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Jemina and Louisa Murray-Prior
Thomas and Jemina had two daughters: Jemina Frances Sophia Murray-Prior (1814-99) and Louisa Elizabeth Catherine Murray-Prior (16 December 1816–24 July 1891). They apparently also had a son, William Amhurst Prior, who died young.1)
This unfinished sketch was from a collection most likely drawn by William M-P. Given the age of the woman and that it was kept by the family, it is perhaps one of his step-sisters, Jemina or Louisa.
Jemina Murray-Prior
These photos are studio ones from TLM-P’s album. They are labelled ‘Aunt J.’ and ‘Aunt Jeminia M.P’. The former has a signature on the back dated 1872; the signature ends with Prior, and is possibly JMPrior - Jemina Murray Prior?
Jemina, like her sister Louisa, remained single. She was wealthy, pious and generous enough to leave £200 to set up a charity, ‘The Prior Gift’. This Gift contributed to the salary of the verger at the Holy Trinity Church, Shirley, Southampton, as well for an annual distribution of food tokens to 36 ‘deserving poor’.2)
to get from T&T: Insert photo taken by Andrew Darbyshire at Southampton church, Andrew Darbyshire, A Fair Slice of St Lucia, St Lucia History Group Research Paper No.8. pp.59, 60
Louisa Murray-Prior
These three photos are studio ones from TLM-P’s album, labelled ‘Aunt Louisa’ and 'Aunt Louisa M.P’. The second photo has the inscription on the back ‘For Morres[?] with Aunt Louisa's Love’. Judging from Louisa's large Crinoline, the photos were taken in the mid-nineteenth century.
Louisa was christened on 22 January 1817 by the Forces chaplain as well as two years later at Wells cathedral.3)
In 1863, Louisa lived at 18 Oxford Terrace, St Peters, Islington, London. In the 1890s, she lived with her sister Jemina at Howden Lodge, 14 Clarendon Road, Southsea.4)