Ellen Davitt b. c.March 1812

Also known as Ellen Heseltine
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, teacher and novelist who ruffled a few feathers with her overbearing personality. She taught drawing at various schools but her own art was not much admired.
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Name
Ellen Davitt
Also known as Ellen Heseltine
Gender
Unspecified
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • novelist (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • teacher (ANZSIC code: 8220)
Birth date
c.March 1812
Birth place
Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
Death date
6 January 1879
Death place
62 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic
Active Period
  • 1837 - 1857
Arrival
  • 30 July 1854 (Melbourne)
Residence
  • c.1859 The Ladies' Institute of Victoria, Granite Terrace, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Vic
  • c.1854 - c.1859 East Melbourne, Vic
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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