VC
's mother, Elizabeth Fanny (Griffin) Cory
(also sometimes called Fanny Elizabeth), was born in England; Elizabeth's father was Alfred Griffin
, a barrister and landowner, with estates in Northamptonshire. In January 1860 Elizabeth...
Family and Intimate relationships
Laurence Hope
LH
's mother, Elizabeth Fanny (Griffin) Cory
(also sometimes called Fanny Elizabeth), was born in England. Her family owned land in Northamptonshire, and her father, Alfred Griffin
, was also was a barrister. Elizabeth...
Family and Intimate relationships
Laurence Hope
LH
's eldest maternal uncle, Harcourt Griffin
, was a composer, and a number of his pieces are held by the British Library
. One of these, Weep not for the Dead, features words...
Travel
Victoria Cross
VC
grew up in India before coming to England (although possibly not for the first time) for her study at London University
. After her father's death in 1903, she lived with her mother
and...