Sophia Tyrell was born on 7 November 1797 in the Netherlands. She was the daughter of Edward Tyrell, ship captain in the English Royal Navy (who died at Honiton on 4 June 1798) and Margaret Murray, married in Deptford, England[1].
She married Joseph Rousseau on 14 January 1818 at Angers, France.[1].
They had at least one child:
Count Lionel Edward Rousseau de Labrosse (d. 29 Jun 1889)
Her husband passed away in 1857.
She passed away in 1858 at the age of 61.
Stonehaven Journal - Thursday 23 December 1858, p3:
On the 9th inst, at 154 Union Street, Aberdeen, Madame la Comtesse Rousseau de Labrosse.
Saint Peter's Cemetery, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland. PLOT: In Macdonald enclosure to right of Pirie enclosure[2]
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