Sunday, October 5, 2008

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Mama AD 1868
Elmira (Almeria) Jane Fraser nee Werry
born 29 August 1830 Smyrna - died 19 December 1917 Weybridge, Surrey, UK.
Married John Fraser 3 May 1849, Boudja, Turkey.

1 comment:

  1. Elmira was a remarkable woman. She had 11 children, 10 of whom survived. Her husband John died in 1867 on his way back from the East after a long absence,leaving her to bring up 10 children under 17. In a letter to Hanson, Charlton referred to 'a mother’s prayers, a mother’s love and an anxious care of 25 years (and such a mother, old bro, as our darling),'.

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