of the Sea at Hastings, completed in 1883. Her daughter Emily Honoria became a nun--Sister Mary Christina--in the Society of the Holy Child Jesus; her son Dr. Tennyson Patmore also converted.
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DIED. PATMORE.--On the 5th July, at Hampstead, London, aged 38, Emily Augusta, wife of Coventry Patmore, Esq., of the British Museum, fifth daughter of the late Rev. Edward Andrews, LL.D., and sister of Mr. E. W. Andrews, Tavistock-buildings, Adelaide. --The Adelaide Observer (Adelaide, Australia);Saturday, 13 Sep 1862; Pg. 5
She was the first wife of poet Coventry Patmore, who worked at the British Museum. His best-known work, The Angel in the House, was addressed to her.
Married 11 Sep 1847 at St. John's Church, Hampstead, they were the parents of three daughters, Gertrude Laura, Emily Honoria, and Bertha Georgiana; and three sons, Coventry Milnes, Tennyson D., and Henry John Patmore.
Emily died of Tuberculosis at their summer home, Elm Cottage, having gradually declined in health over several years.
During her illness, she wrote children's stories and, towards the end, made preparations for her death, including selected the spot in this churchyard for her grave. She left her husband a written plea to remarry, stating "I leave my wedding-ring to your second wife with my love and blessing...and [do] not envy her the reward of a part of your love, the best years of which I have had."
After Emily's death, her husband converted to the Catholic faith, and provided the funds to build the church of St. Mary Star of the Sea at Hastings, completed in 1883. Her daughter Emily Honoria became a nun--Sister Mary Christina--in the Society of the Holy Child Jesus; her son Dr. Tennyson Patmore also converted.
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DIED. PATMORE.--On the 5th July, at Hampstead, London, aged 38, Emily Augusta, wife of Coventry Patmore, Esq., of the British Museum, fifth daughter of the late Rev. Edward Andrews, LL.D., and sister of Mr. E. W. Andrews, Tavistock-buildings, Adelaide. --The Adelaide Observer (Adelaide, Australia);Saturday, 13 Sep 1862; Pg. 5
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