Two Fathers in Want of a Marriage - Evening Talk
Thu, 26 Sept
|Tamworth
Hosted by Middleton Hall volunteer Gareth Davies, this talk focuses on Mary Hacket of Moxhull Hall, and her father's efforts to marry her off!
Time & Location
26 Sept 2024, 18:00 – 20:00
Tamworth, Middleton, Tamworth B78 2AE, UK
Guests
About the event
How much would you be prepared to pay to secure your future, improve your social status and acquire a husband? Mary Hacket of Moxhull Hall (two miles down the road from Middleton) – was prepared to offer £12,000, the equivalent today of about three quarters of a million. Or at least her father was!
His offer was successful and, on September 11, 1725, Mary married Justinian Isham, heir to the Lamport baronetcy. When they married, they had only met 3 or 4 times in their lives. Her story is a perfectly documented example of an eighteenth century arranged marriage.
Arrive 5:30pm.
Talk begins at 6pm.
Tea/coffee and a slice of cake per person incldued with ticket price.
The talk will last approx. 1hr.