Charlotte Elizabeth McNeilly b. 22 July 1828

Also known as Charlotte Elizabeth Atkinson
  • Artist (Painter)
Charlotte McNeilly scandalised her family in 1847 by eloping with an illiterate Irish Catholic coachman who worked on the family estate. They were, however, convinced to return and be respectfully married at her home in Oldbury. They eventually moved to Orange in country NSW where Charlotte ran a school for a time and contributed to various newspapers and journals. She was an adept watercolour art