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I received from Anne from the weblog
an email with this information:
For my Bronte research I'm reading though Yorkshire National School Reports for 1853-54 via Google . It's amazing what is now online.
In my reading I came upon a very interesting advertisement with a familiar name and place. The ad appears in the April 1854 edition of the monthly magazine for " The National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor throughout England and Wales"
This 1854 ad states Rev George De Renzy is seeking a new situation . Of course
Mr. De Renzy is the gentleman who replaced Arthur Bell Nicholls as Haworth's curate in May of 1853
This advertisement tells us a number of things. First that Rev. De Renzy was looking to leave Haworth at least from March of 1854, since his ad appeared in April and it had to be submitted in the preceding month.
In my reading I came upon a very interesting advertisement with a familiar name and place. The ad appears in the April 1854 edition of the monthly magazine for " The National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor throughout England and Wales"
This 1854 ad states Rev George De Renzy is seeking a new situation . Of course
Mr. De Renzy is the gentleman who replaced Arthur Bell Nicholls as Haworth's curate in May of 1853
This advertisement tells us a number of things. First that Rev. De Renzy was looking to leave Haworth at least from March of 1854, since his ad appeared in April and it had to be submitted in the preceding month.
It tells us he was married which I didn't know. I have since found out he married Emily Mackley on January 19. 1854 so while he was in Haworth. The ad shows he was not looking just within the Church for a new position, but would take a teaching only job as well. Then it reveals Mr. De Renzy was trained at Westminster College. This was a teacher training institute that was founded in London in 1851 and trained teachers for Methodist schools.
The ad also says he would rather stay in a country setting and that satisfactory testimonials can be given.
Fascinating what one can find on the web!
Thank you Anne.
Indeed it is fasinating wht one can find on the internet.
We are going on searching for it.
Thank you for sharing.
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De Renzy, George (b. 1827)
A troublesome young clergyman who served as Patrick’s curate 1853–4, during the row with Arthur Bell Nicholls over his wish to marry Charlotte. When Patrick reluctantly agreed to the proposed marriage, de Renzy seems to have resented the consequent termination of his curacy. He complained to John Brown and others, and insisted on a long holiday at the end of his term, so that Patrick would be without a curate during the honeymoon. He was “perfectly smooth and fair-spoken to Papa,” Charlotte said, but he continued to “give what trouble he can” to Patrick whose nature, Charlotte said, was against “harsh decided” measures (to EN, 14 May and 7 June 1854). He left Haworth four days before the wedding blackwellreference
Photo woman: people/Emily-DeRenzy
