L1.59 from JC Bleek to EC Bleek (18 January 1881)

L1.59 from JC Bleek to EC Bleek (18 January 1881)

Correspondence

Jemima Bleek's letter to her daughter Edith Bleek and her other "precious little ones" at 3.10 a.m. on 18 January 1881 from her father's house in D'Urban, Natal. Jemima's father has died and she is staying in his house, helping his widow and children through their "bitter trial". Jemima addresses her younger children reassuringly and gives instructions to Edith, the eldest.

18 January 1881

Archdeacon WHC Lloyd, bitter trial, Charlton House, children, Colonial Chaplaincy, comforting, death of William Lloyd, Dudu, Durban, Edith Bleek, envelope, Fanny Lloyd, father, father's death, father's wife and children, Frances Lloyd, Grandpapa, Jemima Bleek, Kippies, letters, Lloyd family, Loui/Lucy Lloyd, Mrs Lloyd, Natal, Natal family, nicknames, precious little ones, January 1881, wife and children, William Lloyd's death, William Henry Cynric Lloyd

1. Rev. Lloyd died 3 January 1881. It is unclear when Jemima travelled to Natal or how long she stayed. 2. The letter description is taken from the Bleek-Lloyd Scott Family Archive Catalog 2007. [See Resources on this website]