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The Simcoe Legacy (1): Children
Elizabeth Simcoe left behind a large and growing family who seemed poised to carry on her campaigns. Although she had lost five of her eleven children (and her first grandson) by the time of her death, there remained six children: five daughters and son Henry, who had by now ten children of his own, with another on the way. But dramatic changes were brewing. Sophia Jemima Simcoe as a girl (from a collection at Wolford). The artist was once claimed to be J.M.W. Turner - mo
May 711 min read
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