An ‘Irregular’ marriage – Arthur Annesley Powell, did he go willingly?

Originally posted on All Things Georgian:

Today we are supplying a little extra information on one of the people mentioned onour ‘sister’ blog, The Diaries of Miss Fanny Chapman. Arthur Annesley Powell was the husband of Fanny Chapman’s aunt, Jemima Neate.

The Elopement, or Lovers Stratagem Defeated.
Courtesy of the British Museum.

Annesley Arthur Roberts was born on the 15th April 1767, son of Elizabeth née Powell and William Roberts and was baptized at St George, Hanover Square, London.

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