ATR
's mother, Isabella (Shawe) Thackeray
, was the daughter of an Indian Army officer. After the birth of ATR
's sister Harriet Marian
(nicknamed Minny) on 27 May 1840, Anne's mother suffered from postnatal...
Family and Intimate relationships
William Makepeace Thackeray
WMT
married Isabella Gethin Shawe
at the British Embassy in Paris.
Monsarrat, Ann. An Uneasy Victorian. Cassell.
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Family and Intimate relationships
William Makepeace Thackeray
On a voyage from England to Ireland, WMT
's wife Isabella
, suffering a postnatal depression that escalated into insanity, attempted suicide by drowning herself. Soon afterwards she was institutionalised.
Roberts, Andrew. “Mental Health History Timeline”. Middlesex University: Andrew Roberts Homepage: Mental Health and Learning Disability.
