Betty (Elizabeth) Bonham, EMD’s mother

EMD’s mother Betty had many names over her lifetime. She was christened Elizabeth Lydia Rosabelle Bonham and on her marriage to EMD’s father became Mrs Henry de la Pasture, the name under which she published her novels and plays. On her second marriage to Sir Hugh Clifford she became Lady Clifford. She seems to have generally been known as Betty, and it’s this name that I use for her throughout this website, not least because so many of EMD’s family members are called Elizabeth - as she was hers...