1821–1880

Introduction

Born: March 24, 1821, Black­burn, Lan­ca­shire, Eng­land.

Died: No­vem­ber 30, 1880, St George’s Hos­pi­tal, Hyde Park, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Buried: High­gate Ce­me­te­ry, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Biography

Daughter of a wine mer­chant, Jean­ette was or­phaned while young, and be­came the be­loved in­mate of the homes of her un­cle and aunt Ban­nis­ter and Ma­ry Jane Ec­cles, at Park Place, Black­burn, and Gold­en Hill, Ley­land.

Later she lived with her cou­sin, Sar­ah Al­ice As­ton, at Dean’s Yard, West­min­ster.

She ev­en­tu­al­ly had an ac­ci­dent which left her a life­long in­val­id, giv­ing her much time to write po­ems and hymns.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Hosanna, Loud Ho­sa­nna
  2. I Think of Thee, O Sav­ior
  3. Lo, to Us a Child Is Born
  4. Thou Bidd’st Us Seek Thee Ear­ly
  5. We Praise Thee in the Morn­ing
  6. When from Egypt’s House of Bon­dage

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Threl­fall (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),