Her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Fielding
, was born in England. Samuel Carter Hall wrote that his mother-in-law was highly accomplished. She sang sweetly, drew prettily, wrote verse with more than grace, and French may be...
Residence
Anna Maria Hall
When Anna Maria was a few weeks old, her father died. Mother and daughter went to live with Sarah Elizabeth Fielding
's mother and step-father. The step-father, George Carr
, owned an estate at Graigie...
Residence
Anna Maria Hall
In 1815, after her grandmother's death Anna Maria Fielding (later AMH
), together with her mother
and grandfatherGeorge Carr
, moved from Wexford in Ireland to London.
Keane, Maureen. Mrs. S.C. Hall: A Literary Biography. Colin Smythe, 1997.
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Hall, Samuel Carter. Retrospect of a Long Life: From 1815 to 1883. D. Appleton, 1883.
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Shattock, Joanne. The Oxford Guide to British Women Writers. Oxford University Press, 1993.
Residence
Anna Maria Hall
The couple lived at 21 Ashley Place (The Rosery), in Brompton, London. AMH
's mother
lived with them until her death on 20 January 1856.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Hall, Samuel Carter. Retrospect of a Long Life: From 1815 to 1883. D. Appleton, 1883.
