MS 681 15
Reference code
MS 681 15
Title
Moulton-Barrett family papers: Papers and portraits of Octavius (Occy) Butler Barrett Moulton-Barrett (1824-1910), his second wife Maria Elizabeth (Woodifield) and their descendants
Level
Series
Other Number
MS 681 01 01 Papers of Elizabeth Barrett-Browning and her siblings and MS 681/01/04 Papers of Altham Leonard Mooulton-Barrett
Administrative / Biographical history
Octavius Moulton-Barrett (1824-1910) was the twelfth and youngest child of Edward and Mary Moulton-Barrett. Born in 1824, he was only four when his mother died. He reconciled with his sister Elizabeth after her marriage to Robert Browning and her break with their father.
Octavius was a skilled artist and studied architecture in the 1840s. He worked in Charles Barry's office, probably in the 1840s, as a draughtsman, but nothing is known of his subsequent career.
After their father’s death in 1857, he travelled to Jamaica with his brothers Charles John (Storm) and Septimus but did not stay long.
He married Charlotte Mackintosh in 1859 (who died in 1861), and had two children, Charles Graham and Francis Altham. In 1865, he married Maria Elizabeth Woodifield (1842-1931). They had seven children: Frances Maria, Arabel Altham, Edward Morris, Elfrida Mary, and Altham Leonard.
Octavius inherited a portion of his father’s estate. He lived in Welshpool, Dulverton, Holt, and at Westover, Calbourne on the Isle of Wight, where he died in November 1910.
Altham Leonard Moulton-Barrett (1874-1958) was then youngest son of Octavius and Maria Moulton-Barrett. He rose the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army and was awarded the OBE. He was appointed Regimental Colonel of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards from 1958-1963. He married Violet Radclyffe (1875-1958). Their son, Ronald Altham Moulton-Barrett (1906-1992) - known as Toby or Tom. He married Nadia Alexandra Jardine Kinnaird née Fortington (1919-2010). Through Nadia, the second bequest of Moulton-Barrett material came to Eton College Library.
Octavius was a skilled artist and studied architecture in the 1840s. He worked in Charles Barry's office, probably in the 1840s, as a draughtsman, but nothing is known of his subsequent career.
After their father’s death in 1857, he travelled to Jamaica with his brothers Charles John (Storm) and Septimus but did not stay long.
He married Charlotte Mackintosh in 1859 (who died in 1861), and had two children, Charles Graham and Francis Altham. In 1865, he married Maria Elizabeth Woodifield (1842-1931). They had seven children: Frances Maria, Arabel Altham, Edward Morris, Elfrida Mary, and Altham Leonard.
Octavius inherited a portion of his father’s estate. He lived in Welshpool, Dulverton, Holt, and at Westover, Calbourne on the Isle of Wight, where he died in November 1910.
Altham Leonard Moulton-Barrett (1874-1958) was then youngest son of Octavius and Maria Moulton-Barrett. He rose the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army and was awarded the OBE. He was appointed Regimental Colonel of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards from 1958-1963. He married Violet Radclyffe (1875-1958). Their son, Ronald Altham Moulton-Barrett (1906-1992) - known as Toby or Tom. He married Nadia Alexandra Jardine Kinnaird née Fortington (1919-2010). Through Nadia, the second bequest of Moulton-Barrett material came to Eton College Library.
Date
1840-1988
Extent & medium
9 files and 13 items
Content description
Family papers, drawings and photographs of Octavius Moulton-Barrett, donated by his descendants, are included in the family archive. Many of the papers relate to the division of objects belonging to Octavius’ father Edward Moulton-Barrett among generations of his family after Edward’s death in 1857.
Arrangement
The papers of Octavius Moulton-Barrett and descendants have been arranged into 3 sub-series:
01 Family papers
02 Portraits
03 Drawings
01 Family papers
02 Portraits
03 Drawings
Associated material
There are photographs of Octavius and his family in the album MS 681 13 02 f.8-11.
Two letters from Octavius and his wife Elizabeth to Robert Browning from 1889 are in MS 682 01 02 01, nos. 24 and 25.
Two letters from Octavius and his wife Elizabeth to Robert Browning from 1889 are in MS 682 01 02 01, nos. 24 and 25.
Publication note
These papers have been published or cited in Kelley, Hudson et al.: The Brownings’ Correspondence Vols 1-31, 1809-1865 - as Letter numbers or ‘Supporting Documents’ (SDs) Nos. Also, transcripts of some letters and documents have been published online at www.browningscorrespondence.com
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Beneath this record in the archive hierarchy
- Family papers of Octavius Moulton-Barrett and his descendants, MS 681 15 01, (1873-1988)
- Portraits of Octavius Moulton Barrett, his wife Maria and their family, MS 681 15 02, (1840-1970)
- Papers of Octavius and Maria Moulton-Barrett and descendants: Drawings by Octavius Moulton Barrett, MS 681 15 03, (c.19th century)