This article consists of material left over from my
recent post about convenient deaths associated with the Austen, Mayor and Disraeli families. While doing the research for that post, I came across some
information, leads and connections that I wanted to follow up. I decided to
stick to the main subjects and leave the extra material and further research
for another time.
Mary Sheepshanks and her connections
Flora M. Mayor was a lifelong friend of the social
reformer Mary Sheepshanks. Mary Sheepshanks knew Flora’s fiancé Ernest
Shepherd; Flora at one time believed that Ernest preferred Mary. Mary actually
had feelings for someone else:
“In 1905 Mary Sheepshanks fell in love with Theodore Llewelyn Davies. However, he was in love with Meg Booth, the daughter of social investigator, Charles Booth. After she refused him, Davies committed suicide. “
“In 1905 Mary Sheepshanks fell in love with Theodore Llewelyn Davies. However, he was in love with Meg Booth, the daughter of social investigator, Charles Booth. After she refused him, Davies committed suicide. “
Suicide is only suspected: he drowned while bathing alone
in a pool in the River Lune. It is thought that he hit his head on a rock. He
was 34 years old at the time.
Theodore Llewelyn Davies was uncle to the five Llewelyn
Davies brothers, one of whom also drowned in a suspected suicide pact.
