Biography of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland 1852-1925

Paternal Family Tree: Manners

On 16 Apr 1852 Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland was born to John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 33) and Catherine Louise Georgina Marlay (age 21).

On 07 Apr 1854 [his mother] Catherine Louise Georgina Marlay (age 23) died from childbirth three weeks after giving birth to her daughter Edith Katherine Manners (deceased) who had died at twelve days old. She was buried at Highgate Cemetery on 15 Apr 1854. Monument by William Calder Marshall (age 41) erected in 1862 in a chapel at St Katherine's Church, Rowsley [Map] built for the purpose.

In 1862 [his father] John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 43) and [his step-mother] Janetta Hughan Duchess Rutland (age 25) were married. He the son of John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland and Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

In 1882 Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 29) and Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 25) were married. He the son of John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 63) and Catherine Louise Georgina Marlay.

On 20 Dec 1883 [his daughter] Victoria Marjorie Harriet Manners Marchioness Anglesey was born to Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 31) and [his wife] Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 27).

In 1885 [his son] Robert Charles John Manners was born to Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 32) and [his wife] Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 28).

On 21 Aug 1886 [his son] John Henry Montagu Manners 9th Duke Rutland was born to Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 34) and [his wife] Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 30).

In 1888 Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 35) was elected MP Melton.

On 03 Mar 1888 [his uncle] Charles Manners 6th Duke Rutland (age 72) died unmarried at Belvoir Castle [Map]. His brother [his father] John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 69) succeeded 7th Duke Rutland, 7th Marquess Grandby, 15th Earl of Rutland. [his step-mother] Janetta Hughan Duchess Rutland (age 51) by marriage Duchess Rutland.

On 23 Apr 1888 [his daughter] Violet Catherine Manners was born to Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 36) and [his wife] Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 32). Some sources speculate that her father may have been Montagu "Monty" Lowry-Corry 1st Baron Rowton (age 49) or Henry John Cockayne-Cust (age 26).

1891. [his wife] Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 34). Portrait of the artists's husband Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 38).

In 1892 [his daughter] Diana Olivia Winifred Maud Manners Viscountess Norwich was born to Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 39) and [his wife] Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 35).

In 1894 [his son] Robert Charles John Manners (age 9) died.

In Nov 1900 Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 48) was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire.

Around 1905. Bassano Ltd. Photograph of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 52)

On 05 Aug 1906 [his father] John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland (age 87) died at Belvoir Castle [Map]. His son Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 54) succeeded 8th Duke Rutland, 8th Marquess Grandby, 16th Earl of Rutland. [his wife] Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 50) by marriage Duchess Rutland.

In 01 Feb 1911 [his son-in-law] Hugo Francis Charteris (age 27) and [his daughter] Violet Catherine Manners (age 22) were married at St Margaret's Church, Westminster [Map]. The reception at 16 Arlington Street, Piccadilly. She the daughter of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 58) and Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 54). He the son of Hugo Charteris 11th Earl Wemyss (age 53) and Mary Constance Wyndham Countess Wemyss (age 48).

The Times. 02 Feb 1911. The Hon. Hugo Charteris, eldest son of Lord (age 53) and Lady Elcho (age 48) and grandson of the Earl of Wenyss (age 92), was married yesterday at St. Margaret's, Westmister [Map], to [his daughter] Lady Violet Manners (age 22), second daughter of the Duke (age 58) and [his wife] Duchess of Rutland (age 54). The wedding excited much interest, and by the time the bride arrived at the church there was a crowd which extended halfway across Parliament-square. The service was held at 2.15, and by 2 o'clock there was not a vacant seat in the church. The choir stalls and the chancel entrance wetre decorated with flowers, mainly arum lilies. While the guests were assembling the "March" from Trmihauser was played and a guard of honour, supplied by O 'quadron 'of the Gloucestershire Yeomanry, in which the bridegroom holds a commission, lined the. asle.

