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She continued to live with Engels after Mary's death, and married him on 11 September 1878, shortly before her own death. [ 9 ] They had a half-brother named Thomas, born to their father's second wife after their mother died in 1835.
Aug 1, 2013 · Mary Burns’ younger sister, Lizzie, c.1865. Lizzie lived with Engels after her sister died, and married him a day before she herself died. No image of Mary is known to exist. Public Domain
Nov 4, 2020 · There he met and fell in love with Mary Burns, with whom he covertly lived for the rest of her life.
Oct 24, 2020 · A statue in verse for Mary Burns, Engels's partner. Jenny Farrell writes about Mary and Lizzie Burns. Friedrich Engels, whose 200th birthday falls 28 November 2020, had a very personal connection with Ireland. The moment he set foot in Manchester, in 1843, sent by his father to help run the family textile factory, he met the then 20-year-old ...
- Jenny Farrell
Friedrich Engels maintained close relations with two Irish women; Mary Burns (c.1822-1863), Engels’ common law wife, and then her sister Lydia ‘Lizzie’ Burns (1827-1878), who formally married Engels just before her death.
- Aidan Beatty
Nov 25, 2020 · Engels decided never to marry. He lived first with Mary Burns, and following her early death, with her sister Lydia (Lizzie) as his partners. In order to do so, he effectively led a double life.
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Lizzie Burns (1827–78), described by Engels as ‘a real child of the Irish proletariat’, subsequently became Engels's wife, though they were not officially married until the day before her death. In 1865 she and Engels both became members of the First International.