| Ref No | MS 466/1/1/1/3/6 |
| Finding Number | MS 466/72, MS 466/136/1-3, MS 466/324/1 |
| Title | Correspondence between Elizabeth Taylor, Caroline Barrow (nee Cash) and Ann Cash |
| Level | Sub Series |
| Date | 1871 - 1875 |
| Description | Elizabeth Taylor shared a close relationship with her mother's sister Caroline Cash, referred to by Elizabeth as her aunt Carrie. Caroline Cash lived at Rose Cottage, Dorking with her sister Ann and their mother, Elizabeth's grandmother, Elizabeth Pettifer Lucas Cash. In 1872-1873 Caroline married George Barrow of Birmingham moving North to live in Edgbaston. In her late teens Elizabeth Taylor visited her aunt Caroline at her summer holiday cottage in Church Stretton where she first met her future husband George Cadbury. Elizabeth Taylor also shared a close relationship with Caroline's sister, Ann Cash, referred to by Elizabeth as her aunt Annie. Scott describes Elizabeth's perceptions of her aunt Annie as a 'gentle, imaginative, and sympathetic' person. These letters exchanged between Elizabeth Taylor and her aunts mainly refer to family news and Elizabeth Taylor's participation in Quaker philanthropic work. |
| Extent | 7 |
| Format | Items |
| Related Material | Information about Ann Cash and Caroline Barrow (nee Cash) from Richenda Scott, 'Elizabeth Cadbury: 1858-1951' (London: Harrap, 1951), p. 14 and p. 45. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |