Horace Marryat
Horace Marryat (1818-1887) was an English traveller and author.
Horace Marryat was a son to the businessman Joseph Marryat (1757–1824). His father maintained extended holdings in the West Indies, and made a fortune out of colonial goods.
After his father died, being the youngest of the children in the family, he left England in the 1840s, setting out for his many travels.
Along with his wife Mathilda Elisabeth Somerset, daughter of Lord Edward Somerset, he spent time in France, Italy, and Denmark. In 1860 he published A Residence in Jutland, the Danish isles and Copenhagen. He went on travelling in Sweden, notably spending time at the manse of Johan Börjesson, preparing his subsequent travelogue. In 1862 he published One year in Sweden (published 1862; Swedish translation 1863), based in his impressions and findings while staying with the family.[1][2]
In 1863 Marryat's dauther Ida Marryat married the Swedish Count Gustaf Fredrik Bonde, which made Horace Marryat and his wife spend summers at Hörningsholms Castle in Södermanland.
References
- ^ Kungs-Husby i Trögd Kungsgård, kyrka och socken, Studier till Det Medeltida Sverige 6, RAÄ
- ^ Horace Marryat (1818-1887)