The bridesmaids, the Ladies [his daughter] Marjorie (age 27) and [his daughter] Diana (age 19),Manners (the bride's sisters), the Hon. Mary (age 16) and the Hon. Irene (age 9) Charteris (sisters of the bridegrom), the Hon. Irene Lawley, Miss Nancy, Lindsay, Miss Elizabeth Manners, and M1iss Felicity Tree awaited the bride by the west door. They were wearing frocks designed from a picture by Botticelli. The gowns of the elder bridesmaids were of champagne; coloured crepe-de-chine with a pink foundation. An embroidery of green leaves showed at the neok and waist. Small roses and daisies were embroidered over the whole frock, and touches ot red velvet appeared beneath the hem and at the elbow. They wore net caps trimmed with red rosebuds. The two younger bridesmaids, who walked immediately behind the bride, wore frocks of pink chiffon, and wreaths of red roses in their hair. The Duke of Rutland (age 58) accompanied his daughter (age 22) to the church. The Hon. Guy Charteris (age 25) was best man.

The bride's dress was of white charmeuse with a tunic of old English lace, held in at the waist by a band of gold tissue. The train was of gold brocade mounted on white velvet, at the hem of which were worked in gold the heraldic designs of the Rutland and Wemyss families. The Bishop of Derby officiated, assisted by Canon McCormick and the Rev. F. W. Knox (private chaplain to the Duke of Rutland). A wedding march composed for the occasion by Mr. Raymond Roze was played as the bride and bride-groom left the chut&b.

THE GUESTS.

The Duchess of Wellington (age 62), wearing a dress of old rose velvet with furs and a hat with rose-coloured plumes, brought her daughter, Lady Eileen Wellesley (age 23), who was dressed in sapphire blue velvet, The Duchess of Rutland (age 54) wore a tunic of grey moire velours over grey chiffon velvet, caught at the shoulders by diamond ornaments, with long tasselled ende falling, in front of the skirt. Her hat was trimmed with flamingo plumes wirith touches of eau-de-nil. The Marchioness of Anglesey wore black satin, witb a hat crowned with many small white plumes. Theh Mfarchioness of Tweeddale wvore a coat and skirt of black braided velvet and a large hat adorned with a royal blue feather. The Prime Minister was present vwith his sister-in-law, Mrs. Oraham Smith. who wore a long black brocaded wrap over a dress of dark material. The Hon. Alfred Lyttelton was accompanied by Mxl. Lyttelton, who was dressed in black satin with touches of bright blue. The French, Germian, and Spanish Ambassadors were also present. Lady Tree wore a dress of Ermine fur, with a hat of green felt trimmed with everlasting flowers; and Lady Lytton wore an embroidered cloak over a dress of grey material, and a small toque with green feathers. Lady Beatrico Rawson, who was wearing pale mauve, brought her daughter, Miss Violet Rawson, who was dressed in navy blue. The Earl and Countess of Wemyss arrived a few minutes before the bride, the latter dressed in soft grey ehil!on voile with marten furs, and wearing a toque trimmed with smalU grey feathers, Lady Beat-rice Hlerbert, who cameo with Viscountess Ingestre, was dressed in black velvet, with a crimson cloak and a collar of old point lace.

On 03 Aug 1912 [his son-in-law] Charles Henry Alexander Paget 6th Marquess Anglesey (age 27) and [his daughter] Victoria Marjorie Harriet Manners Marchioness Anglesey (age 28) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Anglesey. She the daughter of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 60) and Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 56).

The Times. 27 Jan 1916. MARRIAGE OF LORD GRANBY.

The marriage of the [his son] Marquess of Granby (age 29), only son of the Duke (age 63) and [his wife] Duchess of Rutland (age 59), to [his daughter-in-law] Miss Kathleen Tennant (age 21), youngest daughter of Mr. (age 54) and Mrs. Frank Tennant (age 52), of Innes House, took place yesterday at St. Margaret's [Map]. There was a very large attendance, and a number of those present brought young children with them.

