Brief Life History of Violet Louisa
When Violet Louisa Ellingham was born in 1878, in New Zealand, her father, Edmund Ellingham, was 39 and her mother, Louisa Barnes, was 38. She married Arthur Edward Wilson in 1916, in New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 9 August 1957, in her hometown, at the age of 79.
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- Violet Louise Wilson, "New Zealand, Obituaries, 1844-1963"
- Violet Louise Wilson, "New Zealand, Obituaries, 1844-1963"
- Violet Louise Wilson, "New Zealand, Obituaries, 1844-1963"
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World Events (7)
1887 · New Zealands's First National Park
Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.
1893
New Zealand becomes world's first country to give women the vote.
1907
The country becomes a dominion, or self-governing community, within the British empire.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): habitational name from Great or Little Ellingham (Norfolk), from the Old English personal name Ella + -ing denoting association + hām ‘homestead’. No evidence has been found for hereditary surnames from any of the places called Ellingham in Hampshire and Northumberland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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