in 1890, norrie's engagement to heiress frances evelyn "fannie" bostwick was announced. she was the daughter of jabez a. bostwick, a founding partner of standard oil. however, a month later, bostwick it was declared that by "mutual consent" the engagement was off. fannie eventually married capt. albert j. carstairs of the royal irish rifles, and became the mother of joe carstairs before that marriage ended and she remarried three more times, including her last to serge voronoff.