Theresa Shepheard Mort b.

Also known as Theresa Shepheard Laidley
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Art student of Conrad Martens in 1846-47. She married Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, a businessman and patron of the arts, at Christ Church of England, St Laurence, Sydney.
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art student, was probably born in Canada, one of the eight children of James Laidley and Eliza Jane, née Shepheard. She came to New South Wales with her parents in May 1827. On 27 October 1841 she married Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, a businessman and patron of the arts, at Christ Church of England, St Laurence, Sydney. They had at least five sons and three daughters. Mrs Mort took drawing lessons from Conrad Martens in 1846-47.

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1992
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References [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 2228/1869'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Marriage Records : V1841258 25C/1841'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Birth Records :V1846415 31A/1846; V18482262 33A/1848; V1850315 35/1850; V18532469 39A/1853; V1855987 42A/1855; 2391/1856; 251/1860; 3591/1861'.>, <ExternalResource: Barnard, A. (1974), 'Thomas Sutcliffe Mort', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5, [Pike, D. (ed.)], Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Martens, C. (1846), '(Account Book , entries for 28 December 1846 and 2 November 1847)', Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.>] [<ExternalResource: 'NSW Death Records : 2228/1869'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Marriage Records : V1841258 25C/1841'.>, <ExternalResource: 'NSW Birth Records :V1846415 31A/1846; V18482262 33A/1848; V1850315 35/1850; V18532469 39A/1853; V1855987 42A/1855; 2391/1856; 251/1860; 3591/1861'.>]