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298 iii. OSMOND RICHARDS (1897-1962)
299 iv. HELEN
141. SUSAN CHAFFEY RICHARDS (SUSAN CHAFFEY 4, BENJAMIN 3, BENJAMIN 2, RICHARD 1). Born on
21 Jul 1867 in TORONTO OR BROCKVILLE, CANADA. SUSAN CHAFFEY died in VANCOUVER, B.C.,
CANADA, on 27 Aug 1949; she was 82.
On 16 May 1907 when SUSAN CHAFFEY was 39, she married DR. WILLIAM RITCHIE ROBERTSON, in
VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA. Born in 1859. WILLIAM RITCHIE died in 1927; he was 68.
142. BENJAMIN RICHARDS (SUSAN CHAFFEY 4, BENJAMIN 3, BENJAMIN 2, RICHARD 1). BENJAMIN
died in PRIOR TO 1917.
143. FRANCES ELSWOOD RICHARDS (FRANCES CHAFFEY4, BENJAMIN3, BENJAMIN2, RICHARD1). 29
Born in 1851 in BROCKVILLE, CANADA.
SHE WAS EDUCATED AT MISS DUPONT’S SCHOOL IN TORONTO AND CONTINUED HER STUDIES OF ART
AND MUSIC IN NEW YORK, LONDON AND PARIS. IN 1881 SHE RETURNED TO CANADA AND WAS
ELECTED AN ASSOCIATE OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN ACADEMY OF ART. IN THE SAME YEAR SHE WAS
APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF THE OTTAWA ART SCHOOL. SHE MET AUTHOR/PLAYWRITE OSCAR WILDE
WHILE HE WAS LECTURING IN OTTAWA. THEY BECAME GOOD FRIENDS WHICH LED TO HER PAINTING
HIS PORTRAIT IN 1887. THE PORTRAIT BECAME THE INSPIRATION FOR HIS FAMOUS STORY, “THE
PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY.” EXCELLING AT PORTRAITURE, FRANCES EXHIBITED AT THE FINEST
GALLERIES IN CANADA, THE U.S., FRANCE AND ENGLAND. SHE WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE
PARLIAMENT OF CANADA SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA FOR A FULL
LENGTH PROTRAIT OF HER UNCLE, CHIEF JUSTICE SIR WILLIAM BUELL RICHARDS. IN 1892 SHE
WAS PRESENTED WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF THE ROYAL HUMAN SOCIETY (LONDON) FOR RESCUING A
BOY FROM DROWNING IN THE RIVER THAMES. 51,29
On 10 Jul 1888 when FRANCES ELSWOOD was 37, she married WILLIAM EDWIN ROWLEY 29, in
ENGLAND.
WILLIAM EDWIN ROWLEY WAS THE SECOND SON OF EDWIN ROWLEY, ESQUIRE, OF GAWTHORPE
HALL, YORKSHIRE, AND OF GLASSONBY, CUMBERLAND. IN BULMER’S HISTORY AND DIRECTORY OF
CUMBERLAND (ENGLAND), l901, HE WAS LISTED AS ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE LANDOWNERS IN
GLASSONBY.
They had the following children:
300 i. GUY S.
301 ii. EVA
144. EMILY CHAFFEY RICHARDS (FRANCES CHAFFEY 4, BENJAMIN 3, BENJAMIN 2, RICHARD 1). 29 Born
on 28 Mar 1853 in BROCKVILLE, CANADA. EMILY CHAFFEY died in OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA, on
21 Jan 1901; she was 47.
On 19 Nov 1873 when EMILY CHAFFEY was 20, she married HENRY JAMES MORGAN 29, in
BROCKVILLE, CANADA. Born on 14 Nov 1842 in QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC, CANADA. HENRY JAMES
died in BROCKVILLE, CANADA, on 29 Dec 1913; he was 71.
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