Brief Chronology of Oliphant's Life (original) (raw)

1828 Margaret Oliphant Wilson born in Wallyford, Midlothian.
1838 Family moves to England.
1845 Broken engagement.
1849 Passages in the Life of Margaret Maitland published
1851 Meets Major Blackwood, an introduction which will lead to her relationship with Blackwoods publishing house
1852 Margaret Oliphant Wilson marries her cousin, Frank Oliphant.
1853 Maggie born
1854 Marjorie born
1855 Marjorie dies
1856 Cyril (Tiddy) born
1858 Stephen born, dies at nine weeks
1859 Frank dies in Rome, Francis (Cecco) born two months later
1861 "The Executor," the first Chronicle of Carlingford published
1862 Salem Chapel published
1863 The Perpetual Curate published
1864 Maggie dies in Rome on family vacation
1865 Miss Marjoribanks published
1868 Frank Wilson (Oliphant's brother) goes bankrupt
1870 Frank's wife dies, Wilson family becomes dependent on Oliphant
1875 Frank Wilson dies
1876 Phoebe Junior published
1879 A Beleaguered City published
1883 Hester published
1885 Willie Wilson (Oliphant's brother) dies
1889 Kirsteen published
1890 Tiddy dies
1894 Cecco dies
1897 Oliphant dies, two volumes of Annals of a Publishing House published
1899 Autobiography published

Last modified 20 October 2003