▁her ▁two ▁years ▁spent ▁in ▁L achine ▁were ▁compiled ▁into ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" L achine ▁Sk etch book " ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁paint ings ▁she ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁" H op kins ▁Album ." ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Sir ▁George ▁Sim pson , ▁Chief ▁F actor ▁Edward ▁Hop kins ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ' s ▁Montreal ▁department , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁had ▁to ▁move ▁his ▁family ▁from ▁L achine ▁to ▁the ▁C ô te - des - Ne iges ▁area ▁of ▁Montreal . ▁By ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Hop kins ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁named ▁Raymond ▁and ▁Wil fred , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁named ▁O live . ▁With ▁three ▁step children ▁and ▁three ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁children ▁to ▁raise , ▁a ▁large ▁home ▁to ▁maintain , ▁and ▁social ▁oblig ations ▁to ▁tend ▁to , ▁she ▁carried ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁responsibility , ▁to ▁which ▁her ▁husband ▁Edward ▁respond ed ▁by ▁h iring ▁help ▁to ▁assist ▁Hop kins ▁with ▁her ▁domestic ▁duties . ▁ ▁Hop kins ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁Montreal ' s ▁upper - class ▁society . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁host ess ▁to ▁important ▁English ▁visitors ▁who ▁came ▁on ▁fur ▁trade - related ▁business