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The eldest daughter, Mary
Ann Lousley (1816-1879) - an exact temporary of Charlotte’s own daughter,
her cousin Charlotte - married Edward Humfrey (1792-1868). This is the
Edward Humfrey whose father and namesake fell ill after a morning’s hunt
and an excellent meal at The Bull in Streatley. Subsequently, Edward
discovered that his father’s affairs had fallen into a state of
embarrassment. This caused him to think about joining his wife’s cousin,
Henry Slade, at Swan River, generally considered a licence to print money,
albeit incorrectly. Perhaps wisely, she would have nothing to do with
this, having three small children at the time. Eventually, after some
years, Edward succeeds in selling the estate to cover the debts. He
visited the Slades from time to time, seen at the Astons Feast one year,
singing a song called ‘The Old House at Home’, to which he knew both the
words and the music. On one occasion he borrowed the Slade’s horse Old
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