 In 1893, Siegfried died from a combination of influenza and pneumonia.After his death, according to Pauly, Workman, through her bicycle tours, "aggressively pursued an alternative identity, one that liberated her from the conventional responsibilities of wife and mother and allowed for "her" interests and ambitions".They missed their daughter's wedding to Sir Alexander MacRobert in 1911 while exploring in the Karakoram.