The bride (age 21), who was given away by her father (age 54), wore a Venetian gown of white satin with a gold, brocade train four yards long and a short mantlet of old Venetian family lace; the sleeves were long and close-fitting, and she had a long white net veil with a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a copy of the marriage service embroidered in seed pearl and coloured silks, worked by her mother (age 52) after an old design in the British Museum.

[his daughter] Lady Diane Manners (age 24), who was one of the bridesmaids, designed the bridesmaids' gowns in the medieval manner; they were of white chiffon belted in silver worn with flowing veils of blue tulle held by silver bands. Each of the bridesmaids carried a tail branch of almond blossom; the others were Miss Elizabeth Asquith (age 18), Miss Mary Lyttelton, and Miss Violet Warrender. The Hon. Stephen Tennant (age 9), who wore a Romeo suit with a jewelleed belt, was the page. Captain Charles Lindsay, Grenadier Guards, was best man. Canon Sheppard (age 35), Sub-Dean of the Chapels Royal, and the Rev. F. W. Knox, the Duke of Rutland's (age 63) chaplain, performed the ceremony.

SOME OF THE GOWNS. The Duke of Rutland (age 63) was among the first to come to the church, and most of the guests were there early. The Prime Minister (age 63) arrived with Mr. (age 35) and Mrs. Bonham-Carter (age 28), and Mr. Balfour with a party which included Mr. and Mrs. William Balfour. The Duchess on Rutland (age 59) wore gold charmeuse with gold tissue in her hat and a rose pink velvet cloak bordered with fur. The [his daughter] Marchioness of Anglesey (age 32), in white box-cloth, brought her little daughter, Lady Carolinie Paget (age 2), in a little Ermine coat and hat. Mrs. Asquith (age 51), who was with Mrs. Graham Smith (age 56), wore a black charmeuse gown made with a ruched cape and trimmed with chinchilla; her hat was black with emerald feathers.

Mrs. Tennant (age 52) wore black and white embroidered taffetas; Lady Robert Manners had a long muauve coat trimmed with skunk; and the Countess of Wemyss (age 53) was in black and white. Lady Tree had a pervenche panne long coat made tight-fitting and a plain black sailor hat. The Countess of Drogheda (age 29) wore black and gold, Lady D'Abernon (age 50) grey chinchilla furs with a black coat and skirt, and Lady Arthur Paget a musquash coat bordered with skunk. Mrs. Guy Charteris (age 28) brought her baby, and the Hon. Mrs. George Keppel (age 45), in black and white, was accomapanied by her two daughters, and Mrs. McKenna by her two sons. Mrs. Hwfa Williams and Lady Randolph Churchill (age 62) (who was with Mrs. Churchill (age 30)) both were black velvet.

The Guests. Among those present were:

The Italian Ambassador, the Spanish Ambassador, the Duchess of Buccleuch (age 44), and Lady Margaret Scott, etc.

A small reception was held after the ceremony at Lord (age 56) and Lady Glenconner's (age 45) house in Queen Anne's gate, and the bride (age 59) and bridegroom (age 29) subsequently left for Belvoir Castle [Map], where the honeymoon will be spent.

On 27 Jan 1916 [his son] John Henry Montagu Manners 9th Duke Rutland (age 29) and [his daughter-in-law] Kathleen Tennant Duchess Rutland (age 21) were married. He the son of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 63) and Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 59).

In 1918 Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 65) was appointed 860th Knight of the Garter by George V King United Kingdom (age 52).

On 02 Jun 1919 [his son-in-law] Alfred Duff Cooper 1st Viscount Norwich (age 29) and [his daughter] Diana Olivia Winifred Maud Manners Viscountess Norwich (age 27) were married. She the daughter of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 67) and Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 63).

On 08 May 1925 Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 73) died. His son [his son] John Henry Montagu Manners 9th Duke Rutland (age 38) succeeded 9th Duke Rutland, 9th Marquess Grandby, 17th Earl of Rutland. [his daughter-in-law] Kathleen Tennant Duchess Rutland (age 30) by marriage Duchess Rutland.

