About Ellen Sarah Greenwood
Lived 1837 – 1917 (aged 80). Ellen Sarah Greenwood was a New Zealand social worker.
Ellen Sarah Greenwood (19 February 1837 – 29 November 1917) was a New Zealand teacher and social worker.
Biography She was born in Mitcham, Surrey, England, on 19 February 1837. She was the second daughter of John Danforth Greenwood and Sarah Greenwood (née Field).
From 1861 to 1868, she was the governess for Governor Thomas Gore Browne and his wife, Harriet Louisa Browne's children in Auckland and Tasmania. There is also a memorial plaque for her at Old St Paul's Church in Wellington.
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Who was Ellen Sarah Greenwood?
New Zealand teacher and social worker
When was Ellen Sarah Greenwood born?
Ellen Sarah Greenwood was born on 19 February 1837 in Mitcham.
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Ellen Sarah Greenwood died on 29 November 1917.
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Ellen Sarah Greenwood was a social worker.
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Ellen Sarah Greenwood was New Zealand.
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