Research Forum

Having read the 34 pages of witness statements I found the last 6 were of Police enquiries surrounding this lady. In precis it confirms her as previously being resident in Wsm where she lived with her brother after her parents death. Her brother inherited  "a small amount of money" from father which he invested in property. Louisa advancing him £100 to avoid a mortgage. She was engaged to a "worthy young man" and the marriage was only postponed until the year of mourning was observed. Unfortunately her young man died during this period. She arrived in Montreal in 1874 as a domestic servant and moved to Ottawa. Her health deteriorated and she entered Protestant Charitable Institution. When her health improved she became a nurse in Toronto then a servant in good families. She became melancholic regarding the death of her brother and sister in law of whom she was very fond. A Mrs Jones from Wsm requested she return home as Mrs Jones wished to alter her will in her favour. However her mental health as well as physical deteriorated, she having been found crying over the photo of her lover. She was known to have purchased tickets for return home but she became weak after not eating well and subsequently died.

Who was the young man. What influence did Mrs Jones have and why?

Any thoughts?

Here is her Probate which seems to answer the question of the identity of Mrs JONES, who was her sister.

Thanks Pat I knew I had seen it somewhere, but lost it (in more ways than one)
BA

As a side line of this story I have been sent a copy of Montreal Daily Herald & Daily Commercial Gazette of 3 October 1885 page 8 reporting the death of Charles William Massiah formerly of Bristol. His father had been a planter in the West Indies and  by 1861 the family was living in Clifton, Bristol.

Charles William passed his law exam in 1867 and was articled to a Brisol Firm in the following year. He travelled to Canada 1871 where he married Sarah Catherine Norrie.