| Description | The Galton Book Volume II, arranged by Elizabeth Anne Wheler [ne Galton]. Continuation of the manuscript history and scrapbook of the Galton family, with biographies of individuals, descriptions of family properties and coats of arms; plus drawings, letters concerning family history, newspaper cuttings, examples of signatures cut from letters and photographs pasted directly onto the folios or tipped-in. Appears to have been originally written by Elizabeth Anne Wheler but includes later additions by her son, Edward Galton Wheler [later Edward Galton Wheler-Galton]
Includes the following:
Watercolour paintings of Claverdon Church and Claverdon Leys [residence of Edward Galton Wheler], Warwickshire
Photographs of Darwin Galton, Mary Elizabeth Galton, Frances Galton, Penelope Maria Elizabeth Galton
Note regarding the purchase of the Henley and Claverdon manorial rights
Photographs of a painting of Darwin Galton and of an unidentified building [possibly Claverdon Leys?]
Hand-drawn pedigree of the Arkwight family
Watercolour of Loxton Manor House and photographs of Loxton Hut and Loxton Cottage
Two photographs of Erasmus Galton
Photograph sand copies of photographs and drawings of Francis Galton, and a photograph of his wife, Louisa
Typescript copy of a memorial inscription to Francis Galton, the original of which is on a brass tablet in Claverdon Church
Sketch of Francis Galton, signed Frank W Carter, 1910
Newspaper cuttings relating to Francis Galton's speeches and work, particularly Eugenics, reports of honours awarded to him, and obituaries
Photograph of Francis Galton dated 1903
Photograph of the Galton vault at Claverdon, Warwickshire
Photographs of Elizabeth Anne Wheler, Lucy Wheler, Edward Wheler, and Edward Galton Wheler
Photograph of a painting of Elizabeth Anne Wheler [Galton], original dated 1843
Copy of Elizabeth Anne Wheler's [Galton] baptism record from the parish register of St Martin's, Birmingham.
Photograph of a painting of Elizabeth Ann Wheler as an old woman and two obituaries for her
Photograph of Edward Galton Wheler and notice of his change of name by deed poll to Edward Galton Wheler-Galton, 1912
Pedigree of the Wheler family
Copy of Mary Louisa Dugdale's birth certificate [later married Edward Galton Wheler]
Photograph of J G Moilliet dated 1890
Pedigree charts of the Moilliet and Bunbury families
Two photographs of Millicent Adele Bunbury and a photograph of Edgmead House, Launceston
Engraving of Ravenscourt, annotated "Mrs Lethbridge's House at Minehead"
Photograph of Guy Lethbridge in military uniform
Two photographs of Emma Sophia Galton
Photographs of paintings of Diana Erminia Galton, and Mary Barclay with Julia Theresa Galton (both children). Photograph of Mary Barclay Galton as an old woman
Photographs of Douglas Galton and his wife, Marianne Nicholson
Photographs of Mary A Galton, Herman Ernst Galton and Augusta B Galton
Pedigree of the Duff family of Fetteresso Castle
Photographs of Cameron Galton and F A Adele Galton
Drawing and watercolour of Shelsley Grange. Drawing dated 1864
Photographs of Emily Galton and Hubert Galton, of Hadzor House, Droitwich
Photographs of Arthur Galton, Ralph Abercromby Galton, Margaret Galton, Isabella Galton, Theodora Louisa Duff Galton and Hilda Ernestine Galton all children of Herman Ernst Galton his wife, Mary.
Photographs of Ewen Cameron Galton, Lucy Ethel Galton, Amy Caroline Galton and Adele Vera Harcourt Galton, all children of Cameron Galton and his wife, Adele.
Large family tree showing the Galton family of Winterbourne - Kingston, with numbers referring to pages in the two volumes where more information about particular people can be found.
Includes indexes to the coats of arms, family trees, people and places appearing throughout both volumes. |
| CustodialHistory | Sticker on the front pastedown indicates that this volume was purchased by the Galton Laboratory in 1959. |