J. M.Née Scott; married John Moresby (who had a position in the navy) in 1859. Author of Poems (1877), which contains a memoir by her husband stating that she had “a large young family,” which prevented her from writing poetry in later life, and that she was buried in Queenstown churchyard (v-vi). The Chambers’s Journal ledger entry for her poem published on 10 January 1863 gives her address as Hill House, Queenstown [County Cork] (NLS Dep 341/310). For her poem published on 18 July 1868, the ledger lists her address as The Glen, Queenstown, Ireland (NLS Dep 341/310). Biographical information: Reilly, Mid-Victorian Poetry, p. 322; VIAF. (AC)
| Poem title | Date | Periodical | Roles | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milo | 1862-04 | Macmillan’s Magazine | Poet | 14276 |
| St Alban (Proto-Martyr) | 1863-01-10 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 6680 |
| Assuerus | 1863-09 | Macmillan’s Magazine | Poet | 13913 |
| A Wish | 1864-01-02 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 6836 |
| Corn-Flowers | 1866-04-21 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 7328 |
| To My Friend | 1868-07-18 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 7647 |
| Yesterday and To-Day | 1868-11-01 | Good Words | Poet | 1920 |
| Last Words | 1868-12-26 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 7670 |
| “Little May” | 1869-03-01 | Good Words | Poet | 2003 |
| James Graham Goodenough: Commodore | 1875-12 | Macmillan’s Magazine | Poet | 14547 |