Harriet Carne | |
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Born | Harriet Richards 27 February 1831 Cornwall, U.K. |
Died | 15 October 1931 Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Hotelkeeper, philanthropist |
Harriet Richards Carne (27 February 1831 [1] – 15 October 1931) was a British-born Canadian businesswoman and philanthropist in Victoria, British Columbia. She was one of the three founders of the city's Aged Women's Home. [2]
Harriet Richards was born in Redruth, Cornwall, and raised by her grandparents in Devonshire. [3] [4]
She joined her husband in British North America in 1853, and they moved to Victoria in 1864. [4] They ran the Angel Hotel for 37 years, beginning in 1873, and catering to prospectors by offering reliable storage as well as rooms and meals. [3] When her husband was out of the province in 1886, he announced that she was legally empowered to handle his affairs. [5]
Carne was a longtime attending member of the Metropolitan United Church in Victoria, [6] a charter member and president of the local Rebekah Lodge, [7] and, in 1898, [8] one of the three founders of the Aged Women's Home. [9] [10] [11] She sold the hotel and retired in 1911. [10] She remained active in events at church and the Aged Women's Home into her nineties. [12] [13] [14]
Harriet Richards married Cornish copper miner Frederick Carne. They had six children, four of whom survived her. [15] Her husband died in 1904. [16] Carne died in 1931, at the age of 100, while living with her daughters Amelia Whittier and Elizabeth Crimp, in Oak Bay. [4] [17]
Harriet Carne | |
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Born | Harriet Richards 27 February 1831 Cornwall, U.K. |
Died | 15 October 1931 Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Hotelkeeper, philanthropist |
Harriet Richards Carne (27 February 1831 [1] – 15 October 1931) was a British-born Canadian businesswoman and philanthropist in Victoria, British Columbia. She was one of the three founders of the city's Aged Women's Home. [2]
Harriet Richards was born in Redruth, Cornwall, and raised by her grandparents in Devonshire. [3] [4]
She joined her husband in British North America in 1853, and they moved to Victoria in 1864. [4] They ran the Angel Hotel for 37 years, beginning in 1873, and catering to prospectors by offering reliable storage as well as rooms and meals. [3] When her husband was out of the province in 1886, he announced that she was legally empowered to handle his affairs. [5]
Carne was a longtime attending member of the Metropolitan United Church in Victoria, [6] a charter member and president of the local Rebekah Lodge, [7] and, in 1898, [8] one of the three founders of the Aged Women's Home. [9] [10] [11] She sold the hotel and retired in 1911. [10] She remained active in events at church and the Aged Women's Home into her nineties. [12] [13] [14]
Harriet Richards married Cornish copper miner Frederick Carne. They had six children, four of whom survived her. [15] Her husband died in 1904. [16] Carne died in 1931, at the age of 100, while living with her daughters Amelia Whittier and Elizabeth Crimp, in Oak Bay. [4] [17]