Letter informing Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer of the death of JDH's niece Willielma Campbell née Hooker. Her mother Isabella [Whitehead Hooker] has not been clear about the cause of Willielma's death. She will be buried at the Glasgow necropolis near the High Church. JDH & family will travel to Glasgow & stay at the Royal Hotel, Georges' Square.
Transcript
at the Glasgow necropolis, near the High Church -- an enormous way from our house. We go there on Monday at about 11 & shall stay at the Royal Hotel, George's Square.
Ever faithfully yours| Jos. D. Hooker [signature]
Endnotes
1. Sir William Turner Thiselton--Dyer (1843--1928). British botanist and third Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1885--1905). He succeeded Joseph Hooker in the role after serving as his Assistant Director for ten years. He previously held professorships at the Royal Agricultural College Cirencester, Royal College of Science for Ireland and Royal Horticultural Society. He married Hooker's eldest daughter Harriet in 1877.
2. Willielma Campbell née Hooker (1840--1879). Joseph Hooker's niece. Daughter of Isabella Whitehead Hooker and Joseph's older brother William Dawson Hooker. Her father died in Jamaica before she was born. Married James Campbell in 1862, they had seven children before her death in 1879 giving birth to a still born child.
3. Isabella Whitehead Hooker née Smith (1819--1880). Married Joseph Hooker's older brother William Dawson Hooker in 1839 and was widowed in 1840 shortly before the birth of their daughter Willielma.
4. Insertion written in the left hand margin with an 'x' used to denote the place in which the sentence is to be read within the body of the text.
Please note that work on this transcript is ongoing. Users are advised to study electronic image(s) of this document where possible.
July 19. [18]79
Saturday m[ornin]g
Dear Dyer*1,
We have just heard that Willielma*2 died very suddenly & without suffering, & the letter (from Isabella*3) is so confused that we cannot gather from what cause, indeed none is mentioned. The confinement was not scheduled for another fortnight.*4 She had quite time to see her husband & bid him good bye, & to leave a message for her brot[her] mother who was not sleeping in the house. She is to be buried
at the Glasgow necropolis, near the High Church -- an enormous way from our house. We go there on Monday at about 11 & shall stay at the Royal Hotel, George's Square.
Ever faithfully yours| Jos. D. Hooker [signature]
Endnotes
1. Sir William Turner Thiselton--Dyer (1843--1928). British botanist and third Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1885--1905). He succeeded Joseph Hooker in the role after serving as his Assistant Director for ten years. He previously held professorships at the Royal Agricultural College Cirencester, Royal College of Science for Ireland and Royal Horticultural Society. He married Hooker's eldest daughter Harriet in 1877.
2. Willielma Campbell née Hooker (1840--1879). Joseph Hooker's niece. Daughter of Isabella Whitehead Hooker and Joseph's older brother William Dawson Hooker. Her father died in Jamaica before she was born. Married James Campbell in 1862, they had seven children before her death in 1879 giving birth to a still born child.
3. Isabella Whitehead Hooker née Smith (1819--1880). Married Joseph Hooker's older brother William Dawson Hooker in 1839 and was widowed in 1840 shortly before the birth of their daughter Willielma.
4. Insertion written in the left hand margin with an 'x' used to denote the place in which the sentence is to be read within the body of the text.
Please note that work on this transcript is ongoing. Users are advised to study electronic image(s) of this document where possible.
Powered by Aetopia