ECW
's father, Sampson Michell
, ran away from home as a boy and joined the Navy. Around 1783 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, serving the King of Portugal
. He eventually...
Family and Intimate relationships
Emma Caroline Wood
ECW
's father
followed the Portuguese King
and court into exile in Brazil.
Bradhurst, Minna Evangeline. A Century of Letters. Printed for private circulation by R. E. Thomas and Newman.
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Two years later, when Emma Caroline was only seven years old, her father died miserably while on duty.
Bradhurst, Minna Evangeline. A Century of Letters. Printed for private circulation by R. E. Thomas and Newman.
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Residence
Emma Caroline Wood
The father
of Emma Caroline Michell (later ECM) settled his family at Rosewyn in Cornwall (near the village of Michell and not far from Truro) at the onset of Napoleon
's invasion of Portugal.
Bradhurst, Minna Evangeline. A Century of Letters. Printed for private circulation by R. E. Thomas and Newman.
