Cecilia Tilley
British novelist (1816–1849)
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Cecilia Frances Trollope Tilley (1816 – 10 April 1849[1]) was a British novelist. She was the daughter of novelist Fanny Trollope and the sister of novelist Anthony Trollope.
Cecilia Tilley | |
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portrait by Auguste Hervieu | |
| Born | 1816  |
| Died | 4 April 1849 (aged 32–33) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Spouse(s) | John Tilley |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) |
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| Relatives | Anthony Trollope, Thomas Adolphus Trollope |
Cecilia Trollope was one of seven children of Fanny Trollope and her husband, barrister Thomas Anthony Trollope. In 1839, she married John Tilley, a friend of her brother Anthony who later became Secretary to the General Post Office of the United Kingdom. They had five children.[2][3]
Tilley published a single book under the pseudonym "By a Lady", the high church novel Chollerton: A Tale of Our Own Times (1846).[2][3]
Cecilia Tilley died of tuberculosis on 10 April 1849[4] in Kensington.[2][3][5]
