Mary Lloyd

Mary Lloyd

Mary Lloyd was the daughter of a poor Church of England clergyman. Her family were good friends with Jane Austen's family. Her family lived several miles from the Austen family, and the children regularly visited one another. Mary and her sister Martha Lloyd were both stricken with smallpox, when they were children, which left them with unsightly facial scars. She was James Austen's second wife. Her sister Martha was Frank Austen's second wife.