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"... Richard Stephenson and Bessie Douglas had a daughter called Isabella Bertram Stephenson who in 1886 married Andrew Melville Caverhill of Crichness, Innerwick. They were the parents of Richard Stephenson Caverhill who in 1924 married Suzanne Bonvalot in Paris, first at the "mairie" in the 7th arrondissement, then at the British Consulate-General. ..."

"... France was committed the success of this event, investing in visiting teams at both financial and human levels. One official of the FFSA (Fédération Française des Sociétés d’Aviron), Mademoiselle Antoinette Rocheux, and one Mrs. Suzanne Caverhill (a Frenchwoman who married a Scotsman – hence the surname), are credited in particular with providing the British women with hospitality and some help with their air fares for the 1951 regatta. The report from the women’s team is overwhelmingly positive, and the opportunity to mix with the men’s team presented as a novel and mutually enjoyable consequence of the event..."

Photo : French rowing champion Suzanne Caverhill is training on the Thames circa 1920 in Barnes United Kingdom

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