▁where ▁she ▁lived ▁until ▁her ▁death . ▁Hop kins ▁was ▁an ▁artist ▁able ▁to ▁record ▁an ▁important ▁aspect ▁of ▁Canadian ▁history . ▁ ▁Early ▁personal ▁life ▁Frances ▁Anne ▁Hop kins ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London , ▁England ▁to ▁Frederick ▁William ▁Be ech ey , ▁a ▁hydro graph er ▁and ▁a ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁and ▁Charlotte ▁St ap leton ▁on ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁ ▁Hop kins ▁was ▁from ▁an ▁upper - middle - class ▁family . ▁She ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁artists ▁and ▁Ar ctic ▁expl or ers . ▁His ▁father ▁Sir ▁Frederick ▁was ▁a ▁water - col our ist . ▁Hop kin ' s ▁a unt ▁Anne ▁Ph yll is ▁Be ech ey ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Lady ▁Be ech ey ▁was ▁a ▁mini atur ist . ▁Her ▁grand father ▁Sir ▁William ▁Be ech ey ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁portrait ▁painter ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts . ▁Hop kins ' ▁paint ings ▁and ▁draw ings ▁suggest ▁art istic ▁training , ▁but ▁this ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁home ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁formal ▁school ing . ▁ ▁At ▁ 2 0 , ▁she ▁married ▁Edward ▁Martin ▁Hop kins , ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁Governor - General ' s ▁secretary , ▁at ▁St . ▁Sav iour ' s ▁Church , ▁P adding ton , ▁London . ▁Edward ▁Hop kins ▁already ▁had ▁three ▁children ▁from ▁his ▁late ▁wife , ▁Anne ▁( O g den ), ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁of