Verney, Margaret Maria (1844–1930)
Verney, Margaret Maria (1844–1930)
British historical writer. Name variations: Lady Verney. Born Margaret Maria Williams in 1844; died in 1930; married E.H. Verney (a naval officer and baronet), in 1868.
Margaret Maria Verney, a historical writer, chronicled the long history of her husband's family and investigated the small-town life and the educational system that surrounded her in the regions of Anglesey, Wales, and Buckinghamshire, England. Born Margaret Maria Williams in 1844, she married Captain E.H. Verney in 1868, becoming a member of the English nobility, and gaining the designation of Lady Verney when her husband received the title of 3rd baronet. She planned and executed a series of Memoirs of the Verney Family that eventually ran to six volumes. She completed the first two in 1892, the third and fourth (which she published herself) in 1894 and 1899, and two supplementary volumes, dealing with the life of the family in the 18th century, before her death in 1930.
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