Elizabeth Torlesse
Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse (1835 – 22 September 1922) was a notable 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.[1] 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.[1]
References
- ^ a b Smith, Jo-Anne. "Elizabeth Henrietta Torlesse". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
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