Barbara Whitehead. In Memoriam

The Telegraph & Argus reports the sad news of the death of Barbara Whitehead (1930-2011). Writer of historical romances and crime fiction, author of the only available biography of Ellen Nussey: Charlotte Brontë and her Dearest Nell and former owner of the Brontë's birthplace in Thornton which she helped to restore and make available for public viewing. Regrettably her illness and retirement made it impossible for her to keep it and the house was sold in an auction which we covered on BrontëBlog some time ago.

Barbara Whitehead.
Novelist, family historian and Brontë enthusiast, Barbara passed away on January 19, 2011, after a long illness. Mother of Roger, John and Alan, grandmother of Philip, partner of Bernard. A funeral service will be held at Stonefall Crematorium, Harrogate, on Friday, January 28, at 2.20p.m. All friends are invited to attend. Family flowers only but donations may be made to Heath Lodge Residential Home (HNHA, 6 Pannal Ash Road, Harrogate, HG2 9AB) who provided excellent and loving care during Barbara’s final years.

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