Galton Book, Volume II

Date:
1883
Reference:
GALTON/1/1/9/1/2
Part of:
Galton Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

The Galton Book Volume II, arranged by Elizabeth Anne Wheler [née Galton]. Continuation of the manuscript history and scrapbook of the Galton family, with biographies of individuals, descriptions of family properties and coats of arms; plus drawings, letters concerning family history, newspaper cuttings, examples of signatures cut from letters and photographs pasted directly onto the folios or tipped-in. Appears to have been originally written by Elizabeth Anne Wheler but includes later additions by her son, Edward Galton Wheler [later Edward Galton Wheler-Galton]



Includes the following:

  • Watercolour paintings of Claverdon Church and Claverdon Leys [residence of Edward Galton Wheler], Warwickshire
  • Photographs of Darwin Galton, Mary Elizabeth Galton, Frances Galton, Penelope Maria Elizabeth Galton
  • Note regarding the purchase of the Henley and Claverdon manorial rights
  • Photographs of a painting of Darwin Galton and of an unidentified building [possibly Claverdon Leys?]
  • Hand-drawn pedigree of the Arkwight family
  • Watercolour of Loxton Manor House and photographs of Loxton Hut and Loxton Cottage
  • Two photographs of Erasmus Galton
  • Photograph sand copies of photographs and drawings of Francis Galton, and a photograph of his wife, Louisa
  • Typescript copy of a memorial inscription to Francis Galton, the original of which is on a brass tablet in Claverdon Church
  • Sketch of Francis Galton, signed Frank W Carter, 1910
  • Newspaper cuttings relating to Francis Galton's speeches and work, particularly Eugenics, reports of honours awarded to him, and obituaries
  • Photograph of Francis Galton dated 1903
  • Photograph of the Galton vault at Claverdon, Warwickshire
  • Photographs of Elizabeth Anne Wheler, Lucy Wheler, Edward Wheler, and Edward Galton Wheler
  • Photograph of a painting of Elizabeth Anne Wheler [Galton], original dated 1843
  • Copy of Elizabeth Anne Wheler's [Galton] baptism record from the parish register of St Martin's, Birmingham.
  • Photograph of a painting of Elizabeth Ann Wheler as an old woman and two obituaries for her
  • Photograph of Edward Galton Wheler and notice of his change of name by deed poll to Edward Galton Wheler-Galton, 1912
  • Pedigree of the Wheler family
  • Copy of Mary Louisa Dugdale's birth certificate [later married Edward Galton Wheler]
  • Photograph of J G Moilliet dated 1890
  • Pedigree charts of the Moilliet and Bunbury families
  • Two photographs of Millicent Adele Bunbury and a photograph of Edgmead House, Launceston
  • Engraving of Ravenscourt, annotated "Mrs Lethbridge's House at Minehead"
  • Photograph of Guy Lethbridge in military uniform
  • Two photographs of Emma Sophia Galton
  • Photographs of paintings of Diana Erminia Galton, and Mary Barclay with Julia Theresa Galton (both children). Photograph of Mary Barclay Galton as an old woman
  • Photographs of Douglas Galton and his wife, Marianne Nicholson
  • Photographs of Mary A Galton, Herman Ernst Galton and Augusta B Galton
  • Pedigree of the Duff family of Fetteresso Castle
  • Photographs of Cameron Galton and F A Adele Galton
  • Drawing and watercolour of Shelsley Grange. Drawing dated 1864
  • Photographs of Emily Galton and Hubert Galton, of Hadzor House, Droitwich
  • Photographs of Arthur Galton, Ralph Abercromby Galton, Margaret Galton, Isabella Galton, Theodora Louisa Duff Galton and Hilda Ernestine Galton all children of Herman Ernst Galton his wife, Mary.
  • Photographs of Ewen Cameron Galton, Lucy Ethel Galton, Amy Caroline Galton and Adele Vera Harcourt Galton, all children of Cameron Galton and his wife, Adele.
  • Large family tree showing the Galton family of Winterbourne - Kingston, with numbers referring to pages in the two volumes where more information about particular people can be found.
  • Includes indexes to the coats of arms, family trees, people and places appearing throughout both volumes.

    Publication/Creation

    1883

    Physical description

    1 volume

    Related material

    For Volume I see GALTON/1/1/9/1/1

    Terms of use

    The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

    Location of duplicates

    A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

    Ownership note

    Sticker on the front pastedown indicates that this volume was purchased by the Galton Laboratory in 1959.

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    Location of original

    The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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