Her husband was an abusive alcoholic, so she separated from him after twelve years by moving to Guernsey to live with her uncle, General Sir John Doyle then in post as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.
Due to her husband's alcoholism and abuse, she left him after twelve years and relocated to Guernsey to reside with her uncle, General Sir John Doyle, who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey at the time.