Photograph, Willetts Photo Elite Studios, Sturt St, Ballarat, Caroline Murrell, afterwards Mrs W.O. Lewers

Historical information

Caroline Murrell, b. 1867 at Happy Valley, was a daughter of Ambrose and Mary Murrell. Prior to her marriage, Caroline Murrell assisted her mother to manage the Victoria Hotel in Linton. In 1910 she married William Ochiltree Lewers (son of Annie Lewers and Samuel Lewers), and they had two children - Bill, born 1910, and Sam, born 1911.

Physical description

Sepia portrait of a young lady wearing high necked garment with brooch at throat.

Inscriptions & markings

"Caroline Carrie Murrell later Mrs W O Lewers".

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