On 22 Dec 1937 [his former wife] Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 81) died.

Guy Benson and [his daughter] Violet Catherine Manners were married. She the daughter of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland and Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland.

Lifes Ebb And Flow Chapter IV. [Around 1881]. Of another group were Henry and Violet Manners, the late Duke of Rutland and the present Dowager Duchess, Lord Rowton, the witty Henry Calcraft, Mr. and Mrs. Henry White (later Ambassadors of the United States in Paris, both now dead), beautiful Gladys deGrey (the late Marchioness of Ripon), Sir Robert Collier (the painter, father of the Hon. John Collier), Lady Randolph Churchill (who was first at Easton in 1885, and figured in all our gatherings afterwards), Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton, and Henry Chaplin ("the Squire," the late Lord Chaplin), and Lord and Lady Carmarthen (afterwards the late Duke and Duchess of Leeds). Sir William Gordon Cumming, the smartest of men about town and more sinned against than sinning, was a constant friend, but he cut us all off in his retirement, and I often had sad thoughts of him, and always kept a warm comer in my heart for him. Mr. and Mrs. Hwfa Williams, who founded Sandown Park racing, were welcome everywhere. Maurice and Beatrice Ephrussi were dear Paris racing friends. Prince Charles Kinsky rode his own winner of the Grand National, "Zoedone," and was a sharer of my horsey adventures!

Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland 1852-1925 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 1721-1803

John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 1694-1754

Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 1691-1727

Royal Ancestors of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland 1852-1925

Kings Wessex: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Ancestors of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland 1852-1925

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners 2nd Duke Rutland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 3rd Duke Rutland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Russell Duchess Rutland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners Marquess of Granby 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sutton 2nd Baron Lexinton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Sutton Duchess Rutland 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Hungerford Baroness Lexington 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Manners 4th Duke Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 2nd Baron Seymour Trowbridge 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eizabeth Alington 2nd Baroness Seymour Trowbridge 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Seymour 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Daniel Finch 2nd Earl Nottingham 7th Earl Winchilsea 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Finch Duchess Somerset 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Hatton Countess Nottingham and Winchelsea 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: John Henry Manners 5th Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Somerset Marquess Worcester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rebecca Child Marchioness Worcester

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke Beaufort 11 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wriothesley Baptist Noel 2nd Earl Gainsborough 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Noel Duchess Beaufort 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Greville Duchess Buckingham and Normandby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Isabella Somerset Duchess Rutland 12 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Symes Berkeley 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berekeley Duchess Beaufort 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Norborne

Father: John James Robert Manners 7th Duke Rutland 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Howard 2nd Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Howard 3rd Earl Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Uvedale Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Howard 4th Earl Carlisle 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Capell Countess Carlisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick Howard 5th Earl Carlisle 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Byron 3rd Baron Byron

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Byron 4th Baron Byron 14 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chaworth Baroness Byron 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Byron Countess Carlisle 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Berkeley Baroness Byron 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Temple Baroness Berkeley

GrandMother: Elizabeth Howard Duchess Rutland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Caroline Leveson-Gower Countess Carlisle 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Egerton 3rd Earl Bridgewater 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Scroop Egerton 1st Duke Bridgewater 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Paulet Countess Bridgewater 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louisa Egerton Countess Gower 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Wriothesley Russell 2nd Duke Bedford 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rachel Russell Duchess Bridgewater 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howland Duchess Bedford

Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Marlay

Great x 3 Grandfather: Captain Anthony Marlay

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Marlay Bishop

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Morgan

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morgan

Great x 1 Grandfather: Captain George Marlay

GrandFather: Colonel George Marlay 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Brinsley Butler 1st Viscount Lanesborough

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Butler 1st Earl Lanesborough

Great x 2 Grandfather: Brinsley Butler 2nd Earl Lanesborough

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Butler 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Rochfort

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moore 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Rochfort Countess Lanesborough 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Molesworth

Mother: Catherine Louise Georgina Marlay 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Catherine Louisa Augusta Tisdall