MRS. ELLEN NICHOLAS BROWN.
Last Of Ouse Pioneering Family.
On the 93rd anniversary of her birthday Mrs. Ellen Nicholas Brown died at
her residence at Hobart on Friday last.
Mrs. Brown was the last of the children of the late Henric Nicholas, of Cawood,
Ouse, and the widow of the late Mr. N. J. Brown, Parliamentary representative
of Upper Derwent for many years and Speaker of the House of Assembly from
1897 to 1903.
Born on August 12, 1845, Ellen Nicholas spent her early years at home, but
in her teens, in order to complete her education in England and on the Continent, she made the hazardous and prolonged voyage via Cape Horn that travellers to Europe in those days were compelled to endure.
After her return to Tasmania she married Mr. N. J. Brown, being then 25 years old. During their residence at Meadowbank, Glenora, their home for many years, the electors of Upper Derwent, in recognition of Mr. Brown's work on their behalf, proposed to name after him the settlement then known as Monto's Marsh, but at his request his wife's Christian name was chosen instead, and the little settlement of Monto's Marsh became the present township of Ellendale, and a perpetual memorial to the late Mrs. Brown.
Her remains were cremated, at Cornelian Bay Cemetery on Sunday afternoon, and the service, taken by the Rev. T. K. Pitt, was attended by relations and friends drawn from among a number of the early pioneer families of Tasmania. Her ashes were placed with the remains of her husband in Queenborough Cemetery.
Last Of Ouse Pioneering Family.
On the 93rd anniversary of her birthday Mrs. Ellen Nicholas Brown died at
her residence at Hobart on Friday last.
Mrs. Brown was the last of the children of the late Henric Nicholas, of Cawood,
Ouse, and the widow of the late Mr. N. J. Brown, Parliamentary representative
of Upper Derwent for many years and Speaker of the House of Assembly from
1897 to 1903.
Born on August 12, 1845, Ellen Nicholas spent her early years at home, but
in her teens, in order to complete her education in England and on the Continent, she made the hazardous and prolonged voyage via Cape Horn that travellers to Europe in those days were compelled to endure.
After her return to Tasmania she married Mr. N. J. Brown, being then 25 years old. During their residence at Meadowbank, Glenora, their home for many years, the electors of Upper Derwent, in recognition of Mr. Brown's work on their behalf, proposed to name after him the settlement then known as Monto's Marsh, but at his request his wife's Christian name was chosen instead, and the little settlement of Monto's Marsh became the present township of Ellendale, and a perpetual memorial to the late Mrs. Brown.
Her remains were cremated, at Cornelian Bay Cemetery on Sunday afternoon, and the service, taken by the Rev. T. K. Pitt, was attended by relations and friends drawn from among a number of the early pioneer families of Tasmania. Her ashes were placed with the remains of her husband in Queenborough Cemetery.
MRS. ELLEN NICHOLAS BROWN.
Last Of Ouse Pioneering Family.
On the 93rd anniversary of her birthday Mrs. Ellen Nicholas Brown died at
her residence at Hobart on Friday last.
Mrs. Brown was the last of the children of the late Henric Nicholas, of Cawood,
Ouse, and the widow of the late Mr. N. J. Brown, Parliamentary representative
of Upper Derwent for many years and Speaker of the House of Assembly from
1897 to 1903.
Born on August 12, 1845, Ellen Nicholas spent her early years at home, but
in her teens, in order to complete her education in England and on the Continent, she made the hazardous and prolonged voyage via Cape Horn that travellers to Europe in those days were compelled to endure.
After her return to Tasmania she married Mr. N. J. Brown, being then 25 years old. During their residence at Meadowbank, Glenora, their home for many years, the electors of Upper Derwent, in recognition of Mr. Brown's work on their behalf, proposed to name after him the settlement then known as Monto's Marsh, but at his request his wife's Christian name was chosen instead, and the little settlement of Monto's Marsh became the present township of Ellendale, and a perpetual memorial to the late Mrs. Brown.
Her remains were cremated, at Cornelian Bay Cemetery on Sunday afternoon, and the service, taken by the Rev. T. K. Pitt, was attended by relations and friends drawn from among a number of the early pioneer families of Tasmania. Her ashes were placed with the remains of her husband in Queenborough Cemetery.
Last Of Ouse Pioneering Family.
On the 93rd anniversary of her birthday Mrs. Ellen Nicholas Brown died at
her residence at Hobart on Friday last.
Mrs. Brown was the last of the children of the late Henric Nicholas, of Cawood,
Ouse, and the widow of the late Mr. N. J. Brown, Parliamentary representative
of Upper Derwent for many years and Speaker of the House of Assembly from
1897 to 1903.
Born on August 12, 1845, Ellen Nicholas spent her early years at home, but
in her teens, in order to complete her education in England and on the Continent, she made the hazardous and prolonged voyage via Cape Horn that travellers to Europe in those days were compelled to endure.
After her return to Tasmania she married Mr. N. J. Brown, being then 25 years old. During their residence at Meadowbank, Glenora, their home for many years, the electors of Upper Derwent, in recognition of Mr. Brown's work on their behalf, proposed to name after him the settlement then known as Monto's Marsh, but at his request his wife's Christian name was chosen instead, and the little settlement of Monto's Marsh became the present township of Ellendale, and a perpetual memorial to the late Mrs. Brown.
Her remains were cremated, at Cornelian Bay Cemetery on Sunday afternoon, and the service, taken by the Rev. T. K. Pitt, was attended by relations and friends drawn from among a number of the early pioneer families of Tasmania. Her ashes were placed with the remains of her husband in Queenborough Cemetery.
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