Fry, Elizabeth

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Epithet: prison reformer

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Elizabeth Gurney was born in Norwich in May 1780 a devout Quaker she married Joseph Fry in 1800. After a visit to Newgate prison in 1813 she became an advocate for prison reform establishing a school and chapel for the female prisoners and touring the country visiting other prisons. She died in 1845

From the guide to the Elizabeth Fry collection, 1836-1839, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)

Epithet: née Lambert; daughter of J Lambert, of Walsingham; wife of W S Fry

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referencedIn FRY PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 107). Album in which the letters in Vol. III were formerly preserved, with lists and commentaries by Katharine Fry.Gurney family; of Earlham, Norfolk: Family correspondence: 1700-1872.Joseph Fry, son of W S Fry; husband of El... British Library
referencedIn Vol. I. (ff. ii+359).Katharine Fry, daughter of Elizabeth Fry: Copies (1845-circ. 1882) of her mother's journals: 1798-1845.Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer: Journals, 1798-1845.: 1845-circ. 1882.: Copies, by her daughter Katherine Fry.includes:f. 1b ... British Library
referencedIn Lutz, Alma, 1890-1973. Collection of documents by and about abolitionists and women's rights activists, 1775-1943 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn FRY PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. iv+ 250). Correspondence; 1700-1813. The memoranda of Catherine Gurney at ff. 36-38, and the letters at ff. 47, 63, 73, 179, 217, 224 and 249 are printed in the Memoir, i, pp. 3-6, 42-44, 87, 89, 127, 155, 158 and 187.Rachel G..., 1700-1813 British Library
referencedIn FRY PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 103). Album in which the letters in Vol. I were formerly preserved, with lists and commentaries by Katharine Fry.Gurney family; of Earlham, Norfolk: Family correspondence: 1700-1872.Joseph Fry, son of W S Fry; husband of Eliz... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CXCIII (ff. 372). 1-26 Feb. 1825.includes:f. 1 Sir Thomas Sherlock Gooch, 5th Baronet: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1823-1845.f. 3 Hon Hugh Lindsay, MP; Marshal of the Admiralty Court: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1824-1843.f. 5 Ja... British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters addressed to Lady Olivia Bernard Sparrow; 1803-1854. The writers are:-"W. B."; [Tanderagee] Armagh, 16 Nov. 1803. Imperfect at the beginning. f. 1. S[amuel] Parr [D.D., rector of Graffham, etc.]; Hatton, 9 Dec. 1812, f. 2. Princess S..., 1803-1854 British Library
referencedIn FRY PAPERS. Vol. VI (ff. 275). Correspondence, 1838-1872, and passports (ff. 267-275). Extracts from the letters at ff. 1 and 5 are printed in the Memoir, ii, pp. 259 and 260.Joseph Fry, son of W S Fry; husband of Elizabeth Fry: Correspondence with h..., 1838-1872 British Library
creatorOf CHARNWOOD AUTOGRAPHS. Vol. IV. Artistic, dramatic and scientific autogaphs, etc.; circa 16th-20th cent. Included are Sir Christopher Wren, Sir Godfrey Kneller, William Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Joseph Wright of Derby, William Blake, David Cox, Si..., approximately 16th century-20th century British Library
creatorOf Vol. cxxxvii (ff. 201). 2 Jan.-12 Oct. 1842.includes:ff. 1, 72, 85, 91 Robert Saunders-Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville; formerly Dundas: Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet; of Netherby; statesman: Correspondence of Robert Saunders-Dundas and S... British Library
referencedIn QUAKER MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Of William Storrs Fry, tea dealer, of London, and Elizabeth Lambert, of Walsingham; 1767.William Storrs Fry, tea-dealer; son of John Fry: Certificate of marriage to Elizabeth Lambert: 1767.Elizabeth Fry, née Lambert; daugh..., 1767 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCXCVII (ff. 410). 26 Oct.-3 Nov. 1845.Agriculture: Correspondence and papers rel. to the potato famine: 1845, 1846.: Partly printed.includes:ff. 1, 3 Bernard Barton, poet: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1845-1848.f. 2 Bernard Barton, poe... British Library
creatorOf FRY AND WOODS PAPERS. VOL. I. Bible of Elizabeth Fry, heavily annotated; 1810-1845?260 x 200 mm.Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer: Notes on Biblical texts of Elizabeth Fry: circa 1810-1845., 1810-1845 British Library
referencedIn Vol. II. (ff. 300).Katharine Fry, daughter of Elizabeth Fry: Copies (1845-circ. 1882) of her mother's journals: 1798-1845.Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer: Journals, 1798-1845.: 1845-circ. 1882.: Copies, by her daughter Katherine Fry.includes:f. 2 E... British Library
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn FRY PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 222). Correspondence; 1826-1837. The letters at ff. 9b, 45 and 85 are printed in whole or in part in the Memoir, ii, pp. 16, 66 and 82.Katharine Fry, daughter of Elizabeth Fry: Correspondence with her mother: 1814-1845.Joseph ..., 1826-1837 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CLXXV (ff. 404). Mar. -Apr. 1823.includes:ff. 1, 2 Henry John Clements, Irish Treasury Commissioner: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1812-1826.f. 4 Hugh Doherty, formerly 23rd Light Dragoons: Correspondence with Sir R. Peel: 1822-1823.ff. ... British Library
creatorOf G. Letter from Elizabeth Fry (b. 1780, d. 1845), social reformer, to Catherine Steer, of Chancery Lane, London; postmarked 11 Jan. 1836. Forwarded by Steer with a letter of her own to an unidentified gentleman on the blank leaf of the bifolium. Both... British Library
creatorOf FRY AND WOODS PAPERS. VOL. II. Correspondence, etc. of Mrs Fry and her immediate circle; 1819-1845, n.d. Partly copy.Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer: Correspondence of Elizabeth Fry: 1819-1845, n.d.: Partly copy.includes:ff. 1, 19, 59, 65-68v, 77, 96,..., 1819-1845 British Library
creatorOf Vol. I (ff. 270). A -G.includes:f. 1 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; formerly Gordon; Prime Minister: Letter to A. Panizzi: 1856. f. 3 William Harrison Ainsworth, alias 'Cheviot Ticheburn'; novelist: Letter to A. Jones: 1840. f. 4 Ge... British Library
creatorOf Elizabeth Fry collection, 1836-1839 Scott Polar Research Institute
referencedIn BIRTH CERTIFICATES of the children of William Storrs and Elizabeth Fry; 1772-1789., 1772-1789 British Library
referencedIn AUTOGRAPH letters and signatures of Royal and illustrious persons, chiefly of England and France, of the l9th century. Amongst them is the signature of H.M. Queen Victoria when Princess, dated in the year 1823. The collection is stated to have been f..., 19th century British Library
referencedIn FRY PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. iv+ 250). Correspondence; 1700-1813. The memoranda of Catherine Gurney at ff. 36-38, and the letters at ff. 47, 63, 73, 179, 217, 224 and 249 are printed in the Memoir, i, pp. 3-6, 42-44, 87, 89, 127, 155, 158 and 187.Rachel G..., 1700-1813 British Library
referencedIn FRY PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 224). Correspondence; 1814-1825. The letters and papers at ff. 14, 19, 22, 48, 70, 93, 95, 97, 143, 149 and 154 are printed in whole or in part in the Memoir, i, pp. 224, 228, 229, 240, 250, 256, 269, 281, 282, 342 and 364.R..., 1814-1825 British Library
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