Louisa Johns was the wife of
Brevet Major Richard Johns. She was widowed in
1851 when her husband died during service on the HMS Ganges. Following the death of her
eldest son, who was returning from the Crimea, Mrs. Johns wrote a memorial to the
government (included in
this document) to request a widow’s pension for herself. She also asked that her nineteen-year
old son, Tremenheere Johns, who was
quite unemployed and unprovided for,
might be able to find
some situation such as his abilities and education will enable him to fill with credit
to himself and the Service.
In consideration of her second request,
Pearson suggests to
Lytton that
possibly an appointment in Vancouver’s Island [wouldn’t] be a very common object of
ambition.