
Mary is the sister of Jane, Eliza and George.
Mary and her sisters were looking after their 4 month old brother when their parents died within 2 days of each other. Their mother had been in hospital since George’s birth, so he hadn’t been fed properly and weighed only 4kg. The girls were doing their best to feed him but had no milk so were...
Mary is the sister of Jane, Eliza and George.
Mary and her sisters were looking after their 4 month old brother when their parents died within 2 days of each other. Their mother had been in hospital since George’s birth, so he hadn’t been fed properly and weighed only 4kg. The girls were doing their best to feed him but had no milk so were feeding him a type of porridge - which of course he was too young to digest- what do you do when you are desperate and have no-one to help!