Lucy Sale-Barker
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Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale-Barker, née Davies, known also by her first married name Lucy Villiers (1841–1892) was a British children's writer. She began her literary career with occasional articles for Dublin University Magazine
and St James's Magazine, and about 1872 began to write regularly for children. Between 1874 and 1888 she published more than forty volumes for juvenile readers. Many of her stories were initially composed for her own children. Some of her publications bore such titles as Little Bright Eyes' Picture Book and Little Golden Locks' Story Book. She edited Little Wide-Awake, a magazine for children, from its commencement in 1874 until her death, and wrote the verses for Kate Greenaway
's popular Birthday Book for Children (1880).
registrar who died aged 72 at Koblenz
on 22 October 1863, and his wife, the author Lady Lucy Clementina Drummond de Melfort
(1795–1879), a sister of George Drummond, 5th 5th Earl of Perth
(1807–1902), whose claim was admitted in 1848 and who was restored to the peerage in 1853. Lucy had an older brother and sister, of whom little is known.
In 1858 Lucy Davies married Lieutenant-Colonel James Villiers. Their children included a daughter, Clementina, later Mrs Thomas Dyer Edwards. However, Lieutenant-Colonel Villiers died in charge of the 74th Highlanders
at Belasse, India
, on 10 May 1862, aged 38. On 10 August 1865 she married John Sale Barker, a barrister-at-law of Cadogan Place, who in 1879 was living at 22 Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington
. Her mother later lived with them and died at their house.
Lucy Sale-Barker died 4 May 1892 at her home, Inglenook, 93 Lennard Road, Penge
.
Noelle Leslie, Countess of Rothes, married 2ndly 22 December 1927, to Colonel Claud Macfie, DSO; they had no issue. The Countess retained her title after marriage, according to Scottish peerage law.
By second husband (married 10 August 1865)
Dublin University Magazine
The Dublin University Magazine was an independent literary cultural and political magazine published in Dublin from 1833 to 1882. It started out as a magazine of political commentary but increasingly became devoted to literature.-Early days:...
and St James's Magazine, and about 1872 began to write regularly for children. Between 1874 and 1888 she published more than forty volumes for juvenile readers. Many of her stories were initially composed for her own children. Some of her publications bore such titles as Little Bright Eyes' Picture Book and Little Golden Locks' Story Book. She edited Little Wide-Awake, a magazine for children, from its commencement in 1874 until her death, and wrote the verses for Kate Greenaway
Kate Greenaway
Catherine Greenaway , known as Kate Greenaway, was an English children's book illustrator and writer, who spent much of her childhood at Rolleston, Nottinghamshire. She studied at what is now the Royal College of Art in London, which at that time had a separate section for women, and was headed by...
's popular Birthday Book for Children (1880).
Life
Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Davies was a daughter of Francis Henry Davies, a Court of ChanceryCourt of Chancery
The Court of Chancery was a court of equity in England and Wales that followed a set of loose rules to avoid the slow pace of change and possible harshness of the common law. The Chancery had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including trusts, land law, the administration of the estates of...
registrar who died aged 72 at Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
on 22 October 1863, and his wife, the author Lady Lucy Clementina Drummond de Melfort
Lucy Clementina Davies
Lady Lucy Clementina Davies [née Drummond de Melfort] , author, was a Scottish-French descendant of the French branch of the ancient Drummond family, and sister of George Drummond, 5th Earl of Perth who was also de jure 14th Earl of Perth, 6th Earl of Melfort, 6th Duc de Melfort, Comte de...
(1795–1879), a sister of George Drummond, 5th 5th Earl of Perth
Earl of Perth
The title Earl of Perth was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1605 for James Drummond, 4th Lord Drummond.The Drummond family claim descent from Maurice, son of George, a younger son of King Andrew I of Hungary...
(1807–1902), whose claim was admitted in 1848 and who was restored to the peerage in 1853. Lucy had an older brother and sister, of whom little is known.
