Huxley , Thomas Henry , 1825-1895 , scientist and educationalist: Huxley , Henrietta Anne , 1825-1914 , nee Heathorn , wife of Thomas Henry Huxley

T H Huxley met Henrietta Anne Heathorn in Sydney, Australia, at the home of her stepsister Oriana in 1847, whilst travelling with the surveying ship HMS RATTLESNAKE. They became engaged, and Huxley returned to England in 1850. They did not see other again until Henrietta Heathorn came to England in 1855 to be married to Huxley, and during this time letters were their only method of communication.