Frances Keith Sheridan
Frances Keith Sheridan (1812 – 14 January 1882) was a school mistress in South Australia, remembered for her association with bequests to the University of Adelaide.
History
(Jane Avis) Frances Keith was born in
Frances wrote an essay "First impressions of Adelaide", which was published in a newspaper in 1850.[6] She opened a school at the family home "Keith House", 50 MacKinnon Parade, North Adelaide (corner of Provost Street), before 1857;[7] run by her daughters from around 1865.
Her elder son John Beal Sheridan (c. 1833 – 20 March 1906) was a solicitor, a partner with
Her younger daughter Violet Laura Sheridan ( – 28 June 1921) married the industrialist
Her elder daughter Alice Frances Keith Sheridan (c. 1840? 1844? – 25 November 1922) lived all her adult life in "Keith House", the last twenty years or so alone with her dogs, shunning human company. Despite owning considerable wealth, she did not employ any help apart from occasional visits from a gardener, and spent little on herself. She had a genius for languages, having a considerable knowledge of Greek, Hebrew, Latin, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Danish. It was through her knowledge of this last that she was able to publish a book of Hans Christian Andersen stories which had not previously appeared in English.
She left around £30,000 to the Adelaide University, fulfilling an agreement made with her sister Violet that whichever of them survived should enjoy the income from family property in the city ("Globe Chambers" on the corner of
Bibliography
- Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805–1875: Translations from the Danish, trans. A. F. Keith Sheridan; Scrymgour printers, Adelaide 1886.
References
- ^ "Matrimonial". South Australian Register. Vol. XI, no. 793. 22 December 1847. p. 4. Retrieved 16 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Police Court – Port Adelaide". South Australian Register. Vol. XIV, no. 1006. 1 January 1850. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Perhaps the Edward Keith who arrived Sydney with his family aboard the Mountaineer 25 November 1825.
- ^ George E. Loyau Notable South Australians p.277
- ^ "Tuesday, March 19". South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal. Vol. V, no. 308. South Australia. 21 March 1850. p. 4. Retrieved 17 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "First Impressions of Adelaide and its Vicinity". South Australian Register. Vol. XIV, no. 1027. 25 January 1850. p. 3. Retrieved 16 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Central Board of Education". South Australian Register. Vol. XXI, no. 3236. 18 February 1857. p. 3. Retrieved 16 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia. Reference mentions many other small private schools.
- Evening Journal. Vol. III, no. 680 (SECOND ed.). Adelaide. 28 March 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Express and Telegraph. South Australia. 2 January 1873. p. 4. Retrieved 15 December 2019 – via Trove.
- The Register. Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 25, 597. Adelaide. 11 January 1923. p. 6. Retrieved 16 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Register. Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 25, 598. Adelaide. 12 January 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 16 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Hospital Kiosk". The News. Vol. V, no. 724. Adelaide. 18 November 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.