The identity of the manuscript's author is uncertain. It may be Richard Holmden (1813-1890), of Edenbridge, Kent (not far from Westerham), who would have been almost 13 at the time. The British censuses of 1861 and 1881 record Richard Holmden as a farmer of 100 acres, employing several laborers.
Subject Terms:
Geography -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain. | Penmanship -- Study and teaching. | Children -- Conduct of life. | Education -- Great Britain. | Spain -- Maps. | Cumberland (England) -- Maps. | Westmorland (England) -- Maps. | Kent (England) -- Maps. | Middlesex (England) -- Maps.