She was orphaned in 1888 when she was nine, her father had been a British officer and she was taken in by a wealthy widow of a Scottish merchant who lived in a small city called Stirling.

• 她在1888年九岁的时候成为孤儿，她的父亲原本是一个英格兰警官，收养她的是小城斯特灵的一个苏格兰商人家庭，现在只剩下一个富有的寡妇作为她的领养人。