R.I.P. Olive Emily Kellett

The Spenborough Guardian reports sad news. Olive Emily Kellet, great-grandaughter of Rose Ann Heslip (Patrick Brontë's niece) died a couple of weeks ago. The tomb of Rose Ann Heslip was rediscovered in May 2005 (more information on these posts and articles: 1, 2 and 3):
Picture: Olive Kellett with a picture of her ancestor Patrick Bronte (source)

Brontë ancestor (sic) dies aged 92

A DESCENDANT of the Bronte family with links to the Spen Valley has died aged 92.
Olive Emily Kellett, who spent much of her life in Scholes, died on May 29.
Her great-grandmother Rose Ann Heslip was the daughter of Sarah Bronte – sister of Patrick Bronte, father of the famous author sisters.
Olive's daughter, Carol Fox, of Scholes, said: "For many years my mother had said there was a connection with the Bronte family, but because I'd never seen anything in writing I never believed it.
"It was quite exciting to discover it was true."
Olive's granddaughter Kathryn Bower made the discovery by tracing the Bronte family tree.
Olive grew up in Norwood Green before moving to Scholes following a divorce, with daughters Carol and Joan.
She worked at Ormondroyds Mill in Scholes for several years.
She moved to Morecambe, and later to Bingley to be closer to Carol.
Carol said: "She was a feisty woman. She worked all her life. She'd do anything for anyone, and she hated to owe money."
In 2005 Rose Ann's grave was discovered in Cleckheaton in the cemetery of Whitechapel Church, having been hidden by undergrowth for decades.
A special service was held at the church attended by descendants of the Bronte family.
The day involved lunch at the Healds Hall Hotel for the family, members of the Bronte Society, civic dignitaries, church members and the Spen Valley Civic Society.
Carol said: "It was lovely day for my mother. It was a very happy day for her."
Rose Ann died in 1915, aged 93.
She is buried with her daughter Emily Bingham, who died of tuberculosis in 1892, aged 33.
After her daughter's death, Rose Ann, then 70, moved into her house to look after her son-in-law Hugh and his five children. (Adam Woltenshome)

The journalist might want to look up the word 'ancestor' in the dictionary, though.

The Independent (Ireland) finds Jane Eyre 1996 interesting but flawed (Darragh McManus). The Charlottetown Guardian talks about Looking for Anne: How Lucy Maud Montgomery Dreamed Up a Literary Classic by Irene Gammel where the author of Anne of the Green Gables is described like this:

“At the time, the large publishing markets were in the U.S. and Lucy Maud Montgomery was writing from little rural Cavendish, and I think we understand the kind of chutzpah that she had as a young girl at age nine to realize that she wanted to be a writer, who as a child dreamt of achieving the fame of the Brontës.
“That’s pretty amazing and then to go out and actually do that.” (Mary MacKay)

If you want to capture the Brontë country landscape but you don't have a clue of how to paint, Keighley News gives you the answer:

Local artists can get out and about this summer during watercolour classes in Oxenhope.
Local artist Ruth Parker will meet the outdoor landscape painting classes for four Saturdays.
The walkers will set off from Hawksbridge Chapel in Oxenhope on afternoons starting on July 19.
The cost is £80. Contact Ruth on 07778 936565 or ruthelaineparker@hotmail.co.uk. (David Knights)

The Views of Teamwak posts some pictures of a shooting of a promotional film in Haworth and ends his post with this piece of information:

I also got offer my second paid job last week, doing 2 days on the new multi-million pound adaptation of Wuthering Heights that is being filmed only 15 miles from here - but I had to turn it down as it overlapped with this job! (Martin Walker)

We suppose he is talking about the ITV miniseries now being filmed.

Finally, look what you can find on eBay these days.

Categories: Brontëana, Brontëites, Haworth, Movies-DVD-TV, Weirdo, Wuthering Heights