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     Thomas Murt was born circa 1802 at St Ives, CON, ENG, . He married Ann Holla, daughter of William Holla and Ann Curnow, on 5 June 1825 at St Ives, CON, ENG, .¹ Thomas Murt died in 1862 at Penzance, CON, ENG, .²

     Wallace Guppy died. He was born in 1888 at Cheltenham, GLS, ENG, .¹ He was William Guppy's son and living in the household on the 1891 census. They was listed as William Guppy's son in the 1901 census at St Ives, CON, ENG, . On 31 March 1901.

     Eileen Florence Hibbs was born on 28 August 1910 at West Melbourne, VIC, AUS.¹ Eileen was adopted at VIC, AUS, in 1910.¹ As of 12 October 1929,her married name was Boland.¹ She married William James Whittingham Boland, son of William Whittingham Boland and Ethel May Paynting, on 12 October 1929 at South Melbourne, VIC, AUS.¹ Eileen Florence Hibbs died on 17 October 1992 at Geelong Nursing Home, Geelong, VIC, AUS, at age 82.

     Hazel Irene Hibbs was born in 1913 at Carlton, VIC, AUS.¹ Hazel was adopted at VIC, AUS, in 1913.¹ As of 1940,her married name was Kuffer.¹ She married Charles Walter Kuffer in 1940.¹ Hazel Irene Hibbs died in 2010 at VIC, AUS.¹

     William James Whittingham Boland was born in 1911 at Bendigo, VIC, AUS.¹ He married Eileen Florence Hibbs, daughter of Henry James Hibbs and Elizabeth Ethel Hollow, on 12 October 1929 at South Melbourne, VIC, AUS.¹

     Bettie Elaine Boland was born on 15 February 1929.¹ As of 28 July 1948,her married name was Manning.¹ She died in 1978.¹

     Charles Walter Kuffer was born in 1900 at Ballarat East, VIC, AUS.¹ He married Hazel Irene Hibbs, daughter of Henry James Hibbs and Elizabeth Ethel Hollow, in 1940.¹ Charles Walter Kuffer died in 1961 at Kew, VIC, AUS.¹

     Christina Katie McMillan died.¹ She was born in 1892 at Caulfield, VIC, AUS.¹

     Angus Clark McMillan was born in 1893 at Foster, VIC, AUS.¹

     Mary Doris McMillan died.¹ She was born in 1896 at Foster, VIC, AUS.¹

     Catherine Mary Mutlow was born in 1888 at Rockwell, N.S.W., AUS. As of 1906,her married name was Dixon. She married Henry Septimus Dixon in 1906 at Broken Hill, N.S.W., AUS.¹ Catherine Mary Mutlow died on 12 February 1949 at Broken Hill, N.S.W., AUS; The death occurred in the. Hos- pital on Saturday morning of Mrs. Catherine Mary Dixon. Mrs. Dixon was born at Rockwell 61 years ago, and had lived in this district since. She leaves a family ot one son (Thomas) and three daughters (Mesdames H. Grose, L. Farrell and H.* Hollow).
Barrier Miner Monday 14 February 1949.

     Henry Septimus Dixon was born. He married Catherine Mary Mutlow in 1906 at Broken Hill, N.S.W., AUS.¹ Henry Septimus Dixon died on 8 July 1947 at Broken Hill, N.S.W., AUS; DIXON.-In loving memory of our dear father and grandfather (Henry Septimus), who passed away on July 8, 1947.
Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW) Friday 8 July 1949.¹

     Joseph Andrew Scarlett was born circa 1882.¹ He married Mary Annie Hollow, daughter of John Husband Hollow and Mary Bennett Crocker, in 1903 at Blything, SFK, ENG, .¹ Joseph Andrew Scarlett died on 7 July 1962.²

     Joseph Clow was born circa 1823 at London, MDX, ENG, .¹ He married Frances Dingle in 1846 at Stepney, LND, ENG, .² Joseph Clow was the Head of Household in the 1861 census at 2 Upper Gock Villas, Marylebone, MDX, ENG, . Distiller's Commercial Traveller. He was the Head of Household in the 1871 census at 2 avenue Rd., Marylebone, MDX, ENG, . Distiller's Agent. He died in 1876 at Marylebone, LND, ENG, .³

