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However, the couple were never to marry, as Hallam died suddenly while travelling abroad in 1833. There was much concern for Emily"s well-being on the death of Arthur. Their marriage came as a considerable shock to Jane Elton, Arthur"s cousin.
Their eldest son was given the forenames Arthur Henry Hallam.
Emilia Tennyson appears as a character in the story "Conjugial Angel" by A. South. Byatt in the book Angels and Insects.