Eliza West Thurston b. 7 April 1843

Also known as Eliza West Morton, E. W. T., E. W. M.
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher and teacher, was born on 7 April 1843 at Southampton, England. She came to New South Wales in 1853, working as a school teacher. She is likely to have had a daughter before she married Dr John Morton. Some of her artworks remain.

Citations

  • 'NSW Death Records : 18267/1923’.

  • Information sourced from Symons, Berry.

  • 'Sir John Bates Thurston Papers’, Canberra, ACT : National Library of Australia (manuscript 1914/1).

Initial data sources

  • DAA with additions