Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover

Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover was a journalist, writer and illustrator (1802–1896). She was born at Abergavenny and died at Llanover.

Also recorded as Gwenynen Gwent; Lady Llanover; Augusta Hall Llanover; Lady Augusta Llanover.

Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover in brief

Born
1802
Died
1896
Known for
journalist, writer and illustrator
Place of birth
Abergavenny
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Identity and origins

Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover was recorded at birth as Augusta Waddington. The authorities additionally record the headings Gwenynen Gwent, Lady Llanover, Augusta Hall Llanover and Lady Augusta Llanover. Her recorded languages were English and Welsh.

She was the child of Benjamin Waddington and Georgina Mary Ann Port. She married Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover. One child is recorded: Augusta Charlotte Hall. Other recorded relations include Mary Delany and Charlotte Berrington.

Catalogued works

5 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1837 to 1901.

Ffynnon Gwenynen Gwent, dated 1876, held by National Library of Wales, inventory 1129752. Gwenynen Gwent, dated 1837, held by National Library of Wales. Gwenynen Gwent, Lady Llanover Aug; Hall o Lanover, fecit Hydref 1837, dated 1901, held by National Library of Wales. Gwenynen Gwent, Lady Llanover Aug. Hall o Lanover, fecit Hydref 1837, dated 1901, held by National Library of Wales. Good cookery illustrated : And recipes communicated by the Welsh hermit of the cell of St. Gover, with various remarks on many things past and present / by the Right Hon. Lady Llanover., dated 1867, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

National Library of Wales: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Welsh Portrait Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Welsh Landscape Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Hall, Sir Benjamin, Baron Llanover (1802–1867), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Llanover Hall Youth Arts Centre, Marking Time, 2015. Llanover, Lady, Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe, 2015.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1802Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover born at Abergavenny.
  2. 1837Gwenynen Gwent (National Library of Wales).
  3. 1867Good cookery illustrated : And recipes communicated by the Welsh hermit of the cell of St. Gover, with various remarks on many things past and present / by the Right Hon. Lady Llanover. (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1876Ffynnon Gwenynen Gwent (National Library of Wales).
  5. 1896Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover died at Llanover.
  6. 1901Gwenynen Gwent, Lady Llanover Aug; Hall o Lanover, fecit Hydref 1837 (National Library of Wales).
  7. 1901Gwenynen Gwent, Lady Llanover Aug. Hall o Lanover, fecit Hydref 1837 (National Library of Wales).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2870954: Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  3. 3.

    “Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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