Wordsworth's grandson rejected

[LinaMoffitt]

In one of the diaries I'm transcribing, my doctor bumped into a chap named Mr Wordsworth (in London Sept 1915): "Grandson of the poet; he'd been rejected when he tried to enlist; he looked physically weak".

I know this is rather obscure but I was interested to know who this was?

I searched lots of family trees on ancestry.com but had no luck.

thank you all

Lina Moffitt

www.australiandoctorsww1.com

[IRC Kevin]

I'd have thought that 'great grandson' would be nearer the mark.

[centurion]

In one of the diaries I'm transcribing, my doctor bumped into a chap named Mr Wordsworth (in London Sept 1915): "Grandson of the poet; he'd been rejected when he tried to enlist; he looked physically weak".

I know this is rather obscure but I was interested to know who this was?

I searched lots of family trees on ancestry.com but had no luck.

thank you all

Lina Moffitt

www.australiandoctorsww1.com

Possibly Gordon Wordsworth who was a grandson and of the right age -ish, Richard Wordsworth great grandson would have been far too young (in fact not sure he was even born at the time). Gordon looked after the Wordsworth museum and organised literary events in the Lake District. Charles Dickens' grandson is buried on the Somme so its the right sort of generational relationship.

[KevinBattle]

...possibly a GREAT (or great great) grandson, or descendants of Wordsworth brothers (presumably the chap he spoke to was a male line descendant) had children by the early 1860's, so 60 years later they might be classed as too old!

No doubt there would have been descendants still alive, but not GRANDSONS.... i think!

Other far more knowledgeable Pals may have accurate info.....

You probably have the Wiki info:-

Wordsworth had a daughter Caroline by Annette Vallon. (I don't know about her descendants)

In 1802, Lowther's heir, William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale, paid the £4,000 debt owed to Wordsworth's father incurred through Lowther's failure to pay his aide. It was this repayment that afforded Wordsworth the financial means to marry, and on October 4, following his visit with Dorothy to France to arrange matters with Annette, Wordsworth married a childhood friend, Mary Hutchinson. Dorothy continued to live with the couple and grew close to Mary. The following year, Mary gave birth to the first of five children, three of whom predeceased William and Mary:

John Wordsworth (18 June 1803 – 1875). Married four times: (so a possible progenitor of the grandson)....

Isabella Curwen (d. 1848) had six children: Jane, Henry, William, John, Charles and Edward. (surnames of Isabella Curwen's husband)

Helen Ross (d. 1854). No children

Mary Ann Dolan (d. after 1858) had one daughter Dora (b. 1858). (no son)

Mary Gamble. No children

Dora Wordsworth (16 August 1804 – 9 July 1847). Married Edward Quillinan in 1843. (so possibly a male Quillinan, but born before 1847 would be too old)

Thomas Wordsworth (15 June 1806 – 1 December 1812). No children

Catherine Wordsworth (6 September 1808 – 4 June 1812). No children

William "Willy" Wordsworth (12 May 1810 – 1883). Married Fanny Graham and had four children: Mary Louisa, William, Reginald, Gordon. (so possible 3 more males grandchildren, but all born before 1860)

[centurion]

Worth looking at Wordsworth and the Formation of English Studies which covers the roles played by the extended Wordsworth family

His Grandson Gordon was in his 50s in 1914 so unlikely to be him (died 1935)

His Great Great Grandson Richard (an actor who specialised in horror movies and appeared in Quatermas) was born in 1915 so not him. However there appears to have been another GG Grandson also called called Richard who was active in the 1970s to 90s so unlikely to have been him either. One of the Richards appears to have had a father called Gordon who would be a G Grandson [some families are over traditional when it comes to names and keep using the same ones!]

[Khaki]

A bit irrelevant but when I was a youngster I was introduced by my uncle to the grandson of Keats, my uncle was born in 1909, they were friends and appeared to be about similar ages, whether or not he was a grandson or great etc who knows.

khaki

ps why I posted this I don't know, doesn't assist at all, sorry, I think I need to get back to the rocking chair on the porch of the general store.

(k)

[LinaMoffitt]

thank you all! He said he was "Mr Wordsworth"... anyway don't worry about it

regards

Lina

PS: khaki --- I think my rocking chair goes too fast!