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{{Short description|British children's writer (1841–1892)}}
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'''Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale-Barker''', or Lucy Sale-Barker (1841–1892), a British children's writer, was born Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Davies, a daughter of Francis Henry Davies, Francis Henry Davies, a registrar of the court of chancery, who died at Coblentz on the Rhine on 22 October 1863, aged 72 and his wife Lady [[Lucy Clementina Davies|Lucy Clementina Drummond de Melfort]] (1795-1879), niece of the de jure thirteenth earl of Perth, and sister of the actual [[Earl of Perth|5th Earl of Perth]] (1807-1902) whose claim was admitted in 1848 and actually restored 1853.
{{Infobox person
| name = Lucy Sale-Barker
| birth_date = 1841
| death_date = 1892
| occupation = [[writer]]
}}


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She had an older brother and sister, of whom little is known.
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'''Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale-Barker''', née '''Davies''', known also by her first married name '''Lucy Villiers''' (1841–1892) was a British children's writer. She began her literary career with occasional articles for ''[[Dublin University Magazine]]'' and ''St James's Magazine'',<ref name=ODNB>Elizabeth Lee, Victoria Millar, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24534 ‘Barker, Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale- (1841–1892)’], rev. Victoria Millar, ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'', Oxford University Press, 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2011</ref> and about 1872 began to write regularly for children. Between 1874 and 1888 she published more than forty volumes for juvenile readers. Many of her stories were initially composed for her own children. Some of her publications bore such titles as ''Little Bright Eyes' Picture Book'' and ''Little Golden Locks' Story Book''. She edited ''[[Little Wide-Awake]]'', a magazine for children, from its commencement in 1874 until her death, and wrote the verses for [[Kate Greenaway]]'s popular ''Birthday Book for Children'' (1880).


==Life==
Lucy Davies, later Lucy Villiers<ref> Geoff Pearson [http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.genealogy.britain/2008-02/msg00908.html "Re: Marriage registered under two names for same person"] query on surname 22 February 2008</ref>, married 1stly Lieutenant James Villiers (who died by 1864), and had issue including a daughter, Clementina, later Mrs Thomas Dyer Edwards.<ref>[http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:IC_8vUXcul0J:www.fhindexes.co.uk/samples/titanic.pdf+%22John+Sale+Barker%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=in&client=firefox-a Reference to her daughter Mrs Thomas Dyer Edwards]</ref>
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Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Davies was a daughter of Francis Henry Davies, a [[Court of Chancery]] registrar who died aged 72 at [[Koblenz]] on 22 October 1863, and his wife, the author Lady [[Lucy Clementina Davies|Lucy Clementina Drummond de Melfort]] (1795–1879), a sister of George Drummond, [[Earl of Perth|5th Earl of Perth]] (1807–1902), whose claim was admitted in 1848 and who was restored to the peerage in 1853. Lucy had an older brother and sister, of whom little is known.


In 1858 Lucy Davies married Lieutenant-Colonel James Villiers. Their children included a daughter, Clementina, later Mrs Thomas Dyer Edwards.<ref>[http://www.fhindexes.co.uk/samples/titanic.pdf Reference to her daughter Mrs Thomas Dyer Edwards] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120708115852/http://www.fhindexes.co.uk/samples/titanic.pdf |date=8 July 2012 }}</ref> However, Lieutenant-Colonel Villiers died of fever whilst in command of the [[74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot|74th Highlanders]] at [[Ramdurg|Ramdroog]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electricscotland.com/history/scotreg/74th-3.htm|title = 74th Highlanders 1853-1873}}</ref> [[India]], on 10 May 1862, aged 38. On 10 August 1865 she married John Sale Barker, a [[barrister-at-law]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w_cuAAAAIAAJ&q=john+sale-barker+barrister&pg=PA146|title = The Legal Observer, or, Journal of Jurisprudence|year = 1837}}</ref> of Cadogan Place,<ref>[http://www.fhindexes.co.uk/samples/titanic.pdf ''Ibid''] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120708115852/http://www.fhindexes.co.uk/samples/titanic.pdf |date=8 July 2012 }}</ref> who in 1879 was living at 22 Palace Gardens Terrace, [[Kensington]]. Her mother later lived with them and died at their house.
She married 2ndly 10 August 1865 John Sale Barker, then of Cadogan Place,<ref>[http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:IC_8vUXcul0J:www.fhindexes.co.uk/samples/titanic.pdf+%22John+Sale+Barker%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=in&client=firefox-a ''Ibid'']</ref> barrister-at-law, living at 22 Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington, London in 1879. Her mother later lived with them and died at their house.

