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's five sisters were Eliza
, Julia
, Matilda
, Zoe
, and Sophie
. The two eldest were presented at Queen Victoria
's drawing-room on 3 April 1851.
Westwater, Martha. The Wilson Sisters. Ohio University Press.
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