Thomas Brinsley Norton

Caroline and George Norton had three sons: Fletcher Spencer Conyers , born on 10 July 1829, Thomas Brinsley , born on 14 November 1831, and William Charles Chapple , born on 26 August 1833. CN

From autumn 1847 she suffered agonies over the health of her son Fletcher , who had joined the diplomatic service and been posted to Lisbon. She repeatedly took the younger son, Brinsley , away...

CN was considerably upset when in late 1854 her younger surviving son, Brinsley , who had no qualifications and no employment, married an Italian peasant girl and settled with her on her native Capri...