▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁Florence ▁An nie ▁Stra uss , ▁a ▁twenty - four - year - old ▁spin ster ▁from ▁West ▁K ens ington , ▁married ▁the ▁ 4 3 - year - old ▁b ach elor , ▁former ▁Liberal ▁MP ▁for ▁Camb or ne , ▁Corn wall , ▁and ▁pract ising ▁bar r ister , ▁Charles ▁August us ▁V ans itt art ▁Con y be are . ▁The ▁marriage ▁was ▁conducted ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁to ▁the ▁r ites ▁and ▁cer emon ies ▁of ▁the ▁The istic ▁Church . ▁The ▁service ▁was ▁offici ated ▁by ▁Charles ▁Vo y sey , ▁a ▁fre eth inking ▁York shire ▁vic ar ▁who ▁was ▁de posed ▁for ▁publishing ▁her et ical ▁ser m ons ▁and ▁for ▁den ying ▁the ▁doctrine ▁of ▁ever last ing ▁hell . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁situated ▁in ▁Sw allow ▁Street , ▁Pic c ad illy , ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁West min ster , ▁London . ▁Florence ' s ▁brother ▁and ▁sister , ▁Bernard ▁and ▁L ily , ▁also ▁got ▁married ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁The istic ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁settlement ▁On ▁marriage , ▁Florence ▁Con y be are ▁became ▁the ▁' ben ef icial ▁owner ' ▁of , ▁among ▁other ▁properties , ▁the ▁T reg ul low ▁Off ices , ▁a ▁small ▁dwell ing ▁and ▁former ▁mine ▁office ▁ ▁in ▁Sc or rier ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Corn