About Nesbit:
She was born in 1858 at 38 Lower Kennington Lane in Kennington,
Surrey (now part of Greater London), the daughter of a schoolteacher,
John Collis Nesbit, who died in March 1862, before her fourth birthday.
Her sister Mary\'s ill health meant that the family moved around constantly
for some years.
She was born in 1858 at 38 Lower Kennington Lane in Kennington,
Surrey (now part of Greater London), the daughter of a schoolteacher,
John Collis Nesbit, who died in March 1862, before her fourth birthday.
Her sister Mary\'s ill health meant that the family moved around constantly
for some years.