Surname: Waring Forename(s): Anna Letitia b. 19 April 1823. d. 10 May 1910. Nationality: Welsh. VIAF.
Poet, hymn writer, and philanthropist. Pseudonym: “A. L. W.” Alternative signature:
“A. L. Waring.” Born at Plas-y-Felin, Neath, in Wales. As a child moved to Bristol
with her Quaker family. Niece of the sibling poets Samuel and S. Waring. Converted
from a Quaker to the Anglican Church on 15 May 1842, and then started composing hymns.
Unmarried. Active supporter of the Discharged Prisoners’ Aid Society. Author of Hymns and Meditations (1850), Additional Hymns (1858). Biographical information: ODNB, Orlando. (AC)