Born: 1828, Li­ver­pool, Eng­land (christ­ened June 19).

Died: 1909, Staf­ford­shire, Eng­land.

In 1856, Em­i­ly mar­ried Ed­ward Giff­ord Shap­cote, Cur­ate of Od­i­ham, Hamp­shire (and lat­er a mis­sion­a­ry in South Af­ri­ca); her mar­ried name is some­times shown as “Shep­cote,” though the orig­in­al marr­i­age re­cord clear­ly shows “Shap­cole.” In 1866, Em­i­ly moved to Ro­man Ca­thol­i­cism; her hus­band fol­lowed two years lat­er. As of 1906, she was living in Torquay. Her works in­clude:

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Hymns

  1. Heavenly Father, from Thy Throne
  2. Jesus, Ho­ly, Un­de­filed
  3. O Jesus, Dearest Lord, I Cry to Thee
  4. Queen of the Ho­ly Ro­sa­ry

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