When John Aikin #116294632 moved to Stoke Newington, a village outside of London at the time, later incorporated into the borough of Hackney, Anna Laetitia Aikin Barbauld #6689556 and her husband, Rochemont, followed him there in 1802. But Rochemont's condition deteriorated, and he grew abusive towards his wife. In January of 1808, he came after her with a knife in hand, and she fled through a window of their house; they separated two months later. "Placed in care in London, he appeared to be improving, but he bribed his attendant for permission to walk alone outside and was discovered dead, drowned, on November 11, 1808, in the New River," according to Wolicky, who added, "Barbauld was deeply affected by his death and ceased writing for several years.
They Founded School in Suffolk, Palgrave Scool
On May 26, 1774, Barbauld wed Rochemont Barbauld, a former Warrington Academy student who was by then a Dissenting minister. Six years her junior, and friends and family were uneasy about the match, because the Barbauld family had a history of mental illness. Their union produced no children, they were childless by choice, fearing that the mental illness might be passed on, but they did adopt one of her brother's sons, Charles, and raised the boy as their own. {*John had 3sons &a daughter: eldest Arthur (19 May 1773 – 15 Apr 1854) was an English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer, & a founding member of the Chemical Society (now the Royal Society of Chemistry); Youngest Edmund (2 Oct 1780– 11 Mar 1820) was an English architect and writer on architecture; Charles (1775-1847) was an English doctor and chemist; & Lucy (6 Nov 1781 – 29 Jan 1864) was an English historical writer, biographer and correspondent }
After a time, her brother conceded and the couple adopted Charles. It was for him that Barbauld wrote her most famous books: Lessons for Children (1778–79) and Hymns in Prose for Children (1781).
Her brother John's son, renamed Charles Rochemont (or Rochmont) Aikin (1775–1847) Barbauld's adopted son Charles grew up to be a English doctor and chemist, married a daughter of Gilbert Wakefield 1756-1801 #203650120. Their child, Anna Letitia Le Breton, #116295450 wrote literary memoirs, which included a Memoir of Mrs. Barbauld, including Letters and Notices of her Family and Friends in 1874.
*Father-in-law John Aikin (1713–1780) was an English Unitarian scholar and theological tutor, closely associated with Warrington Academy, a prominent dissenting academy. His father, John, a linen-draper, came originally from Kirkcudbright, in southern Scotland.
John 1713-1780 married Jane, daughter of John Jennings, founder of the academy at Kibworth and a teacher who was influential on the dissenting educational tradition. Their two children were John Aikin*, physician and author, and Anna Letitia Barbauld #6689556, an author and literary critic who published in multiple genres, including poetry, essays, and children's literature.
They Founded School in Suffolk, Palgrave Scool
On May 26, 1774, Barbauld wed Rochemont Barbauld, a former Warrington Academy student who was by then a Dissenting minister. Six years her junior, and friends and family were uneasy about the match, because the Barbauld family had a history of mental illness. Their union produced no children, they were childless by choice, fearing that the mental illness might be passed on, but they did adopt one of her brother's sons, Charles, and raised the boy as their own. {*John had 3sons &a daughter: eldest Arthur (19 May 1773 – 15 Apr 1854) was an English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer, & a founding member of the Chemical Society (now the Royal Society of Chemistry); Youngest Edmund (2 Oct 1780– 11 Mar 1820) was an English architect and writer on architecture; Charles (1775-1847) was an English doctor and chemist; & Lucy (6 Nov 1781 – 29 Jan 1864) was an English historical writer, biographer and correspondent }
After a time, her brother conceded and the couple adopted Charles. It was for him that Barbauld wrote her most famous books: Lessons for Children (1778–79) and Hymns in Prose for Children (1781).
Her brother John's son, renamed Charles Rochemont (or Rochmont) Aikin (1775–1847) Barbauld's adopted son Charles grew up to be a English doctor and chemist, married a daughter of Gilbert Wakefield 1756-1801 #203650120. Their child, Anna Letitia Le Breton, #116295450 wrote literary memoirs, which included a Memoir of Mrs. Barbauld, including Letters and Notices of her Family and Friends in 1874.
*Father-in-law John Aikin (1713–1780) was an English Unitarian scholar and theological tutor, closely associated with Warrington Academy, a prominent dissenting academy. His father, John, a linen-draper, came originally from Kirkcudbright, in southern Scotland.
John 1713-1780 married Jane, daughter of John Jennings, founder of the academy at Kibworth and a teacher who was influential on the dissenting educational tradition. Their two children were John Aikin*, physician and author, and Anna Letitia Barbauld #6689556, an author and literary critic who published in multiple genres, including poetry, essays, and children's literature.
