Daughter of William Lukyn WINDHAM Vice-Admiral, R.N. (1768 - 1833) and Anne THELLUSSON (1774 - 1849)

Born 1st April 1815, Felbrigg, Norfolk

Died 13th February 1898, Wadhurst, Sussex

Married 19 August 1846 John FOLEY in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire.

The Windham family acquired Felbrigg in 1599 and it formed their main residence until the death of William Windham III in 1824. Improvements were made to the house in 1621-24 by Sir John Windham and in the 1680s by his grandson, William Windham I. Whilst the basic form of the house has remained largely the same since then, interior alterations were made by successive generations, especially William II following his Grand Tour (1738-42). He created a Cabinet in which to hang his newly acquired collection of paintings. His son, William III, was a politician, serving as Secretary for War in the 1790s, but he was also a man of letters who knew Samuel Johnson, inheriting some of his books. The family were not always blessed with happy marriages: Ashe and his wife Elizabeth separated after only three years of marriage, their correspondence revealing much about their deteriorating relationship. Following the death of the childless William Windham III, the estate passed to the son of his half-brother. It was acquired by the National Trust in 1969.

From the listed collection of Rhys Davids family, Pali scholars:

Caroline Elizabeth Windham was born on 1 April 1815. She married John Foley, 1846. She died in Wadhurst, Sussex, 13 February 1898.

The collection mainly comprises notebooks, correspondence and sketchbooks.

7 volumes and 3 bundles

RD E/1 Notebooks

1827-97

3 vols

1827

Includes copy essays, poems, Latin exercises and a diagram of the hand for piano practice, 1831

English and Latin

RD E/1/2

1830-2, 1857-87

Includes copy essays, sermons, poems, and prayers, extracts from Windham family manuscripts, press cuttings, sewing and knitting patterns, a recipe for buttered eggs, a remedy for diarrhoea, and an engraved portrait

Indexed

English and French

RD E/1/3

1837, 1847-97

1 vol, in a cloth sleeve

Includes copy essays, poems, letters, notes on family history, knitting patterns, a card trick, press cuttings, a drawing, a musical composition, a lock of hair, stencils and 2 watercolour portraits

With a remedy for inflammation of the bowels by John Foley, 1815

RD E/2 General correspondence

undated, 1854-97

1 bundle

RD E/3 Marriage trust deed

11 Aug 1846

1 item

The trust was created for Caroline Foley by the Earl of Listowel

RD E/4 Order of service for the funeral of Caroline Foley

13 Feb 1898

1 pamphlet, printed

RD E/5 Sketchbooks

1839-44

4 vols

RD E/5/1

1839-41

Pencil and pen and ink sketches

Comprises views in and around Malvern, Worcestershire and in Germany

With a patchwork pattern

RD E/5/2

1843

Pencil and watercolour sketches

Comprises portraits, and views of Elmley, Worcestershire; Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk; and other unidentified views

1844

Pencil sketches

Comprises portraits, and views of Elmley, Worcestershire

1844

Pencil, watercolour, and pen and ink sketches

Comprises Classical and Historical scenes, portraits, and views of Antwerp, Belgium

With pressed flowers