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Jemina Prior
Thomas Prior married (1) Jemina Dickson at Millbrook, Southampton, England on 28 November 1812.1) Jemina's father was presumably also in the military forces as he was Captain Dickson Esq. of Prospect House, Southampton. She had been married for a nearly five years when, on 4 November 1817, she died.2) She was buried in Dover.
Jemina and Thomas had three children: Jemina Frances Sophia; William Amherst born in London in 1814 or 15 and dying when still a baby; and Louisa Elizabeth Catherine.3)
As her family home Prospect House, indicates, Jemina Prior's family were comfortably off. Her brother reinforces this assumption as, when he died in the 1870s, he left bequests of several thousands of pounds.4)
Jemina Prior, Courtesy Tom & Therese M-P.
This is a large painting (920 x 640cm) and is a version of the one above. It belonged to Geoffrey M-P who generously gave it to me for this project. (We are now looking to find it a home! If anyone wants it please contact us!) This one was damaged by removalists when being transported to Geoffrey's father, and has since incurred further damage. There doesn’t seem any reason why TLM-P would ship a photo of his father’s first wife to Australia unless, as Therese M-P suggests, the family paintings were all bundled up and shipped off together.