Emilie was told that her mother came from a French family of silk traders who settled down in Spitalfields in London.Spitalfields is in East London and situated in the East End. The late 17th and 18th centuries saw an estate of well-appointed terraced houses, built to accommodate the master weavers controlling the silk industry, and grand urban mansions built around the newly created Bishops Square which adjoins the short section of the main east–west street known as Spital Square.
