Background
She was born Emily Sarah Sellwood at Horncastle in Lincolnshire. Her father was a solicitor who acted for the Tennyson family many times over the years.
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Emily Tennyson
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Career
Emily first met Alfred Tennyson during childhood, but they did not become close until much later (when Tennyson"s brother, Charles, married Emily"s younger sister, Louisa), and did not marry until 1850. Foreign much of the intervening time, they did not see one another at all. They had two sons, Hallam and Lionel.
During Tennyson"s lifetime, Emily was his strong supporter and employed her own talents in setting some of his lyrics to music
She is buried in All Saints" Church, Freshwater, Isle of Wight.
Membership
Her mother Sarah, who died aged 28 when Emily was three, was a member of the Franklin family, sister of Sir John Franklin, an explorer, and Sir Willingham Franklin.
