The Earth Between Them: Joseph Beale's Letters Home to Ireland from Victoria, 1852-53The Beale family of County Leix, Ireland descends from Christopher Beale (d.1638) of Offton, Suffolk. Christopher's son, Thomas Beale (1620- 1700) was the first of the Beales to emigrate to Ireland. The Beale family was Quaker in their religious beliefs and Joseph Beale's letters back home to Ireland reflect his Quaker upbringing. Joseph Beale (1801-1857) married Margaret Davis (1809-1877) in 1832. In 1852 Joseph left Ireland and traveled to Australia. The book contains letters he wrote back to his wife in Ireland. Eventually the family was able to move to Australia with Joseph. Descendents of Joseph and Margaret's eleven children live in Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and the United States. |
Contents
Textual | 7 |
Acknowledgments | 8 |
Sources of Illustrations List of Illustrations | 11 |
Impetus for Change | 13 |
The First Letter | 27 |
10 | 28 |
13 | 30 |
The Third Letter | 42 |
The Fourth Letter | 52 |
The Fifth Letter 8 Gipsy Lift The Sixth Letter 36 42 44 52 | 58 |
The Seventh Letter | 64 |
Margarets Cankering Cares | 69 |
The Eighth Letter | 73 |
The Ninth Letter | 76 |
The Tenth Letter | 79 |
The Eleventh Letter 15 New Anxiety and a New Adventure The Twelfth Letter 16 Consolidation The Thirteenth Letter 73 76 79 | 87 |
Expectations and Reality | 44 |