Lucy Sale-Barker died 4 May 1892 at her home, Inglenook, 93 Lennard Road, [[Penge]].<ref name=ODNB/>

==Works==
* ''Lily's home in the country'', 1875
* ''Little wide-awake: a story book for little children'', 1876
* ''Lily's visit to grandmamma'', 1876
* ''Lily's scrap-book'', 1877
* ''Lily's screen'', 1877
* ''Birds, beasts, and fishes'', 1886
* [https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22MRS.+SALE+BARKER%22 Some editions of “Little wide Awake”] Edited by MRS. SALE BARKER
* [https://archive.org/search.php?query=Sale%20Barker%2C%20Lucy Works by Lucy Sale Barker] in Internet Archive – online


==Descendants==
==Descendants==
''By first husband''
''By first husband''
* Clementina Georgina Lucy Drummond Villiers (b. 1859; d 3 April 1947 Painswick, Gloucestershire as Clementina Edwards) md 10 January 1878 St. Mary Abbots Church, Kensington Thomas Dyer Edwardes, sometimes called Thomas Dyer-Edwardes, Jr (21 February 1847 - 2 February 1926 Naples; bur 6 Mar 1926 Prinknash Abbey), son and heir of Thomas Dyer Edwardes who died 1885. The couple survived the sinking of the [[Titanic]]. Edwards became a Catholic in 1924. Prinknash Abbey was given to the Benedictine order, according to his wishes, by his widow Clementina.<ref>[http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:IC_8vUXcul0J:www.fhindexes.co.uk/samples/titanic.pdf+%22John+Sale+Barker%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=in&client=firefox-a ''Ibid'']</ref>
* Clementina Georgina Lucy Drummond Villiers (b. 1859; d 3 April 1947 Painswick, Gloucestershire as Clementina Edwards) md 10 January 1878 St. Mary Abbots Church, Kensington Thomas Dyer Edwardes, sometimes called Thomas Dyer-Edwardes, Jr (21 February 1847 – 2 February 1926 Naples; bur 6 March 1926 Prinknash Abbey), son and heir of Thomas Dyer Edwardes who died 1885. The couple survived the sinking of the [[RMS Titanic]]. Edwards became a Catholic in 1924. Prinknash Abbey was given to the Benedictine order, according to his wishes, by his widow Clementina.<ref>[http://www.fhindexes.co.uk/samples/titanic.pdf ''Ibid''] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120708115852/http://www.fhindexes.co.uk/samples/titanic.pdf |date=8 July 2012 }}</ref>
** [[Noël Leslie, Countess of Rothes|(Lucy) Noel (Martha) Dyer Edwards]] (b. 25 December 1878; - 12 September 1956) md 19 April 1900 [[Norman Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes|John Norman Leslie, Earl of Rothes]] (13 July 1877 - 29 March 1927), and had issue.<ref>[http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:IC_8vUXcul0J:www.fhindexes.co.uk/samples/titanic.pdf+%22John+Sale+Barker%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=in&client=firefox-a ''Ibid'']</ref>
** [[Noël Leslie, Countess of Rothes|(Lucy) Noel (Martha) Dyer Edwards]] (b. 25 December 1878; – 12 September 1956) md 19 April 1900 [[Norman Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes|John Norman Leslie, Earl of Rothes]] (13 July 1877 – 29 March 1927), and had issue.<ref>[http://www.fhindexes.co.uk/samples/titanic.pdf ''Ibid''] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120708115852/http://www.fhindexes.co.uk/samples/titanic.pdf |date=8 July 2012 }}</ref>
*** Malcolm George Dyer-Edwardes Leslie, 20th Earl of Rothes (8 February 1902–1975) whose son Ian succeeded him as [[Ian Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes|21st Earl of Rothes]] (10 May 1932- 15 April 2005), and whose grandson James (b. 1958) is the present 22nd Earl of Rothes. The heir presumptive is the Earl's brother Hon. Alexander John Leslie (b. 1962).
*** Malcolm George Dyer-Edwardes Leslie, 20th Earl of Rothes (8 February 1902 – 1975) whose son Ian succeeded him as [[Ian Leslie, 21st Earl of Rothes|21st Earl of Rothes]] (10 May 1932 – 15 April 2005), and whose grandson James (b. 1958) is the present 22nd Earl of Rothes. The heir presumptive is the Earl's brother Hon. Alexander John Leslie (b. 1962).
*** Hon. John Wayland Leslie (1909-1991)
*** Hon. John Wayland Leslie (1909–1991)
Noelle Leslie, Countess of Rothes, married 2ndly 22 December 1927, to Colonel Claud Macfie, DSO; they had no issue. The Countess retained her title after marriage, according to Scottish peerage law.
