The Petrie
Family
The Petrie
Family
Professor Flinders Petrie (b. 1853)Mr. William Flinders Petrie arrived in town yesterday with his new bride Hilda Mary, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Urwin. The couple started their honeymoon in Paris proceeded to Africa and will presently be cruising down the Nile in a coal barge, supplying yet another amusing anecdote on Petrie’s Eccentricities!Professor Petrie, that most unconventional of Archaeologists, has already found much acclaim for his finds in Egypt; most particularly for the painstaking and accurate recording of such digs in Tanis, western Thebes and the discovery of the towns Naucratis, Am and Daphnae despite local superstition and rumors of curses. Professor Petrie has won the respect of the local workforce through his fairness and devotion to his work, character traits that were apparent even at a young age as he applied himself to the learning of Greek, French and Latin at the tender age of four. In 1880, aged 27, he first arrived in Egypt and only five years ago was appointed Professor of Egyptology at University College, London. Cairo Weekly Illustrated News 1897 |
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Mrs Hilda Petrie (b. 1871)The old girls association are proud to acknowledge the tremendous assistance Hilda has given in organising a display of her husbands finds for the schools “Egyptian Week”. Having braved public opinion to travel to foreign parts to work with the professor it is gratifying to find under the selfless spirit and devotion to knowledge that led her to glory as head girl there is still that schoolgirl appreciation of pranks, demonstrated by her presentation of an “ancient manuscript” to the Headmistress which when examined closer was discovered to be a copy of the school hymn which she had translated into hieroglyphs!St Etheldreda's Alumni Newsletter 1897 |
Major Thomas Flinders Petrie (b. 1864)How pleasant it was to see Major Thomas, younger brother to the esteemed Professor, at Mrs. Hinckley's garden party last week. One of the most dashing and eligible young men at the station, greatly in demand for his engineering skills, he was accompanied by the lovely Miss Massini.As a particular surprise for Mrs. Hinckley he had arranged for a troupe of native conjurers and acrobats to perform, even taking part as they performed that old favorite the Indian Rope Trick, The party were amazed as the Major climbed the rope in a trance then disappeared, only to return and tease the ladies terribly by refusing to give away any conjuring secrets! Calcutta Tribune 1896 |
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Mr. Jacob Deakin (b. 1868 )Local boy makes good!Young Jacob Deakin has been chosen from hundreds of applicants as a personal assistant to the renowned Professor Petrie. An Iron worker since the age of 12, born and bred in Stourbridge he has undertaken to follow the professor as far afield as Egypt! after spending some time with the professor as a technician and showing a knack with obscure hieroglyphs hitherto unnoticed, he now works hard at decryption of the many finds and antiquities from the Professors travels. he is A family man with nine children, all daughters named from Ada Alice to Ivy Isabel! we wish him well in his new position in the big city. Northern Echo 1898 |
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