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Latitude
51.507222
Longitude
-0.1275
Start Date
1846-01-01
End Date
1846-01-01

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ID
tba674

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/emily-mary-ann-thurston
Birth Place
Newington Green, Surrey, England, UK
Biography
sketcher, was born at Newington Green, Surrey, on 10 May 1846, third daughter and youngest of the six children of John and Eliza Thurston . She came to New South Wales with her widowed mother and sisters in 1853. With her mother and sister Eliza West Thurston , she moved to Mudgee to live with her brother Horatio; a card decorated by Emily is inscribed 'Mudgee, 25 December 1865’. Horatio took her photograph in his Mudgee studio about 1867-68. A photograph album decorated by Emily is dated 1871, at which time she and her mother were staying in her sister-in-law’s family home, Fernside at Rylstone. Emily married Henry Burrows at Cooma in December 1873. All her known art works are floral watercolour decorations in albums and on cards (private collection). This entry is a stub. You can help DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Staff Writer Date written: 1992 Last updated: 1989
Born
b. 1846
Summary
Sketcher and watercolourist, she arrived in NSW in 1853 with her widowed mother and sisters.
Gender
Female
Died
1918
Age at death
72