Dorothea Ponsonby
English writer (1876–1963)
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Dorothea " Dolly " Ponsonby, Baroness Ponsonby of Shulbrede ( née Parry ; 1876 – 11 July 1963), was an English writer and close friends of the Llewelyn Davies and du Maurier families . She was the mother of Elizabeth Ponsonby of the Bright Young Things .
Biography
Dorothea "Dolly" Parry was born in 1876, the daughter of Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry , 1st Baronet and Lady Elizabeth Maude Herbert (1851–1933). Her sister was Gwendoline Maud Parry . [1]
On 12 April 1898 she married Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede and had two children: Hon. Elizabeth Ponsonby (1900–1940, married John Denis Cavendish Pelly) and Matthew Ponsonby, 2nd Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1904–1976). [2] [1]
In 1917, together with her husband, she wrote Rebels and Reformers . [1]
She was a close friend of the Llewelyn Davies' family, a connection that started with her mother, Elizabeth Maude Herbert, who was friends (and admirer) of Margaret Llewelyn Davies , and Dolly became friends with Arthur Llewelyn Davies and in particular close friend with Sylvia du Maurier . She was also a close friend of J. M. Barrie . [3]
Death and legacy
Dorothea Ponsonby died on 11 July 1963. She left a body of letters and her diaries which provide a useful insight into her life and the notable people that she socialised with. [4]
References
- 1 2 3 Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003
- ↑ "Miss Dorothea Parry (1876-1963), married April 12th 1898" . The Royal Collection Trust . Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
- ↑ Dudgeon, Piers (2015). The Real Peter Pan: The Tragic Life of Michael Llewelyn Davies . Biteback Publishing. p. 310. ISBN 9781849549257 . Retrieved 19 January 2018 .
- ↑ Piers Dudgeon (8 June 2011). Captivated: J. M. Barrie, Daphne Du Maurier and the Dark Side of Neverland . Random House. pp. 312–. ISBN 978-1-4464-7657-4 .