Jeffreys, Ellen Penelope (1827–1904)
Jeffreys, Ellen Penelope (1827–1904)
New Zealand artist. Name variations: Ellen Valpy. Born Ellen Valpy, Feb 12, 1827, in Hummeripore (Hamirpur), India; died Sept 8, 1904, in Mornington, New Zealand; dau. of William Henry Valpy and Caroline (Jeffreys) Valpy; m. Henry Jeffreys (cousin), 1852 (died 1863); children: several, but none survived.
Immigrated with family to New Zealand (1849); lived with husband in NSW, Australia, until 1860, when they returned to New Zealand. Bulk of her work were watercolors of local scenes and are collected at Otago Early Settlers Museum and Hocken Library.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 1).
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