Attribution to Cecilia Fitzgerald-de-Ros (1811-1869) is supported by the the drawing on leaf 7 ("Amusemens de Societé"), which is signed "Cecilia 1824." Cecilia was the daughter of Irish MP Lord Henry Fitzgerald (1761-1829) and Charlotte Fitzgerald-de-Ros, 20th Baroness de Ros (1769-1831). Cecilia was raised in her mother's familial home of Boyle House, Thames Ditton, England. In 1835 she married John Boyle (1803-1874), with whom she had four children. The bookplate of Cecilia's daughter, Georgiana Olivia Quin (1843-1931) appears at front.
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Fitzgerald family. | Fitzgerald-de-Ros, Cecilia, 1811–1869. | Fitzgerald-de-Ros, Henry, 1761–1829. | Fitzgerald-de-Ros, Cecilia, 1769–1831. | Quin, Georgiana Olivia, 1843–1931. | Clothing and dress -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Domestic space -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Fashion -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Interior decoration -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Theater -- Great Britain -- 19th century. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Thames Ditton (England)