Early in 1831 she had refused Fletcher
's first proposal. Despite her father
's strong opposition,
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she finally consented when Fletcher proposed again in March.
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Her father, Thomas Jewsbury
, worked at a cotton-mill in Measham, until he later prospered sufficiently to become on his own account a cotton merchant and an insurance agent.
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He learned his skills in...
Family and Intimate relationships
Maria Jane Jewsbury
MJJ
's father, Thomas Jewsbury
, owned a cotton-mill in Measham and later in Manchester. The extravagant speculations of 1824 and 1825
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in the cotton industry prompted him to enter the insurance business...
Residence
Maria Jane Jewsbury
In 1818, MJJ
and her family moved to Manchester after Thomas Jewsbury
's business in Measham slowed.
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