Thérèse Latour (teh-REHZ lah-TOOR)
Ladies’ Maid
Thérèse Émilie Latour (a.k.a. Mademoiselle Thérèse)
Thérèse was born in Lausanne to a family of working artisans—her father a tailor, her mother a washerwoman with quiet ambitions for her children. Quick to learn and easy to trust, she was sent to assist a relative in Geneva at the age of sixteen and soon found employment with visiting English households who needed a French-speaking maid with a keen eye for detail.
By her late twenties, Thérèse had become a reliable traveling maid for temporary residences and long sojourns abroad. Skilled in stitching, organizing, and smoothing the edges of delicate personalities, she was often chosen not only for her discretion but for her unshakable calm. She was particularly valued in mixed-language households, where her ability to navigate social nuances proved quietly essential.
Current Location
Species
Realm
Date of Birth
May 3, 1787
Date of Death
Unknown (last sighted in Geneva, 1818)
Life
1787 CE
1818 CE
31 years old
Circumstances of Death
No record survives. A partially burned letter bearing her name was found in a folio donated to a private collection in 1874.
Birthplace
Lausanne, Switzerland
Place of Death
Presumed unknown
Children
Sex
Female
Sexuality
Heterosexual
