| Description | Letter from the Rev Sir Henry Delves Broughton to his son Rev Delves Broughton forwarding message from Rev T Forshaw that he could not take morning service at Broughton, 11 Aug 1844; 11 letters from Delves Broughton from Whitmarsh and Eton College to his sister Mary and his father, c1855-60; accounts and correspondence of Colonel Delves Broughton and his wife Edith, nee Riall , mainly re the settlement on their marriage, 1872-1922; 10 letters from Brian Delves Broughton from Arnold House, Llanddulas, Abergele, to his mother Edith Broughton, c1883; 2 letters from Mary Edith Broughton to her mother Edith Broughton, 1883; letter from J Oldfield Hyde, Kells, County Meath, Ireland to Mrs Broughton re procedure for eviction of tenants, 1884; 6 letters from ?Louisa Greene, Dublin, to Edith Broughton re Edith's ambitions as a children's writer, nd c 1880s; account and letters of Colonel Delves Broughton re settlement of estate of his sister Rhoda Broughton, including letters re suggested sale of film rights 1920-21 |
| Administrative History | The Rev Sir Henry Delves Broughton (1777-1851) was the father of Rev Delves Broughton (1812-1863). The Rev Delves Broughton and his wife Jane, fomerly Bennett, had children Delves Broughton, later a Colonel, (1846-1929), Mary, and Rhoda, the novelist (1840-1920). Delves married Edith Riall (d1916) in 1872. They had children Brian Delves Broughton (1873-1919), and Mary Edith. |