Caroline Valpy | |
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Born | Caroline Penelope Jeffreys 1804 |
Died | 30 October 1884
Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand | (aged 79–80)
Spouse | William Henry Valpy |
Children | Ellen Jeffreys, Catherine Fulton, Arabella Valpy, Juliet Valpy, William Henry Valpy Jr. and Caroline Hensley |
Caroline Penelope Valpy (née Jeffreys; 1804 – 30 October 1884) was a British-New Zealand artist.
Caroline Valpy [note 1] was born Caroline Penelope Jeffreys in Kanpur, India in 1804 to Reverend Richard Jeffreys, chaplain to the East India Company. [2] [3] She was sister to Reverend Charles Jeffreys. [4] Valpy married William Henry Valpy in India. [4] They had six children: Ellen Jeffreys, Catherine Fulton, Arabella Valpy, Juliet Valpy, William Henry Valpy, Jr. and Caroline Hensley. [5] [6]
They moved to England in 1837, before coming to Dunedin, New Zealand aboard the Ajax in 1849. [2] [7] They lived at Forbury, Dunedin, [2] [4] close to the current suburban road, Valpy Street.
Valpy and her daughters, especially Ellen, were known to be talented artists. [8] They are described as having filled numerous notebooks with drawings and watercolours. [9] Valpy's artwork is represented in the Otago Early Settlers' Association, Dunedin. [2] Valpy's artwork, Early Dunedin 1851, is also recorded as being reproduced in a 1948 calendar for July/August 1948. [10]
She died on 30 October 1884 in Mornington and is buried in Dunedin Southern Cemetery with her daughter Arabella Valpy and granddaughter, Jessie Mackworth. [11] [12]
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