Noel Leslie, Countess of Rothes, married 2ndly 22 December 1927, to Colonel Claud Macfie, DSO; they had no issue. The Countess retained her title after marriage, according to Scottish peerage law.
''By second husband (married 10 August 1865)''
''By second husband (married 10 August 1865)''
* Lilian Drummond Sale Barker
* Lilian Drummond Sale Barker
* Cecilia Emala A Drummond Sale Barker, who married in the first quarter of 1900[http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.genealogy.britain/2008-02/msg00908.html "Re: Marriage registered under two names for same person"] query on surname 22 February 2008</ref>
* Cecilia Emala A Drummond Sale Barker, who married in the first quarter of 1900.<ref>Geoff Pearson [http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.genealogy.britain/2008-02/msg00908.html "Re: Marriage registered under two names for same person"] query on surname 22 February 2008</ref>
*(Horace James) Maurice Drummond-Sale-Barker, possibly the same as Horatio Drummond Sale Barker; he was father of
*(Horace James) Maurice Drummond-Sale-Barker, possibly the same as Horatio Drummond Sale Barker; he was father of
** [[Audrey Douglas-Hamilton, Countess of Selkirk|Audrey Durell Drummond-Sale-Barker]] or "Wendy" Drummond-Sale-Barker (1903 - 21 December 1994, a woman pilot who was honoured with a medal for being a Spitfire ferry pilot. She was the wife since 6 August 1949 of [[George Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk]] (1905-1994). They had no issue.
** [[Audrey Douglas-Hamilton, Countess of Selkirk|Audrey Durell Drummond-Sale-Barker]] or "Wendy" Drummond-Sale-Barker (1903 – 21 December 1994, a woman pilot who was honoured with a medal for being a Spitfire ferry pilot. She was the wife since 6 August 1949 of [[George Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk]] (1905–1994). They had no issue.

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* Elizabeth Lee, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101024534/‘Barker, Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale- (1841–1892)’], rev. Victoria Millar, first published Sept 2004, 230 words
* Elizabeth Lee, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101024534/‘Barker, Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale- (1841–1892)’], rev. Victoria Millar, first published Sept 2004, 230 words
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 13 January 2023

Lucy Sale-Barker
Born1841
Died1892
Occupationwriter

Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale-Barker, née Davies, known also by her first married name Lucy Villiers (1841–1892) was a British children's writer. She began her literary career with occasional articles for Dublin University Magazine and St James's Magazine,[1] and about 1872 began to write regularly for children. Between 1874 and 1888 she published more than forty volumes for juvenile readers. Many of her stories were initially composed for her own children. Some of her publications bore such titles as Little Bright Eyes' Picture Book and Little Golden Locks' Story Book. She edited Little Wide-Awake, a magazine for children, from its commencement in 1874 until her death, and wrote the verses for Kate Greenaway's popular Birthday Book for Children (1880).

