Rothwell

(submitted by Dr. Greg Stott)

Thomas Wade Rothwell (1810–1899), a native of Ireland, married Frances Maria Alison (1814–1900), daughter of Major Harry Alison, 90th Regiment. They made their home in Warwick Twp. as late as 1861. Both died in London, Ont. Their children were Henry (1834–), Sidney Sara (1835–1920), Fanny Sinclair (1841–1871), Jane (1842–), Hade (1844–), Herbert (c.1846 –), Fred (1848–), Julia Mary (1850–1927), Charles (1852–), Augustus (1854–), and Josephine Clara (1856–). Another child was born sometime before 1850.

The Rothwells’ son Henry married Julia Hill, daughter of Roland Hill and Eliza Alison of Wisbeach, Ont., in 1872. Their daughter Sidney Sara (1835–1920) married Philip Eustace Bucke (1831–1918) of Ottawa. In 1858 the Rothwells’ second oldest daughter Fanny (1841–1871) married George W. Strickland (1833–1890) in Hamilton. He was the nephew of famed Canadian authors Catherine Parr (Strickland) Traill and Susanna (Strickland) Moodie. Herbert Rothwell, a farmer in Wawanesa, Manitoba, married Selena Jane Thrope of Arkona, in 1893 in London. Josephine Rothwell married William Hudson.

The ninth child of Thomas Wade and Frances Maria Rothwell was Julia Mary. She was born in Warwick Twp. near Wisbeach. She was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in London. In 1873 Julia married Sir James Digges La Touche, KCSI (Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India), who had been a member of the civil service in India and rose steadily to first rank, being appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of Agra and Oudh in 1901. In 1906, then again in 1911, Lady La Touche and Sir James had the honour of entertaining the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King George V and Queen Mary). On the second occasion they were present for the Durbar, or coronation, of the Emperor and Empress of India. Sir James and Lady La Touche were a distinguished couple often highlighted in the Indian newspapers, according to newspaper clippings of the day. Their only child Lolo died at age 6.

At the time of her death Lady La Touche was living in Bath, England. She left an “unsettled” estate of over 16,000 British pounds.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Rothwell Family

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