Biography as history -- Chapter 1. Margaret Fison (1817-66) -- Chapter 2. T.P. (Sir Thomas) Whittaker (1850-1919) -- Chapter 3. Arthur Sherwell (1863-1942) -- Chapter 4. Jessie Forsyth (1847-1937) -- Chapter 5. Guy Hayler (1850-1943) and his family in England and America -- Concluding thoughts