Born in London. Her brother Edward became Premier of Tasmania (1894-1899) and Agent-General for the colony in London (1889-1893).
LCNA, viewed 6/15: (Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1835-1915)
Sensational Victorian : the life and fiction of Mary Elizabeth Braddon, c1979: p. 19 (she gave out that she was born in 1837 but her date of birth (4 Oct. 1835) and baptism (21 Mar. 1836) are recorded in the parish register of St. Anne's Church, Soho)
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online, 3 May 2006: (Mary Elizabeth Braddon (married name Maxwell), novelist; born 4 Oct. 1835 at 2 Frith Street, Soho Square, London; died 4 Feb. 1915 Richmond, Surrey, England)
