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investigation into the cause of his disappearance. On arrival in England, he met with & married Sophia Davis. As she refused to emigrate to Australia, he was compelled to sacrifice his interest in the partnership with Davis (?), at a great loss & subsequently went to Canada (Montreal). The severity of the climate however, was such, that neither could endure it, & they soon returned to Cheltenham, thence to Worthing & ultimately to London where he died in 1863, his constitution having been ruined by the excessive hardships he had undergone.