ather was a stern straight man. Straight legs and shoulders; straight side-trim to his beard, the ends of which were straight-cut across his chest. From under heavy eyebrows his look was direct, though once in a rare while a little twinkle forced its way through. Then something was likely to happen.
The Book Of Small
by Emily Carr
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About Mrs.Carr.
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ichard Carr was born in Beckley, England on July 16, 1818, the youngest of thirteen children. His father Thomas Carr was a tradesman and did not provide any formal schooling for Richard. In 1837, Richard sailed on a ship to the New World, America. Homesick for his own kind of people, Richard became restless, moving through the Americas, staying no longer then eight weeks in one place. Rumors of a gold rush brought him to California in 1848.
California was good to him, he became prosperous and later met his future wife, Emily Saunders there. They returned to England to marry in her home parish on January 18, 1855. Returning to California to live for the next five years they started their family with daughters Edith and Clara. Then in 1861, his wife's health started to fail. Feeling the need to return to England, Richard packed up his family and four ship loads of California wheat and flour and returned to England. The return to England was not as successful as originally expected, the damp climate was not good for Emily's health and she lost two infant sons to poor health. Also, Richard grew bored of retirement.
Two years after returning to England the Carrs sailed to Vancouver Island. Finally the Carrs were able to settle. Richard purchased four acres of land and had a large house built for his family. He also, opened up a Wholesale goods store in downtown Victoria, not far from home. Emily (Saunders) Carr lost a third son before giving birth to Elizabeth, Alice, Emily and Richard. The Carrs lived a happy family life of old English traditions and rooted themselves deep into the West Coast. In 1886 Mrs.Carr died and Richard was devastated. For the next two years he retired from business and spent much of his time in the sitting room of his house, grieving her loss. Richard Carr died on November 20, 1888.
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