Barbara’s Miniature
For all the records of a person’s birth, death and marriage, nothing can surpass an episode that brings to life his or her character and...
A Clue from the Goldfields
Like his father, Charles Wynne Aubrey must have felt the urge to write to the papers. In a letter to The Morning Post, in England, he...
Moving up the Social Ladder
In 1852, the 64-year-old Henry Harcourt Wynne Aubrey, left his wife and children, took all his belongings, and ran off to live with a...
Adultery and Divorce
Survivor and social climber Jane Sparks, daughter of a carpenter, did become Mrs Aubrey. As well as her youth (and handsome looks?), Jane...