Charlotte Elliott
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Charlotte Elliott was an English poet and hymn writer.
Charlotte was the daughter of Charles Elliott, a silk merchant and his wife, Eling Venn who married at Yelling on 20 December 1785.
Eling Venn was the daughter of Rev. Henry Venn of the Clapham Sect
and Eling Bishop and her brother was John Venn.
Charlotte's siblings were Henry Venn Elliott and Edward Bishop Elliott, who were associated with the curacies of St Mary the Virgin Church and St Mark's Church
respectively. Henry Venn Elliott was also the founder of St Mary's Hall in Brighton
.
Charlotte spent the first 32 years of her life in Clapham
. She was an invalid and often a great sufferer. In 1823, she moved to Brighton
where she later died. She was a member of the Church of England
. She is buried, along with her brothers, in the churchyard at St Andrew's Church, Hove.
She wrote about 150 hymns and many poems, some of which were printed anonymously, with Just As I Am
probably the best-known. Dr John Julian
wrote:
Charlotte was the daughter of Charles Elliott, a silk merchant and his wife, Eling Venn who married at Yelling on 20 December 1785.
Eling Venn was the daughter of Rev. Henry Venn of the Clapham Sect
Clapham Sect
The Clapham Sect or Clapham Saints were a group of influential like-minded Church of England social reformers based in Clapham, London at the beginning of the 19th century...
and Eling Bishop and her brother was John Venn.
Charlotte's siblings were Henry Venn Elliott and Edward Bishop Elliott, who were associated with the curacies of St Mary the Virgin Church and St Mark's Church
St Mark's Church, Brighton
St Mark's Church is a former Anglican church in the Kemptown area of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Originally intended as the private chapel of the adjacent St Mary's Hall school, it was partly built in 1838 at the request of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol;...
respectively. Henry Venn Elliott was also the founder of St Mary's Hall in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
.
Charlotte spent the first 32 years of her life in Clapham
Clapham
Clapham is a district in south London, England, within the London Borough of Lambeth.Clapham covers the postcodes of SW4 and parts of SW9, SW8 and SW12. Clapham Common is shared with the London Borough of Wandsworth, although Lambeth has responsibility for running the common as a whole. According...
. She was an invalid and often a great sufferer. In 1823, she moved to Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
where she later died. She was a member of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
. She is buried, along with her brothers, in the churchyard at St Andrew's Church, Hove.
She wrote about 150 hymns and many poems, some of which were printed anonymously, with Just As I Am
Just As I Am (hymn)
Just as I Am is a well-known hymn, written by Charlotte Elliott in 1835, first appearing in the Christian Remembrancer, of which Elliott became the editor in 1836. The final verse is taken from Elliott's Hours of Sorrow Cheered and Comforted ....
probably the best-known. Dr John Julian
John D. Julian
John Julian was a clergyman and the editor of A Dictionary of Hymnologywhich remains a common reference for those studying hymnody and hymnology....
wrote:
Though week and feeble in body, she possessed a strong imagination and a well-cultured and intellectual mind..... Her verse is characterized by tenderness of feeling, plaintive simplicity, deep devotion, and perfect rhythm. For those in sickness and sorrow, she has sung as few others have done.
External links
- From the Unpublished Journals, Letters and Poems of Charlotte Elliott from the Baylor University Digital Collections