Daphne Kathleen Siemssen
General Notes:
Suffered from an inoperable brain tumour causing severe fits and eventual hospitalization in Rawton Hospital, where she eventually died. Made gift of 'Prayers from the Poets' (Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1894) inscribed 'Kathleen Siemssen 10th April 1900 -~- With best love to dear Edith G Seyfang -~- Christmas 1909 -~-'. This book is covered in fabric and embroidered 'EGS'.
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