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John Bishop Estlin was an eye specialist. In 1812 he formed an ophthalmic dispensary in Bristol, which he ran until his death in 1855.
Like his father, he was also a prominent Unitarian and keenly interested in social reform. He became interested in the abolition of slavery after a visit by Samuel May in 1843, and later became leader of the Garrison party in England, named after the United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal.
He and his daughter Mary visited America in 1867 to help the cause.
See Dictionary of National Biography for further details.
Mary fought for the causes of Anti Slavery and Womens Rights Activist.
OBITUARY from: The Shield, , vol. V, no. 60 (December 1902)
see: http://oassis.gcal.ac.uk/teaching/historyweb/cdromteaching/WOMEN/hannam/text/han15vi.htmWe have to record, with deepest regret, the death of one of the most devoted pioneers of the Abolitionist movement, Miss Mary Anne Estlin, which took place at her residence, 36, Upper Belgrave Road, Clifton, on November 14th.
The news of her death was sent by Miss. M. Priestman to Mrs. Josephine Butler in the following words:-
"Our dearly loved friend, and invaluable helper, Miss Estlin, left us yesterday, and we cannot but feel deeply our great loss, while rejoicing in her rest and release from suffering. Her life has been one long service for others. During her long illness she was busy to the last day of her life, planning for the good of her friends, and of the causes she held so dear. "
Mrs. Butler writes as follows of her beloved friend and fellow worker:-
"Mary Estlin has gone to her rest; she joined our early group of women workers in 1870, and never ceased her quiet labours for us till the close of her life. She was one of the silent workers. She never made speeches, never took outwardly a prominent part; but she was always at her post as a quiet and constant seconder of our every effort. For many years she aided most generously, from her own modest means, certain of our Abolitionists abroad, whose value she recognized, and who were sometimes hard pressed in their circumstances.
"She was one of the New England group of the Abolitionists of Negro Slavery in America, a friend of Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Samuel May, and others. She frequently sent on to me letters full of interest written to herself from these men. She had imbibed the true Abolitionist, Anti-slavery spirit from her youth. She was a singular union of extreme modesty and pluck. Mrs. Harriet Martineau, who knew her well, once wrote to me of her: 'That frail little creature, whom it seems a breath of wind might blow into space, is ready at any moment to march up to the mouth of the guns, knowing she will be blown to pieces the next minute.'
"I like to think that Mary Estlin is working still (for she loved work), freed from the weakness and limitations of our earthly state. "
Possible daughter:
Constantine Ridout Wills - b. 1877 (Mar qtr) Kingston, London (Free BMD)
Notes from David Lovelock: (Husband of Reginald's Grand Niece)
Reginald was 1st cousin, four times removed from William Bligh, of HMS Bounty.In the book "Lines of the Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of London 1826-1925" there is an entry for Reginald Cecil Bligh WALL. The second to last sentence reads "His wife was Dorothy, daughter of H. Innes Fripp, and they had a son and two daughters
ABODES:
1881 - Boarding at St James Street (Grammer School), Kings Lynn, St Margaret, Norfolk
1881 Census: 2 Burlington Road, London, Middlesex
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Reginald Bligh WALL Head M Male 41 Hastings, Sussex, England Surgeon M R C L Eng
Irene WALL Wife M Female 41 London, Middlesex, England Surgeon Wife
Winifrid Bligh WALL Daur U Female 5 London, Middlesex, England
Mildred Irene B. WALL Daur U Female 2 London, Middlesex, England
Eliza BEST Servt U Female 20 St Austwick, Germany Cook Domestic Servant
Kate WAISTELL Servt U Female 22 Wilton, York, England Parlormaid Domestic Servant
Jane SWANN Servt U Female 22 Gt Thurlow, Suffolk, England Nurse Domestic Servant
Possible birth:
IRENE LUKE
Birth: 12 NOV 1838
Christening: 05 DEC 1838 St Botolph Bishopsgate, London
Father: JAMES LUKE
Mother: IRENE
Probable son of Abiathar Brown Wall and Mary Read:
1881 Census: 46 Norfolk Terrace, London, MiddlesexName Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Abiather WALL Head M Male 32 Paddington, Middlesex, England General Practioneer L.R.C.D.E. M.R.C.S.E.
Isabella S.W. WALL Wife M Female 29 Hackney, Middlesex, England
Norman H.V. WALL Son Male 1 Kensinton, Middlesex, England
Mary E. TURNER Serv U Female 18 Saint Helena Domestic