     Frances Dingle was born circa 1825 at Marylebone, MDX, ENG, .¹ She married Joseph Clow in 1846 at Stepney, LND, ENG, .² As of 1846,her married name was Clow.² She was listed as head of household in the 1851 census at 12 Clarence Rd., St Pancras, LND, ENG, . Frances Dingle was listed as Joseph Clow's wife and living in the household on the 1861 census at 2 Upper Gock Villas, Marylebone, MDX, ENG, ; Distiller's Commercial Traveller. She was listed as Joseph Clow's wife in the 1871 census at 2 avenue Rd., Marylebone, MDX, ENG, . She was listed as head of household in the 1881 census at 3 Blenheim Rd., Acton, MDX, ENG, . Frances Dingle died in 1902 at Hastings, SSX, ENG, .³

     Leonard Francis Clow was born in 1847 at Greenwich, KEN, ENG, .¹ He was listed as Frances Dingle's son in the 1851 census at 12 Clarence Rd., St Pancras, LND, ENG, . Leonard Francis Clow was listed as Joseph Clow's son and living in the household on the 1861 census at 2 Upper Gock Villas, Marylebone, MDX, ENG, ; Distiller's Commercial Traveller. Leonard Francis Clow died in 1927 at Kensington, LND, ENG, .²

     Henry Austin Clow died. He was born in 1849 at Greenwich, KEN, ENG, .¹ He was listed as Frances Dingle's son in the 1851 census at 12 Clarence Rd., St Pancras, LND, ENG, . Henry Austin Clow married an unknown person in 1867 at St Pancras, LND, ENG, .²

     Frances Elizabeth Clow died. Her married name was Page. She married William Joyce Page. Frances Elizabeth Clow was born in 1850 at Greenwich, KEN, ENG, .¹ She was listed as Frances Dingle's daughter in the 1851 census at 12 Clarence Rd., St Pancras, LND, ENG, . Frances Elizabeth Clow was listed as Joseph Clow's daughter and living in the household on the 1861 census at 2 Upper Gock Villas, Marylebone, MDX, ENG, ; Distiller's Commercial Traveller.

     Annie Josephine Clow was born in 1852 at Liverpool, LAN, ENG, .¹ She was listed as Joseph Clow's daughter and living in the household on the 1861 census at 2 Upper Gock Villas, Marylebone, MDX, ENG, ; Distiller's Commercial Traveller. Annie Josephine Clow was Joseph Clow's daughter and living in the household on the 1871 census at 2 avenue Rd., Marylebone, MDX, ENG, , Distiller's Agent. Annie Josephine Clow was Frances Dingle's daughter and living in the household on the 1881 census at 3 Blenheim Rd., Acton, MDX, ENG, , Annuitant. Annie Josephine Clow died in 1922 at Lambeth, LND, ENG, .²

     Alma Cassandra Clow was born in 1854 at St Pancras, MDX, ENG, .¹ She was listed as Joseph Clow's daughter and living in the household on the 1861 census at 2 Upper Gock Villas, Marylebone, MDX, ENG, ; Distiller's Commercial Traveller. Alma Cassandra Clow was Joseph Clow's daughter and living in the household on the 1871 census at 2 avenue Rd., Marylebone, MDX, ENG, , Distiller's Agent. Alma Cassandra Clow was Frances Dingle's daughter and living in the household on the 1881 census at 3 Blenheim Rd., Acton, MDX, ENG, , Annuitant. Alma Cassandra Clow died in 1922 at Kensington, LND, ENG, .²

     CAROLINE GRAVES (c. 1830-1895)

The mysterious woman who lived with Wilkie Collins from about 1858 until his death in 1889, except for a two year period from 1868. Dedicatee of The Fallen Leaves (1879). Often described as the original 'woman in white', because of a passage in the biography of Millais by his son. He described the melodramatic night-time meeting of Millais, Wilkie, and Charles Collins with a distraught woman running away from a man who was keeping her prisoner under mesmeric influence. Though this story was partially corroborated in an account given by Kate Dickens, it is almost certainly fabricated or greatly exaggerated.
Little about Caroline Graves was as it seemed. She described herself as the daughter of a gentleman named Courtenay, reduced her age by several years, and claimed her late husband, George Robert Graves (1829-1852), was 'of independent means.' She was in fact the daughter of a carpenter, John Compton, and his wife, Sarah; born at Toddington in Gloucestershire and christened Elizabeth. She moved to Bath and was married there in 1850 to Graves, a shorthand-writer, and the son of a stone-mason. The couple lived in Clerkenwell, London, and a daughter, Elizabeth Harriet, was born eleven months later. George Graves died in January 1852.



