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Ellen Greenwood

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In 1883, Greenwood had closed her school in Taranaki Place and rejoined her sisters on the Terrace. The three Greenwood sisters, Ellen, Mary and Annie, retired in 1886, and they were presented with a bag of sovereigns by pupils and ex-pupils.
226:. She was secretary of the Wellington Ladies' Christian Association from 1879 to 1899 and president from 1899 to 1916. She was president of both the Alexandra and Levin homes for several years until shortly before her death. 204:'s children in Auckland and Tasmania. On her return in 1868, she, and her mother, set up a school Woodlands House in Nelson. In 1871, she joined her elder sister Mary in Wellington, on the 428: 438: 433: 211:
In 1878, she was a founder member of the Wellington Ladies' Christian Association. In 1879, she established Alexandra Home for Friendless Women,
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In 1896, she was a key part in the founding of the Levin Memorial Home for Girls,
233:. There is also a memorial plaque for her at Old St Paul's Church in Wellington. 215:. Women came from across New Zealand to learn domestic and parenting skills. 136: 313: 178: 182: 185:, England, on 19 February 1837. She was the second daughter of 266:. Vol. XLIII, no. 9949. 19 April 1918. p. 9. 129: 106: 98: 88: 70: 47: 23: 307: 305: 303: 301: 299: 297: 295: 293: 291: 289: 287: 285: 229:She died in 29 November 1917 and was buried in 196:From 1861 to 1868, she was the governess for 8: 31: 20: 242: 16:New Zealand teacher and social worker 7: 367:Old St Paul's Wellington New Zealand 252: 250: 248: 246: 319:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography 270:from the original on 2 January 2024 14: 324:Ministry for Culture and Heritage 429:English emigrants to New Zealand 373:from the original on 6 June 2023 439:Greenwood family of New Zealand 434:19th-century New Zealand people 1: 37: 414:New Zealand women educators 198:Governor Thomas Gore Browne 455: 419:New Zealand social workers 102:Teacher and Social Worker 30: 349:Wellington City Council 345:"ELLEN SARAH GREENWOOD" 314:"Ellen Sarah Greenwood" 187:John Danforth Greenwood 114:John Danforth Greenwood 82:Wellington, New Zealand 409:New Zealand educators 363:"The Greenwood Brass" 202:Harriet Louisa Browne 167:Ellen Sarah Greenwood 52:Ellen Sarah Greenwood 424:People from Mitcham 157:(great-grandfather) 143:Elizabeth Greenwood 369:. 1 January 2015. 263:New Zealand Times 258:"Notes for Women" 164: 163: 74:November 29, 1917 62:February 19, 1837 446: 383: 382: 380: 378: 359: 353: 352: 341: 335: 334: 332: 330: 309: 280: 279: 277: 275: 254: 177:She was born in 77: 61: 59: 42: 41: 1861-1868 39: 35: 21: 454: 453: 449: 448: 447: 445: 444: 443: 389: 388: 387: 386: 376: 374: 361: 360: 356: 343: 342: 338: 328: 326: 312:Stace, Hilary. 311: 310: 283: 273: 271: 256: 255: 244: 239: 231:Karori Cemetery 191:Sarah Greenwood 175: 160: 125: 120:Sarah Greenwood 93:Karori Cemetery 84: 79: 75: 66: 65:Mitcham, Surrey 63: 57: 55: 54: 53: 43: 40: 26: 25:Ellen Greenwood 17: 12: 11: 5: 452: 450: 442: 441: 436: 431: 426: 421: 416: 411: 406: 401: 391: 390: 385: 384: 354: 336: 281: 241: 240: 238: 235: 200:and his wife, 174: 171: 162: 161: 159: 158: 155:John Greenwood 152: 149:Averil Lysaght 146: 140: 133: 131: 127: 126: 124: 123: 117: 110: 108: 104: 103: 100: 96: 95: 90: 86: 85: 80: 78:(aged 80) 72: 68: 67: 64: 51: 49: 45: 44: 36: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 451: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 405: 402: 400: 397: 396: 394: 372: 368: 364: 358: 355: 350: 346: 340: 337: 325: 321: 320: 315: 308: 306: 304: 302: 300: 298: 296: 294: 292: 290: 288: 286: 282: 269: 265: 264: 259: 253: 251: 249: 247: 243: 236: 234: 232: 227: 225: 220: 216: 214: 209: 207: 203: 199: 194: 193:(née Field). 192: 188: 184: 180: 172: 170: 168: 156: 153: 150: 147: 144: 141: 138: 135: 134: 132: 128: 121: 118: 115: 112: 111: 109: 105: 101: 99:Occupation(s) 97: 94: 91: 89:Resting place 87: 83: 73: 69: 50: 46: 34: 29: 22: 19: 375:. Retrieved 366: 357: 348: 339: 327:. Retrieved 317: 272:. Retrieved 261: 228: 221: 217: 210: 195: 176: 166: 165: 151:(grandniece) 76:(1917-11-29) 18: 404:1917 deaths 399:1837 births 393:Categories 237:References 224:Berhampore 137:Jane Stowe 58:1837-02-19 377:2 January 274:2 January 173:Biography 130:Relatives 371:Archived 329:23 April 268:Archived 139:(sister) 122:(mother) 116:(father) 213:Newtown 206:Terrace 179:Mitcham 145:(niece) 107:Parents 183:Surrey 379:2024 331:2017 276:2024 189:and 71:Died 48:Born 395:: 365:. 347:. 322:. 316:. 284:^ 260:. 245:^ 181:, 38:c. 381:. 351:. 333:. 278:. 60:) 56:(

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Wellington, New Zealand
Karori Cemetery
John Danforth Greenwood
Sarah Greenwood
Jane Stowe
Elizabeth Greenwood
Averil Lysaght
John Greenwood
Mitcham
Surrey
John Danforth Greenwood
Sarah Greenwood
Governor Thomas Gore Browne
Harriet Louisa Browne
Terrace
Newtown
Berhampore
Karori Cemetery




"Notes for Women"
New Zealand Times
Archived



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