Transcript of a diary of Elizabeth Brooking, wife of the Wesleyan Methodist missionary Robert Brooking

Begins with her departure from England on 10th February 1844. Diary mainly records her journeys and ill health. Ends whilst at sea on her way back to the Gold Coast [Ghana] from an enforced furlough (due to ill health) on 9 March [1846].


Date(s) of creation: 2011
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Reference number: MS 381079
Summary: Begins with her departure from England on 10th February 1844. Diary mainly records her journeys and ill health. Ends whilst at sea on her way back to the Gold Coast [Ghana] from an enforced furlough (due to ill health) on 9 March [1846].
Main author: Brooking; Elizabeth (fl 1844-1856); missionary
Extent: 15 pages
Note: LM, 7/2011
Acquisition: Gift from Thorsten Sjolin of the Brooking Society, July 2011
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by author
User restrictions: No copying permitted
Language: English
Originals: Original diary probably held by the United Church of Canada Archives, Toronto.
Related material: A transcript of another diary of Elizabeth Brooking is available (MS 381041). 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