When John Aikin #116294632 moved to Stoke Newington, a village outside of London at the time, later incorporated into the borough of Hackney, Anna Laetitia Aikin Barbauld #6689556 and her husband, Rochemont, followed him there in 1802. But Rochemont's condition deteriorated, and he grew abusive towards his wife. In January of 1808, he came after her with a knife in hand, and she fled through a window of their house; they separated two months later. "Placed in care in London, he appeared to be improving, but he bribed his attendant for permission to walk alone outside and was discovered dead, drowned, on November 11, 1808, in the New River," according to Wolicky, who added, "Barbauld was deeply affected by his death and ceased writing for several years.
They Founded School in Suffolk, Palgrave Scool
On May 26, 1774, Barbauld wed Rochemont Barbauld, a former Warrington Academy student who was by then a Dissenting minister. Six years her junior, and friends and family were uneasy about the match, because the Barbauld family had a history of mental illness. Their union produced no children, they were childless by choice, fearing that the mental illness might be passed on, but they did adopt one of her brother's sons, Charles, and raised the boy as their own. {*John had 3sons &a daughter: eldest Arthur (19 May 1773 – 15 Apr 1854) was an English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer, & a founding member of the Chemical Society (now the Royal Society of Chemistry); Youngest Edmund (2 Oct 1780– 11 Mar 1820) was an English architect and writer on architecture; Charles (1775-1847) was an English doctor and chemist; & Lucy (6 Nov 1781 – 29 Jan 1864) was an English historical writer, biographer and correspondent }
After a time, her brother conceded and the couple adopted Charles. It was for him that Barbauld wrote her most famous books: Lessons for Children (1778–79) and Hymns in Prose for Children (1781).
Her brother John's son, renamed Charles Rochemont (or Rochmont) Aikin (1775–1847) Barbauld's adopted son Charles grew up to be a English doctor and chemist, married a daughter of Gilbert Wakefield 1756-1801 #203650120. Their child, Anna Letitia Le Breton, #116295450 wrote literary memoirs, which included a Memoir of Mrs. Barbauld, including Letters and Notices of her Family and Friends in 1874.
*Father-in-law John Aikin (1713–1780) was an English Unitarian scholar and theological tutor, closely associated with Warrington Academy, a prominent dissenting academy. His father, John, a linen-draper, came originally from Kirkcudbright, in southern Scotland.
John 1713-1780 married Jane, daughter of John Jennings, founder of the academy at Kibworth and a teacher who was influential on the dissenting educational tradition. Their two children were John Aikin*, physician and author, and Anna Letitia Barbauld #6689556, an author and literary critic who published in multiple genres, including poetry, essays, and children's literature.
They Founded School in Suffolk, Palgrave Scool
On May 26, 1774, Barbauld wed Rochemont Barbauld, a former Warrington Academy student who was by then a Dissenting minister. Six years her junior, and friends and family were uneasy about the match, because the Barbauld family had a history of mental illness. Their union produced no children, they were childless by choice, fearing that the mental illness might be passed on, but they did adopt one of her brother's sons, Charles, and raised the boy as their own. {*John had 3sons &a daughter: eldest Arthur (19 May 1773 – 15 Apr 1854) was an English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer, & a founding member of the Chemical Society (now the Royal Society of Chemistry); Youngest Edmund (2 Oct 1780– 11 Mar 1820) was an English architect and writer on architecture; Charles (1775-1847) was an English doctor and chemist; & Lucy (6 Nov 1781 – 29 Jan 1864) was an English historical writer, biographer and correspondent }
After a time, her brother conceded and the couple adopted Charles. It was for him that Barbauld wrote her most famous books: Lessons for Children (1778–79) and Hymns in Prose for Children (1781).
Her brother John's son, renamed Charles Rochemont (or Rochmont) Aikin (1775–1847) Barbauld's adopted son Charles grew up to be a English doctor and chemist, married a daughter of Gilbert Wakefield 1756-1801 #203650120. Their child, Anna Letitia Le Breton, #116295450 wrote literary memoirs, which included a Memoir of Mrs. Barbauld, including Letters and Notices of her Family and Friends in 1874.
*Father-in-law John Aikin (1713–1780) was an English Unitarian scholar and theological tutor, closely associated with Warrington Academy, a prominent dissenting academy. His father, John, a linen-draper, came originally from Kirkcudbright, in southern Scotland.
John 1713-1780 married Jane, daughter of John Jennings, founder of the academy at Kibworth and a teacher who was influential on the dissenting educational tradition. Their two children were John Aikin*, physician and author, and Anna Letitia Barbauld #6689556, an author and literary critic who published in multiple genres, including poetry, essays, and children's literature.
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