Deliberations and Debates

Epilogue Robert and Cassandra married on the 25 th  of December 1770, having waited until all of their family could come together to...

Proposals of Marriage           Cassandra was once again in her brother Henry’s carriage, travelling with him. However, this time, they...

Reflections and Resolutions           That night, Cassandra lay awake for hours, her mind turning over memories of Robert and her late...

A Sister’s Counsel           It had been some time since Cassandra had left Briddhalh even to visit with her other siblings. She had...

An Unconventional Courtship             Though they lived quite far from each other making it hard to meet, especially on Robert’s...

Dinner and Discussions           They all sat around the parlour before dinner, and Robert learned that the Willoughbys had been in York...

The Watsons           Robert Thomas Watson was the only son of Samuel Nottingham Watson, from an old Yorkshire family, and Margaret...