Harriet Jane Trelawny Explained

Harriet Jane Trelawny (1821-1879) was an English author and member of the British landed gentry.^{[1] [2]} She published the novel Sister in 1879.^[3]

Life

Trelawny was born Harriet Jane Tremayne in London in 1821. Her father was John Hearle Tremayne of Cornwall and she was the oldest of her siblings. In 1824, Trelawny married Sir John Salsbury Trelawny, with whom she had one daughter.

Trelawny wrote one novel, which was published shortly before her death in 1879. The work was titled Sister and was published in two volumes by Smith, Elder & Co.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles . Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour . 1910 . T.C. & E.C. Jack . en.
2. Book: Lodge, Edmund . The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire as at Present Existing . 1890 . Hurst and Blackett, limited . en.
3. Web site: Author: Harriet Jane Trelawny . 2022-09-13 . www.victorianresearch.org.
4. Book: Trelawny, Lady Harriet Jane . Sister [by lady H.J. Trelawny]. ]. 1879 . Smith, Elder & Company . en.