Suffrage

Fausten, Mrs Mary

Fausten, Mrs Mary, Chalet La Rosaire, Livermead, Torquay Mary Trebels Fausten, (1868 – 1946)[1] was a US citizen, the daughter of John James Campbell, born on 18 December 1868 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mary Campbell was also known as Baker probably the name of her first husband as her elder daughter Elsa was described as Elsa

Phillips, Mrs Juanita

Phillips, Mrs Juanita, Sudbury Lawn, High Street, Honiton Juanita Maxwell Phillips née Comber[1] (1880 -1965) was born on 23 Jun 1880 in Valparaiso, Chile, the daughter of Thomas Denison and Margarita Maxwell Comber, formerly King. Both were members of British families with strong South American connections. Thomas Comber was a director of Gibbs and Co,

Tozer, Mrs Beatrice

Tozer, Mrs Beatrice, Edgehill, New Road, Teignmouth Beatrice Cordelia Tozer, née Langley[1] (1872 – 1958) was born on 12 January 1872 in Chudleigh. She was the elder daughter of William Savage and Cordelia Langley. William was a lieutenant colonel in the Royal Artillery and had married Cordelia Mitchell in 1871. Beatrice had a younger sister,

Langley, Miss Rosalind

Langley, Miss Rosalind, 2 Barnpark Terrace, Teignmouth Rosalind Augusta Langley[1] (1876 – 1961) was born on 11 June 1876 in Chudleigh. She was the daughter of William Savage and Cordelia Langley. William was a lieutenant colonel in the Royal Artillery and had married Cordelia Mitchell in 1871. Rosalind had an elder sister, Beatrice (q.v.). In

Tickell, Miss Henrietta

Tickell, Miss Henrietta, Inglenook Villa, Combe Hill, Highfield Road, Ilfracombe Early Devon Suffrage Activist, involved in signing one of the public petitions during the second half of the nineteenth century. For more information see: Margherita Rendel, ‘The campaign in Devon for Women’s Suffrage, 1866-1908’, Transactions of the Devonshire Association, 2008, vol. 40, p.111-151. The Devon

Thrupp, Mrs Anne

Thrupp, Mrs Anne, Elmfield, Northam Anne Elizabeth Thrupp[1] (1832–1925) was born Anne Pyke on 7 December 1832 in Swaffham, Norfolk, where she was baptised on 14 January 1833. She was the daughter of John Pyke, a Captain in the Royal Navy, and Caroline, née Yonge, daughter of the Vicar of Swaffham. Anne had an older

Portsmouth, Eveline, Countess of

Portsmouth, Eveline, Countess of, Eggesford House, Wembworthy Eveline Alicia Juliana Herbert (1834 – 1906) was the daughter of Henry Herbert, 3rd Earl of Carnarvon and his wife Henrietta. On 15 Feb 1855 she married Isaac Fellowes (Wallop) who became the 5th Earl of Portsmouth. The family had estates around Lymington in Hampshire but in 1794

Mallock, The Misses Charlotte, Harriet & Catherine

Mallock, The Misses Charlotte, Harriet & Catherine, Thornhill Brake, Castle Lane, Cockington Village, Torquay The Mallock sisters, Charlotte (1839-1907), Harriet (1842-1921) and Catherine (1853-1941),[1] were the daughters of Charles and Maria Mallock of Cockington Court. Charles Mallock was described on the 1861 census as a landed proprietor and magistrate, farming 600 acres and employing a

Luxmoore, Miss Marion

Luxmoore, Miss Marion, East Bridge House, Okehampton Marion Luxmoore[1] (1833 – 1893) was born in 1833 and baptised on 3 December 1833. She was the daughter of the Reverend John Luxmoore, Rector of Llanymynech (Shropshire), who owned Okehampton Park and other estates in Devon and his first wife, Isabella Scott. Marion had two sisters, a

Deeley, Misses Leila and Edith

Deeley, Misses Leila and Edith, 4 Argyle Terrace, Restormel Road, Plymouth Miss L.M. Deeley and Miss E.M. Deeley were early Devon Suffrage Activists involved in 1890 in signing one of the public petitions requesting that women be given the vote. For more information about the petition see: Margarita Rendel: ‘The campaign in Devon for Women’s