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
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Name
Charlotte Elizabeth McNeilly
Also known as Charlotte Elizabeth Atkinson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
22 July 1828
Birth place
Oldbury, Sutton Forest, NSW
Death date
17 March 1911
Active Period
  • c.1842 - c.1868
Residence
  • c.1867 - c.1868 Orange, NSW
  • c.1842- Sydney, NSW
  • c.1828 - c.1867 Sutton Forest, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related recognitions
  • Sydney College High School (received)
  • Sydney College High School (received)