Lady Stafford (1745-1805) wife of the first Marquess of Stafford (STA/27), Cadbury Research Library
Lady Stafford, formerly Lady Susannah Stewart, second daughter of the sixth Earl of Galloway, was the third wife of Granville Leveson-Gower, Earl Gower, created first Marquess of Stafford in1786. Their seat was Trentham Hall in Staffordshire, and their town house was in Whitehall, opposite Horse Guards. Lady Stafford’s letters to her daughter Charlotte, Marchioness of Worcester and later Duchess of Beaufort, 1774-1805, reflect the social life of women in late 18th century high society. Lady Stafford instructs her daughter in matters of education, religion, marriage and bringing up her children. Lady Stafford clearly took a keen interest in politics, and references are made to the trial of Marie Antoinette in France, and the British Government led by William Pitt. She also writes with social news and gossip, details of her reading matter, travels in England, changing fashions and the death of her husband in 1803.
Text by Anne George, Archivist, Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham.
Lady Stafford (1745-1805) wife of the first Marquess of Stafford (STA/27), Cadbury Research Library
Lady Stafford, formerly Lady Susannah Stewart, second daughter of the sixth Earl of Galloway, was the third wife of Granville Leveson-Gower, Earl Gower, created first Marquess of Stafford in1786. Their seat was Trentham Hall in Staffordshire, and their town house was in Whitehall, opposite Horse Guards. Lady Stafford’s letters to her daughter Charlotte, Marchioness of Worcester and later Duchess of Beaufort, 1774-1805, reflect the social life of women in late 18th century high society. Lady Stafford instructs her daughter in matters of education, religion, marriage and bringing up her children. Lady Stafford clearly took a keen interest in politics, and references are made to the trial of Marie Antoinette in France, and the British Government led by William Pitt. She also writes with social news and gossip, details of her reading matter, travels in England, changing fashions and the death of her husband in 1803.
Text by Anne George, Archivist, Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham.