Martha Taylor

Standard Name: Taylor, Martha

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Family and Intimate relationships Mary Taylor
MT 's sister Martha died of cholera in Koekelberg.
Taylor, Mary. Mary Taylor, Friend of Charlotte Brontë: Letters from New Zealand and Elsewhere. Stevens, JoanEditor , Auckland University Press; Oxford University Press, 1972.
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Family and Intimate relationships Mary Taylor
MT had five siblings: her sister Martha and brothers Joshua , John , Joseph and William Waring , with the latter of whom she emigrated to New Zealand.
Taylor, Mary. Mary Taylor, Friend of Charlotte Brontë: Letters from New Zealand and Elsewhere. Stevens, JoanEditor , Auckland University Press; Oxford University Press, 1972.
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Friends, Associates Mary Taylor
MT became close friends with Charlotte Brontë, and always remained loyal to her, despite their disagreements.
Murray, Janet Horowitz, and Mary Taylor. “Introduction”. Miss Miles; or, A Tale of Yorkshire Life 60 Years Ago, Oxford University Press, 1990, p. vii - xxiv.
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Mary and her sister Martha stayed at Haworth several times between 1838 and 1840. A letter from Charlotte...
Health Mary Taylor
Suffering from a disordered stomach,MT travelled with her sister Martha to Wales for a three-week holiday.
Taylor, Mary. Mary Taylor, Friend of Charlotte Brontë: Letters from New Zealand and Elsewhere. Stevens, JoanEditor , Auckland University Press; Oxford University Press, 1972.
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Travel Mary Taylor
MT travelled on the Continent with her sister Martha and brother John .
Taylor, Mary. Mary Taylor, Friend of Charlotte Brontë: Letters from New Zealand and Elsewhere. Stevens, JoanEditor , Auckland University Press; Oxford University Press, 1972.
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Timeline

1668
Martha Taylor attracted attention for fasting: the first published account, largely in her own words, presented her abstinence as holy; an account for the Royal Society attacked both this text and Taylor herself.