▁She ▁also ▁published ▁under ▁pseud onym s ▁such ▁as ▁Mary ▁God olph in . ▁Her ▁literary - mind ed ▁family ▁included ▁her ▁a unt ▁Anna ▁La et it ia ▁Bar ba uld , ▁a ▁writer ▁of ▁poetry , ▁ess ays ▁and ▁children ' s ▁books . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁at ▁W arr ington ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁A ik in ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁child ▁of ▁a ▁phys ician , ▁John ▁A ik in ▁( 1 7 4 7 – 1 8 2 2 ), ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mar tha ▁Jenn ings ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 3 0 ). ▁Their s ▁was ▁a ▁literary ▁family ▁of ▁prominent ▁Unit ari ans . ▁Lucy ' s ▁father ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁historian , ▁and ▁her ▁grand father , ▁like wise ▁called ▁John ▁A ik in ▁( 1 7 1 3 – 1 7 8 0 ), ▁was ▁a ▁Un itar ian ▁scholar ▁and ▁the ological ▁t utor , ▁closely ▁associated ▁with ▁W arr ington ▁Academy . ▁Lucy ' s ▁a unt ▁was ▁Anna ▁La et it ia ▁Bar ba uld , ▁a ▁prominent ▁children ' s ▁writer , ▁her ▁brother ▁Arthur ▁A ik in ▁( 1 7 7 3 – 1 8 5 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁chem ist , ▁min eral og ist ▁and ▁scientific ▁writer , ▁and ▁their ▁brother ▁Charles ▁Ro chem ont ▁( 1 7 7 5 – 1 8 4 7 ) ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁Bar ba uld ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁doctor ▁and ▁chem ist .