Family records collected by William Dorset Fellowes : from original mss and traditionary memoranda in my possession : for the information of my descendants Madame Alfred Marquise de Bois Thierry and her children.
Alternate Title(s):
Spine title: Memoirs of the Butler and Fellowes families by Dorset Fellowes
Published / Created:
England, circa 1842-circa1845.
Physical Description:
1 volume (187 pages, with blanks) ; 23 x 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
William Dorset Fellowes (1769-1852) was the son of Mary Butler (c. 1740-1819) and William Fellowes (1738-1827), a military surgeon who later served as physician to George IV. He served in various capacities in the British navy and the East India Company; the latter positions took him to South Africa, India, and other ports throughout the empire. He then took command of a Post Office packet ship, eventually surviving a shipwreck, the experience of which formed the basis of the first of his four books (the others were primarily travel writing). By 1820, Fellowes served as Secretary to the Lord Chamberlain, though it's unclear how long he held this position (there are few if any official records of him occupying the role). He later left his wife for a woman he had met in France: the child to whom he dedicated this family record is the result of that relationship. He died in France in 1852. See: "Captain William Dorset Fellowes, 1769-1852." Caird Collection. Greenwich, London, UK: National Maritime Museum, updated May 2015. Accessed 20 February 2018. http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/42149.html
Subject Terms:
Fellowes, W. D. (William Dorset) | Fellowes, William, 1738–1827. | Fellowes, Hélène Mary Butler, 1822–1877. | Butler, Mary, approximately 1740–1819. | Fellows family. | Butler family. | Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533–1603. | Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588. | South Sea Company. | Lady Hobart (Packet) | Genealogy. | Seafaring life. | Great Britain -- History. | China -- Description and travel. | India -- Description and travel.