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  1. Harriet Martineau, the daughter of a textile manufacturer from Norwich, was born in 1802. Her parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Martineau, were Unitarians and held progressive views on the education of girls. The four daughters of the marriage received a similar education to their four brothers.

  2. Born in Norwich, England, Harriet Martineau was the sixth of the eight children of Thomas, a textile manufacturer. He served as deacon of the Octagon Chapel, Norwich from 1797. [12] Her mother, Elizabeth (née Rankin), was the daughter of a sugar refiner and grocer.

  3. Dec 29, 2020 · She was born in a middle-class family with her father as a manufacturer by profession. She was mostly self-educated at home and had a marred childhood laden with feelings of self-doubt and fearfulness.

  4. Quick Facts. Born: June 12, 1802, Norwich, Norfolk, England. Died: June 27, 1876, near Ambleside, Westmorland (aged 74) Notable Family Members: brother James Martineau. Subjects Of Study: classical economics.

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  5. Feb 3, 2020 · Harriet Martineau was born in 1802 in Norwich, England. She was the sixth of eight children born to Elizabeth Rankin and Thomas Martineau. Thomas owned a textile mill, and Elizabeth was the daughter of a sugar refiner and grocer, making the family economically stable and wealthier than most British families at the time.

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  6. Oct 10, 2024 · Harriet Martineau was born in 1802, the sixth of eight children born to textile manufacturer Thomas Martineau and his wife, Elizabeth Rankin Martineau. Harriet’s father’s work provided a middle-class upbringing for the family, but she suffered from things a comfortable lifestyle could not cure.

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  8. Harriet Martineau was born in 1802, the sixth of eight children in an upper middle class English family. Her parents were Thomas and Elizabeth (Rankin) Martineau. Thomas was a manufacturer of textiles and an importer of wine in the old cathedral city of Norwich.

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