1853–1912

Introduction

Born: Ju­ly 7, 1853, Clap­ton, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Died: Ap­ril 11, 1912, Salt­wood, Kent, Eng­land.

Buried: Ken­sal Green Ce­me­te­ry, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Biography

Josephine was the daugh­ter of jew­el­er and watch­mak­er John Troup of Es­sex Lodge, Clap­ton.

She com­posed songs and works for pi­ano and vio­lin, and found­ed a schol­arship for girl stu­dents at the Roy­al Aca­de­my of Mu­sic in Lon­don.

Sources

Music

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Troup (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),