About Alice Seymour
Lived 1857 – 1947 (aged 90). Alice Seymour was a British school teacher and writer.
Spiritual intervention In 1907 she said she was visited by spirits who told her that she was to write a life of Joanna Southcott. She had previously thought that she was to write a Southcott biography book with the Reverend Walter Begley, but he had died in 1905. The 1909 book was well received at the Daily News, which made it their book of the week. One of Seymour's followers, Ellen Oliver, was to join Barltrop's emerging group and to identify Barltrop as a prophet.
Death Seymour died in Blockley in 1947 at Rock Cottage.
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Who was Alice Seymour?
English follower of Joanna Southcott
When was Alice Seymour born?
Alice Seymour was born on 10 January 1857 in Plymouth.
When did Alice Seymour die?
Alice Seymour died on 24 October 1947 in Blockley.
What was Alice Seymour's occupation?
Alice Seymour was a school teacher and writer.
What nationality was Alice Seymour?
Alice Seymour was British.
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