This post describes the relationship between William and the mill-girl poet Ethel Carnie. I am grateful for the interest shown by Roger Smalley and for sending me copies of material concerning Ethel Carnie and William from the Blackburn Library (see Bibliography). Roger has documented the political life of Ethel Carnie in ‘Breaking the Bonds of …
Read More William Hall Burnett and the mill girl poet, Ethel CarnieThis is the second posting on the timeline of William’s life. It describes his immediate family and his antecedents, his illegitimacy and how he came adopt the middle name of Hall. __________________________________________________________________________ After the brief introduction to William’s birthplace of Stokesley (St Peter’s Bells and my native town) I return to an exploration of his …
Read More 2. Ah’s Yorkshire… William’s immediate familyThis is the first posting on the timeline of William’s life. He was born on the 10th November 1840 in Stokesley in the North Riding of Yorkshire and this posting describes his ‘native town’ around the time of his birth and some early influences on his life. [click on map to enlarge] ______________________________________________________________ In 1859 …
Read More 1. St Peter’s Bells and my native town…