At the age of 40, Helen adopted a baby boy from Ireland named Camillus Hone. He was the grandchild of Joseph Hone, who was W. B. Yeats' first biographer. Hone and his wife were raising their seven grandchildren. Camillus was one of twins, but Helen refused to take his twin brother, Anthony, or any of their other siblings. She selected Camillus based on advice from her astrologer. Anthony remained with his grandparents. Camillus was unaware of his true parentage until the age of 17, when Anthony met Camillus unexpectedly at a bar in LondonBorn John Camillus Hone, eldest twin son of Nathaniel Marlow Hone and Bridget Anthony. Namesake of his distant cousin, artist John Camillus Hone (1759-1836).
adopted son of Pamela Lyndon Travers--author of the Mary Poppins books.
had a twin brother, Antony Marlow Hone (1939-2005), and an older brother, novelist Joseph Hone (1937-2016).
Young Camillus is shown with his adopted mother Pamela.
Camillus married Frances Connell and had three children: ice cream chef Kitty Travers, Bruno Travers, and Cicely Travers.
adopted son of Pamela Lyndon Travers--author of the Mary Poppins books.
had a twin brother, Antony Marlow Hone (1939-2005), and an older brother, novelist Joseph Hone (1937-2016).
Young Camillus is shown with his adopted mother Pamela.
Camillus married Frances Connell and had three children: ice cream chef Kitty Travers, Bruno Travers, and Cicely Travers.
At the age of 40, Helen adopted a baby boy from Ireland named Camillus Hone. He was the grandchild of Joseph Hone, who was W. B. Yeats' first biographer. Hone and his wife were raising their seven grandchildren. Camillus was one of twins, but Helen refused to take his twin brother, Anthony, or any of their other siblings. She selected Camillus based on advice from her astrologer. Anthony remained with his grandparents. Camillus was unaware of his true parentage until the age of 17, when Anthony met Camillus unexpectedly at a bar in LondonBorn John Camillus Hone, eldest twin son of Nathaniel Marlow Hone and Bridget Anthony. Namesake of his distant cousin, artist John Camillus Hone (1759-1836).
adopted son of Pamela Lyndon Travers--author of the Mary Poppins books.
had a twin brother, Antony Marlow Hone (1939-2005), and an older brother, novelist Joseph Hone (1937-2016).
Young Camillus is shown with his adopted mother Pamela.
Camillus married Frances Connell and had three children: ice cream chef Kitty Travers, Bruno Travers, and Cicely Travers.
adopted son of Pamela Lyndon Travers--author of the Mary Poppins books.
had a twin brother, Antony Marlow Hone (1939-2005), and an older brother, novelist Joseph Hone (1937-2016).
Young Camillus is shown with his adopted mother Pamela.
Camillus married Frances Connell and had three children: ice cream chef Kitty Travers, Bruno Travers, and Cicely Travers.
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