ED 516
Reference code
ED 516
Title
Diary of Charles FitzHerbert Bill, at Eton 1886-1891
Level
Item
Administrative / Biographical history
Charles FitzHerbert Bill (1872-1955) was at Eton from 1886 to 1891 in the house of R.A.H. Mitchell. He was the eldest son of Charles Bill, MP, of Farley Hall, Cheadle, Staffordshire, and Ellen Margaret Hepburn. After Eton he went on to New College, Oxford to study natural sciences. He became an Electrical Engineer, and served with the 4th Bn. N. Staffs Regt in the South African War. He married Alice Violet Toller in 1909 in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales.
Date
1890
Extent & medium
1 volume
Content description
Diary entries for the year 1890. Frequent references to food served, sports played, school work undertaken. Includes the length of sermons given on Sundays. Contains use of offensive language.
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