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I was born <date>July 2nd 1820</date> at <placename>Mapperley,
a small village in Derbyshire</placename>. My dear
Mother being a decided child of God
endeavoured to bring her chldren up
in the nurture and admonition of the
Lord; and I do not rember remember the
time when my thoughts were not het to wont to
dwell upon serious things; but alas they
were too much of a reasoning <add>sceptical</add> nature.
Very little took place during my childhood
that is worthy of recording; I had the privilege
of attending a small School, that was kept
by the daughters of a most worthy and
excellent <sic>Independant</sic> Minister, whose
loving and affectionate manner will ever
be sweet to my memory. I attended their
School <sic>untill</sic> I was in my 14th Year -
when my dear Mother placed me in the
Srs House at Ockbrook. - where, after a
few weeks I became exceedingly happy
and comfortable - the life of a Srs House
House being well adapted to my natural