Wilkie Collins probably met Caroline, as she was subsequently known, in the spring of 1856 when he was temporarily living in lodgings in Howland Street, Tottenham Court Road. Caroline and her widowed mother-in-law, Mary Ann Graves, were living in the same area. Nothing is known, for certain, of the exact circumstances of Caroline's meeting with Collins, but by the end of 1858 they were living together, first at 124 Albany Street, and from spring 1859 at 2a New Cavendish Street. Although they never married, they continued to live together, apart from one significant break, until Collins died. Caroline was a beautiful woman who looked far younger than her actual years and, though she had little or no formal education, managed to transcend her humble beginnings and pass herself off as a 'lady'. During the years when Collins was writing his greatest novels, she undoubtedly contributed much to his emotional security, as well as to his physical comfort.



In October 1868, however, the household was suddenly disrupted when Caroline Graves married Joseph Clow, almost certainly in response to Collins's relationship with Martha Rudd, and probably after Collins had himself refused to marry Caroline. Her daughter and Collins's doctor, Frank Beard, were the witnesses and Collins was present at the the ceremony at Marylebone parish church. The marriage was clearly a mistake, for by April 1871 Caroline was back at 90 Gloucester Place, and her relationship with Wilkie was resumed in spite of his continuing commitment to Martha Rudd and his three children by her.



Caroline Graves was known for form's sake as Collins's 'housekeeper' and did not accompany Wilkie on social occasions such as dinner parties; it is also very unlikely that she was ever introduced to Wilkie's mother. Caroline entertained many of his friends who visited them at home, travelled with him on the Continent, went to the theatre with him and sometimes wrote letters on his behalf when he was ill. During Wilkie's last illness she nursed him devotedly and when she died in 1895 was buried in the same grave.
http://www.wilkie-collins.info/family_caroline_graves.htm. Elizabeth Compton was born circa 1830 at Toddington, GLS, ENG, . As of 30 March 1850,her married name was Graves.² She married George Robert Graves at Bath, SOM, ENG, , on 30 March 1850.³ As of 29 October 1868,her married name was Clow.¹ Elizabeth Compton married Joseph Charles Clow, son of Joseph Clow and Frances Dingle, on 29 October 1868 at Marylebone, LND, ENG, ; In October of that year she married Joseph Clow, the 23-year-old son of a prosperous London distiller. (A sense of the grandness of the Clow residence survives in newspaper reports of its damage by a gunpowder explosion in 1874, which killed three people and blew the glass out of the hippopotamus house at London zoo.)^1,2 Elizabeth Compton died in 1895 at Marylebone, LND, ENG, .⁴

     William Joyce Page died. He was born. He married Frances Elizabeth Clow, daughter of Joseph Clow and Frances Dingle.

     Louisa Martin died. She was born circa 1857 at Adelaide, S.A., AUS. As of 1884,her married name was Maguire. She married David Gordon Maguire on 27 June 1884 at VIC, AUS.¹ Louisa was divorced from David Gordon Maguire at VIC, AUS, on 25 September 1900. As of 27 June 1902,her married name was Clow. Louisa Martin married Joseph Charles Clow, son of Joseph Clow and Frances Dingle, on 27 June 1902 at Melbourne, VIC, AUS; CLOW-MAGUIRE.-On June 27, at the
Office of the Registrar-General, Mel- bourne, Joseph Charles, eldest son of the late Joseph and Frances Clow, of Avenue House, North Gate, Regent- park, London, to Louisa (Maguire), eld- est daughter of the late John Martin, Esq., of Adelaide, and Turret House,
Melbourne.
The Mercury (Hobart) Tuesday 16 September 1902.² She emigrated with Joseph Charles Clow, in November 1902. Point of origin: (an unknown value).^3,4 She was listed as head of household in the 1911 census at 77 Alderney Road, Pimlico, LND, ENG, .