Geraldine Jewsbury's eldest sister Maria Jane Dewsbury (1800--1833), a writer and literary reviewer, was educated at a school in Shenstone, Staffordshire and later (through ill health) at home.
Geraldine Jewsbury's eldest sister Maria Jane Dewsbury (1800--1833), a writer and literary reviewer, was also born in Measham. She was educated at a school in Shenstone, Staffordshire and later (through ill health) at home.