Life

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Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Davies was a daughter of Francis Henry Davies, a Court of Chancery registrar who died aged 72 at Koblenz on 22 October 1863, and his wife, the author Lady Lucy Clementina Drummond de Melfort (1795–1879), a sister of George Drummond, 5th Earl of Perth (1807–1902), whose claim was admitted in 1848 and who was restored to the peerage in 1853. Lucy had an older brother and sister, of whom little is known.

In 1858 Lucy Davies married Lieutenant-Colonel James Villiers. Their children included a daughter, Clementina, later Mrs Thomas Dyer Edwards.[2] However, Lieutenant-Colonel Villiers died of fever whilst in command of the 74th Highlanders at Ramdroog,[3] India, on 10 May 1862, aged 38. On 10 August 1865 she married John Sale Barker, a barrister-at-law[4] of Cadogan Place,[5] who in 1879 was living at 22 Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington. Her mother later lived with them and died at their house.

Lucy Sale-Barker died 4 May 1892 at her home, Inglenook, 93 Lennard Road, Penge.[1]

Works

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Descendants

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By first husband

  • Clementina Georgina Lucy Drummond Villiers (b. 1859; d 3 April 1947 Painswick, Gloucestershire as Clementina Edwards) md 10 January 1878 St. Mary Abbots Church, Kensington Thomas Dyer Edwardes, sometimes called Thomas Dyer-Edwardes, Jr (21 February 1847 – 2 February 1926 Naples; bur 6 March 1926 Prinknash Abbey), son and heir of Thomas Dyer Edwardes who died 1885. The couple survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Edwards became a Catholic in 1924. Prinknash Abbey was given to the Benedictine order, according to his wishes, by his widow Clementina.[6]
    • (Lucy) Noel (Martha) Dyer Edwards (b. 25 December 1878; – 12 September 1956) md 19 April 1900 John Norman Leslie, Earl of Rothes (13 July 1877 – 29 March 1927), and had issue.[7]
      • Malcolm George Dyer-Edwardes Leslie, 20th Earl of Rothes (8 February 1902 – 1975) whose son Ian succeeded him as 21st Earl of Rothes (10 May 1932 – 15 April 2005), and whose grandson James (b. 1958) is the present 22nd Earl of Rothes. The heir presumptive is the Earl's brother Hon. Alexander John Leslie (b. 1962).
      • Hon. John Wayland Leslie (1909–1991)

Noel Leslie, Countess of Rothes, married 2ndly 22 December 1927, to Colonel Claud Macfie, DSO; they had no issue. The Countess retained her title after marriage, according to Scottish peerage law. By second husband (married 10 August 1865)

  • Lilian Drummond Sale Barker
  • Cecilia Emala A Drummond Sale Barker, who married in the first quarter of 1900.[8]
  • (Horace James) Maurice Drummond-Sale-Barker, possibly the same as Horatio Drummond Sale Barker; he was father of

References

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  1. ^ a b Elizabeth Lee, Victoria Millar, ‘Barker, Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Sale- (1841–1892)’, rev. Victoria Millar, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2011
  2. ^ Reference to her daughter Mrs Thomas Dyer Edwards Archived 8 July 2012 at archive.today
  3. ^ "74th Highlanders 1853-1873".
  4. ^ "The Legal Observer, or, Journal of Jurisprudence". 1837.
  5. ^ Ibid Archived 8 July 2012 at archive.today
  6. ^ Ibid Archived 8 July 2012 at archive.today
  7. ^ Ibid Archived 8 July 2012 at archive.today
  8. ^ Geoff Pearson "Re: Marriage registered under two names for same person" query on surname 22 February 2008
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Sale-Barker, Lucy Elizabeth Drummond Davies". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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