Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Miss May Traer

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                    Miss May Traer, private collection
Miss May Traer, private collection

Louisa Marion ('May') Traer (Mrs L. J. M. Bebb) (1858-1839), the child of James Reeves Traer (1833-1867) and his wife, Louisa Jane Holloway Savage (1838-1896). They had married on 28 November 1856. She was born probably on 21 December 1858 though some sources (such as the 1861 census) suggest a date of 1859.

Louisa Marion Traer married Rev. Llewellyn John Montfort Bebb (1862-1915) on 5 December 1886. They had several children: Alfred Llewellyn Montfort Bebb (1887-1946), Beatrice Marion Bebb (b. 1888), Gwyneth Marjory Bebb (1889-1921), Basil John Montfort Bebb (1892-1952), Humphrey Ingram John Montford-Bebb (1893-1952), Catharine Mary Bebb (1898-1966) and and Francis George Montfort Bebb (1901-1966). She died on 8 October 1939.

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