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 ====== Matilda and TLM-P's children ======
-Matilda and TLM-P had 12 children, with four (William, Weeta, Lodge and Matilda) dying when babies. Of the five sons who survived, only the eldest son Thomas led a relatively untroubled life. Hervey and Hugh died in their 30s; Morres lived until he was 44, but died when lonely and depressed; and Redmond also had his demons. As suggested below, their schooling might provide an explanation. Of the daughters, Rosa found refuge in exposing female misery and later in spiritualism; Lizzie apparently struggled in later life; and little is know about Eileen.\\
+Matilda and TLM-P had 12 children, with four (William, Weeta, Lodge and Matilda) dying when babies. Of the six sons who survived, only the eldest son Thomas led a relatively untroubled life. Hervey and Hugh died in their 30s; Morres lived until he was 44, but died when lonely and depressed. Redmond and Egerton also struggled. As suggested below, their schooling might provide an explanation, but so too was their aspiration to make a living from rural pursuits without the backing of substantial capital. The two surviving daughters, Rosa and Lizzie, also had lives that were successful in some ways but quite difficult in others. Rosa became a hugely successful novelist but her themes tended to be female misery and she later found refuge in spiritualism; Lizzie married for love, but no-one could be too surprised when the property her husband bought with her father was a financial failure.\\
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 The below photos, unless otherwise stated, are from Nora C. M-P's photo album. Other photos and some duplicates are, when stated, from TLM-P's album.((Provenance of both albums: J. Godden.))\\