Gilchrist family.
Family members include Anne Burrows Gilchrist, wife of Alexander Gilchrist and mother of Percy Carlyle Gilchrist (scientist/engineer), Beatrice Carwardine Gilchrist (physician who committed suicide), Herbert Harlakenden Gilchrist (painter who also committed suicide later in life), and Grace Gilchrist Frend (would-be singer). The family were intimates of Thomas Carlyle and many pre-Raphaelite painters. Anne was a champion of Walt Whitman; Alexander researched the life of William Blake (a posthumous publication compiled by Anne).
From the description of Gilchrist family papers, circa 1823-1939. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213481829
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| creatorOf | Gilchrist family. Gilchrist family papers, circa 1823-1939. | University of Pennsylvania Library |
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| associatedWith | Frend, Grace Gilchrist, 1859-1947. | person |
| associatedWith | Gilchrist, Alexander, 1828-1861. | person |
| associatedWith | Gilchrist, Anne Burrows, 1828-1885. | person |
| associatedWith | Gilchrist, Herbert Harlakenden, b. 1857. | person |
| associatedWith | Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. | person |
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