Emily Tennyson Bradley
Emily Tennyson Bradley (29 October 1862[1][2] – 25 July 1946)[3] was an English writer.
Life
[edit]Bradley was born in Marlborough, Wiltshire, the daughter of George Granville Bradley, the Dean of Westminster,[4] and Marian Philpot Bradley. Alfred, Lord Tennyson was her godfather.[5] In 1893, she married Alexander Murray Smith. In addition to a biography and history, she wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography.
A memorial stone in Westminster Abbey recognizes Smith as "historian of the Abbey".[5] She and her sister compiled the Westminster Abbey Official Guide.[5]
Works
[edit]- Life of the Lady Arabella Stuart in 2 vols. (1889)
- Annals of Westminster Abbey (1898)
- The Roll-call of Westminster Abbey (1902)[6]
- Contributions to the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
References
[edit]- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ Obituary, The Times.
- ^ Alexander, Christine; Smith, Margaret (2018). The Oxford Companion to the Brontës: Anniversary edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-255171-9. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Emily and Alexander Murray Smith". Westminster Abbey. Dean and Chapter of Westminster. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Smith, Emily Tennyson Bradley (1902). The Roll-call of Westminster Abbey. Macmillan. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
Emily Tennyson Bradley.
