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Emily Innes
Emily Anne Innes (5 March 1843 – 7 November 1927) was a British traveller and writer. She was 32 when she married in Canterbury Cathedral before she was taken to the Raj of Sarawak in what is now Malaysia. Her husband lost and regained another job and her host was murdered when she went to visit Pangkor Island. She is known because of a book she wrote about colonial life in Malaysia. Life Innes was born in Boxley in 1843 where her father, James Craigie Robertson, was curate at St Mary's and All Saints Church, Boxley, St Mary's and All Saints Church. Her mother was born Julia Maria Stevenson and her father went on to be a religious historian. In 1846 the family moved to Bekesbourne. Her father was an important figure in her life and when her siblings left the home she remained. She was the younger sister who kept her mother company while her father's success led to him taking lunch at The Athenaeum Club. Her elder sisters married in 1865 and 1869. In 1875 her wedding was at Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxley
Boxley is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England. It lies below the slope of the North Downs approximately northeast of the centre of Maidstone town. The civil parish has a population of 7,144 (2001 census), increasing to 9,554 at the 2011 Census, and extends to the north and east of the town including the settlements of Boxley itself, Grove Green, most of Weavering Street, Sandling and the southern extremities of Walderslade and Lordswood at the top of Blue Bell Hill. The M2 and M20 motorways cross the parish to the north and south of Boxley village and the High Speed 1 railway line passes to the south in cuttings and tunnel. Despite being so close to Maidstone and two motorways, the village is surrounded by woodland, and still retains a village feel. The ruins of Boxley Abbey, in neighbouring Sandling, fall within the parish. Notable buildings The St Mary and All Saints parish church in Boxley village and the Abbey Barn, in Sandlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
