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Catalogue description Miss Edrica de la Pole of Tremar, Kingston
This record is held by Plymouth Archives, The Box
| Reference: | 1306 |
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| Title: | Miss Edrica de la Pole of Tremar, Kingston |
| Description: |
Edrica de la Pole was an experienced farmer, dog-breeder and kept a small stud, until her death in 1946. This collection of records includes her personal diaries 1883-1941, farm ledgers and account books 1887-1941, as well as plans of Tremar House, Kingston |
| Date: | 1883 - 1941 |
| Held by: | Plymouth Archives, The Box, not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical description: | 59 files |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Miss Edrica de la Pole (1856-1946) was the fifth daughter of Sir William de la Pole, 9th Baronet of Shute House, Shute, East Devon. She developed an interest in horticulture whilst living at Shute and was granted a small plot in the gardens to utilise as a "farm". Oh her father's death in 1895 she moved to Pound, near Hawkchurch, Devon, and thence to Tremar, Kingston, where a residence was built for her and her sister Geraldine in 1900. |
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