Her husband died a few years after their marriage .
Higgins went to Ceylon to join Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. She arrived in Ceylon on 10 November 1889 onboard the ' ' Prussian ' ' .
Her husband died a few years after their marriage , and Higgins went to Ceylon to join Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. She arrived in Ceylon on 10 November 1889 onboard the ' ' Prussian ' ' .