Transcript of the diaries of Elizabeth Brooking, wife of the Wesleyan Methodist missionary Robert Brooking

Transcript of Elizabeth Brooking's diary for 1854 and 1857 whilst resident in Canada with her Methodist missionary husband, Robert, and their daughter Mary Jane. Reflects on their work around Lake Winnipeg, Norway House and Oxford House, Manitoba.


Date(s) of creation: 2009
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 381041
Summary: Transcript of Elizabeth Brooking's diary for 1854 and 1857 whilst resident in Canada with her Methodist missionary husband, Robert, and their daughter Mary Jane. Reflects on their work around Lake Winnipeg, Norway House and Oxford House, Manitoba.
Main author: Brooking; Elizabeth (fl 1844-1856); missionary
Extent: 18 pages
Acquisition: Gift from Thorsten Sjolin of the Brooking Society, August 2009
Access status: Open
User restrictions: No copying permitted
Language: English
Originals: Original diary held by the United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto
Related material: A transcript of another diary of Elizabeth Brooking is available (MS 381079). For transcripts of Rev Robert Brooking's diaries see MS 380587.
Format: Archive           
Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/SOASNAF/P1601 Brooking; Elizabeth (fl 1844-1856); missionary Person
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
2300660 Ghana
6251999 Canada
6065171 Manitoba