Lydia Campbell

Lydia Campbell (November 1, 1818 – April 1905) was an early diarist in Labrador of English and Inuit descent.[1] She is one of Labrador's best known historical figures, affectionately known as "Aunt Lydia".[2]

She was born Lydia Brooks at Hamilton Inlet, the daughter of Ambrose Brooks, a native of England who was employed with the Hudson's Bay Company, and Susan, his Inuit wife. She was home-schooled by her father. She was married twice: first to William Blake around 1834 and later to Daniel Campbell. In 1894, Arthur Charles Waghorne, a clergyman, submitted her autobiography for publication; it appeared as Sketches of Labrador life in the St John’s Evening Herald. Campbell died in Mulligan River at the age of 86.[1]

Her great niece, Elizabeth Goudie, wrote Woman of Labrador, published in 1973.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Hart, Anne (1994). "Lydia Brooks". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. XIII (1901–1910) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  2. ↑ Stopp, Marianne (June 27, 2011). "I, old Lydia Campbell": a Labrador Woman of National Historic Significance" (PDF). Memorial University. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ Hulan, Renée (2002). Northern Experience and the Myths of Canadian Culture. McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 0-7735-6944-8. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
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