Margaret French
(born Eccles), mother of Charlotte French (later CD
), was committed to a lunatic asylum after six years as a widow; Charlotte was already at that date living with relatives.
Linklater, Andro. An Unhusbanded Life. Hutchinson, 1980.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Charlotte Despard
CD
's mother, Margaret (Eccles) French
, was a wealthy heiress.