In 1858 Lucy Davies married Lieutenant-Colonel James Villiers. Their children included a daughter, Clementina, later Mrs Thomas Dyer Edwards. However, Lieutenant-Colonel Villiers died in charge of the 74th Highlanders
74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot
The 74th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. During the Childers Reforms it was united with the 71st Regiment of Foot to form the Highland Light Infantry.-Service history:...
at Belasse, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, on 10 May 1862, aged 38. On 10 August 1865 she married John Sale Barker, a barrister-at-law of Cadogan Place, who in 1879 was living at 22 Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington
Kensington
Kensington is a district of west and central London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street, and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington.To the north, Kensington is...
. Her mother later lived with them and died at their house.
Lucy Sale-Barker died 4 May 1892 at her home, Inglenook, 93 Lennard Road, Penge
Penge
Penge is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Bromley. It is located south east of Charing Cross.-History:Penge was once a small town, which was recorded under the name Penceat in a Saxon deed dating from 957...
.
Works
- Lily's home in the country, 1875
- Little wide-awake: a story book for little children, 1876
- Lily's visit to grandmamma, 1876
- Lily's scrap-book, 1877
- Lily's screen, 1877
- Birds, beasts, and fishes, 1886
Descendants
By first husband- Clementina Georgina Lucy Drummond Villiers (b. 1859; d 3 April 1947 Painswick, Gloucestershire as Clementina Edwards) md 10 January 1878 St. Mary Abbots Church, Kensington Thomas Dyer Edwardes, sometimes called Thomas Dyer-Edwardes, Jr (21 February 1847 - 2 February 1926 Naples; bur 6 Mar 1926 Prinknash Abbey), son and heir of Thomas Dyer Edwardes who died 1885. The couple survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Edwards became a Catholic in 1924. Prinknash Abbey was given to the Benedictine order, according to his wishes, by his widow Clementina.
- (Lucy) Noel (Martha) Dyer EdwardsNoël Leslie, Countess of RothesLucy Noël Martha Leslie, Countess of Rothes was the wife of the 19th Earl of Rothes, whom she married on 19 April 1900.-Biography:...
(b. 25 December 1878; - 12 September 1956) md 19 April 1900 John Norman Leslie, Earl of RothesNorman Leslie, 19th Earl of RothesColonel Norman Evelyn Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes , a Scottish representative peer, was the son of Martin Leslie Leslie and Georgina Frances Study....
(13 July 1877 - 29 March 1927), and had issue.- Malcolm George Dyer-Edwardes Leslie, 20th Earl of Rothes (8 February 1902–1975) whose son Ian succeeded him as 21st Earl of RothesIan Leslie, 21st Earl of RothesIan Lionel Malcolm Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes, was a Scottish nobleman.The eldest son of the 20th Earl and Beryl Dugdale, he was educated at Eton and was a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1953. In 1955 he married Marigold Evans-Bevan of Wales, daughter of Sir David...
(10 May 1932- 15 April 2005), and whose grandson James (b. 1958) is the present 22nd Earl of Rothes. The heir presumptive is the Earl's brother Hon. Alexander John Leslie (b. 1962). - Hon. John Wayland Leslie (1909–1991)
- Malcolm George Dyer-Edwardes Leslie, 20th Earl of Rothes (8 February 1902–1975) whose son Ian succeeded him as 21st Earl of Rothes
- (Lucy) Noel (Martha) Dyer Edwards
Noelle Leslie, Countess of Rothes, married 2ndly 22 December 1927, to Colonel Claud Macfie, DSO; they had no issue. The Countess retained her title after marriage, according to Scottish peerage law.
By second husband (married 10 August 1865)
- Lilian Drummond Sale Barker
- Cecilia Emala A Drummond Sale Barker, who married in the first quarter of 1900.
- (Horace James) Maurice Drummond-Sale-Barker, possibly the same as Horatio Drummond Sale Barker; he was father of
- Audrey Durell Drummond-Sale-Barker or "Wendy" Drummond-Sale-Barker (1903 - 21 December 1994, a woman pilot who was honoured with a medal for being a Spitfire ferry pilot. She was the wife since 6 August 1949 of George Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk (1905–1994). They had no issue.
External links
- Elizabeth Lee, Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale- (1841–1892)’, rev. Victoria Millar, first published Sept 2004, 230 words
- ODNB