| Ref No | CALB/BIO/F205526 |
| AltRefNo | F205526 |
| Collection | Calthrop Boucicault Collection |
| Title | Letters to Dion Boucicault Junr., Agnes Boucicault, and Mabel Wootton, in response to family history enquiries, dealing mostly with the Boucicault's Huguenot ancestry. |
| Date | 1896-1902 |
| Extent | 15 items |
| Description | Letters to Dion Boucicault Junr., Agnes Boucicault, and Mabel Wootton, in response to family history enquiries, dealing mostly with the Boucicault's Huguenot ancestry.. Item 1 -- 2 letters from Robert B. Douglas, providing information about Jean le Maingre dit Boucicault, including a drawing of his heraldic shield;. Item 2 -- a letter from the French Ministry for Post and Telegraphy informing Dion Boucicault Jr. that there is no place in France called Boucicaut;. Item 3 -- 2 letters from the Musee de Versailles, providing information about portraits of the Marechal de Boucicault held in their collections;. Item 4 -- a letter from Mabel Wootton to a Dublin vicar asking whether the marriage between Joseph Glenney and Mary Boucicault had taken place at his church, with a negative reply from the vicar;. Item 5 -- a letter asking the Chief Yeoman Warder of the tower of London about a possible stay of Jean le Maingre dit Boucicault at the Tower, with a response from the Warder that no records could be found;. Item 6 -- a letter from a London resident giving Mabel Wootton information about a Frenchman who might be able to help her with her genealogical enquiries;. Item 7 -- 3 letters from County Cork, Ireland, residents in response to enquiries about a marriage within the Boucicault ancestry;. Item 8 -- a letter from a Dublin resident offering Mabel Wootton help with tracing Boucicault burials in various Dublin cemeteries;. Item 9 -- a letter referring Dion Boucicault Jr. to the curator of the Versailles Museum for help with his genealogical enquiries;. Item 10 -- a letter to Agnes Boucicault from W. de la Fontaine, giving her information about her husband's Huguenot ancestry, and asking her to put him in touch with Dion Boucicault's brother in case the latter had information that would be useful to include in a new edition of Dr. Smiles' History of Huguenots in England and Ireland;. Item 11 -- a letter from Reginald Faber of the London Huguenot Society giving Mabel Wootton some genealogical information and referring her to another member of the society. Item 12 -- a letter from an Ashby-de-la-Zouch correspondent sharing genealogical information;. Item 13 -- a letter from theDeputy Keeper of the Irish Public Record Office with a reference to the marriage between Joseph Glenny and Mercy Boursiquot in 1793, referring Dion Boucicault to the parish churches of St. Thomas, St. Mary, and St. George, Dublin, for possible further information; letters from the rectors of St. Mary and St. George, saying they are unable to find further information;. Item 14 -- a letter from the Fontenay-aux-Roses town hall informaing Dion Boucicault that a Madame Boucicaut, widow of M. Aristide Boucicault, founded the Fontenay-aux-Roses hospice for the elderly. Item 15 -- self addressed postcard to Mabel Wootton giving the following information; "1879. 42 Warwick Road. Maida Vale. buried High Gate A. R. B.". |
| The letters are from the following correspondents -- Robert B. Douglas; Thomas Middleton, Chief Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London; |
| Notes | Previous reference number: UKC/CALB/BIO/F205526 |
| Subject | Ancestry |
| Genealogy |
| Huguenots |
| Related Person | Boucicault, Dion, Jr., Mr., 1859-1929 (Son of playwright Dion Boucicault and stage actress Agnes Robertson) |
| Boucicault, Agnes, Mrs., 1833-1916 (born Agnes Kelly Robertson, wife of Dion Boucicault) |
| Wootton, Mabel, Miss |
| Smiles, Samuel, Dr. |
| Related Organisation | Ministere du Commerce de l'Industrie des Postes et des Telegraphes, Paris |
| Ministere de L'Instruction Publique et des Beaux Arts/Musee de Versailles, Versailles |
| The Huguenot Society of London |
| Public Record Office, Ireland |
| Mairie de Fontenay-aux-Roses, France |
| L'hospice de Fontenay-aux-Roses, France |
| Category | Correspondence |
| Notes |
| Access conditions | This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk). |
| Copyright | Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study. |
| Level | SubSeries |