Jane Warton

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JW tried her hand at various genres of literature during the later eighteenth century, without making any one her own. She published poetry, essays, conduct books, and a remarkable novel. She may have been an influence on the critical writing of her influential brothers. Much of her writing has failed to survive.

Milestones

Shortly before 20 August 1724

JW was born at Basingstoke in Hampshire, the middle one of three children and the only girl.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Reid, Hugh. “Jenny: The Fourth Warton”. Notes and Queries, Vol.
continuous series 231
, No. 1, pp. 84-92.
85

After 10 Sept 1745

JW wrote an ode on her father 's death; her brothers included it (as by a Lady)
Reid, Hugh. “Jenny: The Fourth Warton”. Notes and Queries, Vol.
continuous series 231
, No. 1, pp. 84-92.
85
in their edition of Poems on Several Occasions by him, 1748.
Reid, Hugh. “Jenny: The Fourth Warton”. Notes and Queries, Vol.
continuous series 231
, No. 1, pp. 84-92.
85

4 August 1753

JW contributed an essay (unsigned, as was customary) to John Hawkesworth 's Adventurer: number 87.
Reid, Hugh. “Jenny: The Fourth Warton”. Notes and Queries, Vol.
continuous series 231
, No. 1, pp. 84-92.
86

3 November 1809

JW died, aged eighty-seven, at Wickham in Hampshire; her memory remained unimpaired to her last moments.
Reid, Hugh. “Jenny: The Fourth Warton”. Notes and Queries, Vol.
continuous series 231
, No. 1, pp. 84-92.
85
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder.
under Thomas Wharton

Biography

Birth and Family

Shortly before 20 August 1724

JW was born at Basingstoke in Hampshire, the middle one of three children and the only girl.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Reid, Hugh. “Jenny: The Fourth Warton”. Notes and Queries, Vol.
continuous series 231
, No. 1, pp. 84-92.
85

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