Harriet Meuricoffre

JB remained close throughout her life to many of her eight siblings, particularly her younger sister, Harriet or Hattie .

JB and Harriet were lifelong correspondents, and following Harriet's death Josephine wrote a memoir in which she printed several of their letters. A passage from one written by Hattie illustrates the fervour of their relationship:...

Both JB and her sister became expert riders and often joined in with their brother's hunting parties. During her later years of ill health, JB found riding a valued source of relaxation.

After the death of her closest sister, Hattie, JB published a biography titled In Memoriam: Harriet Meuricoffre—her final work, except an introductory letter for a little book published at Rochester, Kent, by James Marchant

In 1847, in her late teens, JB visited Ireland with her sister . There she witnessed the extreme poverty and distress caused by the Great Famine. The memories of this visit remained with her for...