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Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse

1835 – 1922

Homemaker, community leader

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About Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse

Lived 1835 – 1922 (aged 86–87). Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse was a New Zealand homemaker and community leader.

Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse (1835 – 22 September 1922) was a New Zealand homemaker and community leader.

She was born in County Wicklow, Ireland in about 1835 as Elizabeth Henrietta Revell. The Revell family came to New Zealand on the Minerva in 1853. She married Henry Torlesse, who was also a passenger on the Minerva. Henry Torlesse farmed with his brother Charles Torlesse, who had first come to New Zealand in the early 1840s.

Her husband died in 1870.

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Important facts

Born
1835
Birth century
19th century
Died
1922
Occupation
Homemaker, community leader
Nationality
New Zealand

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Who was Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse?

Homemaker, community leader

When was Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse born?

Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse was born in 1835.

When did Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse die?

Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse died in 1922.

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Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse was a homemaker and community leader.

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Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse was New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse

· Wikidata: Q5362957

· DBpedia: Elizabeth Torlesse

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