Hi
I am researching my great great grandfather who was British consul in Valparaiso, Chile. In 1847/48 returns, I have a Charles Mounsher, tailor by trade, from Bridgwater, married to Alice and with a 7 year old daughter also called Alice. It seems they emigrated to Valparaiso and within six months they fell into troubles. Charles and his daughter travelled back to the UK first and then his wife was sent onwards.
Charles was very sick and had become destitute. They were looked after by the chaplain my relative and the subscription from the British community there which at the time, was very numerous. They were sent back paid by the crown. His wife, according the my relative's entry, had a drink problem and spent 6 months in jail for attacking and severely wounding her sick husband.
I am writing about Valparaiso, and she caught my eye, as there are few women in the history of the period. Do you know anything about this family and specially about Alice?
Adriana