Lady Adelaide Elizabeth Creswell (1859–1945)
Lady Creswell, n.d.
from Who's Who of the World of Women, vol 2, 1934
Lady Adelaide Elizabeth Creswell (Adelaide), O.B.E.
Born, Adelaide, South Australia. Daughter of Mr. Justice Stow, Supreme Court, South Australia. Wife of the late Vice-Admiral Sir W. R. Creswell, K.C.M.G., K.B.E., etc. Family, four sons and two daughters. Captain Randolph W. Creswell, of the Imperial Camel Corps, and Lieutenant Colin Fraser Creswell, R.N., were both killed in action during the Great War.
CHARITIES. Engaged in all forms of Social Service Work, being specially interested in the Lady Lamington Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, and the Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
COMMITTEES. Victoria League, Arts and Crafts Society, Alexandra Club, Chairman, Home Hospital Committee of Red Cross Society during the Great War. Member of both Australian and Victorian Red Cross Councils. Invested with O.B.E. at the close of the war.
Original Publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- TROVE identity, TROVE
- chapter from her novel, 'Game by Chance', Queenslander, 30 March 1901, p 606
- says all girls should have a knowledge of domestic duties, Barrier Miner (Broken Hill), 10 June 1914, p 7
- discussed her recent trip to Spain at a meeting of the Victoria League, Western Mail (Perth), 13 September 1928, p 25
- is one of the original members of the Victorian branch of the Victoria League, Argus (Melbourne), 5 June 1935, p 15
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Creswell, William Rooke (husband)
- Creswell, Margaret Adelaide (daughter)
- Creswell, Randolph William (son)
- Creswell, Colin Fraser (son)
- Stow, Frances Mary (mother)
- Stow, Randolph Isham (father)
- Stow, Baby (brother)
- Stow, Percival Randolph (brother)
- Stow, Francis Leslie (brother)
- Stow, Catherine Eliza (sister-in-law)
- Dutton, Caroline (aunt)
- Tomkinson, Louisa Charlotte (aunt)
- Stow, Jefferson Pickman (uncle)
- Stow, Augustine (uncle)
- Stow, Wycliffe (uncle)
- MacDermott, Henry Irwin (uncle)
- MacDermott, Charles (uncle)
- Stow, Jourdiana Maria (aunt by marriage)
- Stow, Elizabeth Augusta (aunt by marriage)
- Tomkinson, Samuel (uncle by marriage)
- Dutton, Francis Stacker (uncle by marriage)
- Taylor, John (uncle by marriage)
- Knight, Edward Bridges (uncle by marriage)
- Stow, Elizabeth Randolph (grandmother)
- MacDermott, Marshall (grandfather)
- Stow, Thomas Quinton (grandfather)
- Stow, Cedric Ernest (nephew)
- Dutton, Frank MacDermott (cousin)
- Dutton, Frederick (cousin)
- Stow, John Wycliffe (cousin)
- Stow, Wilfred (cousin)
- Tomkinson, Francis Christie (cousin)
- Stow, Frances Hilda (cousin)
Citation details
'Creswell, Lady Adelaide Elizabeth (1859–1945)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/creswell-lady-adelaide-elizabeth-14710/text25857, accessed 8 November 2024.
Lady Creswell, n.d.
from Who's Who of the World of Women, vol 2, 1934
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Stow, Adelaide Elizabeth
Birth
31 May,
1859
Adelaide,
South Australia,
Australia
Death
14 February,
1945
(aged 85)
Toorak, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Occupation or Descriptor
Awards
Clubs
Key Organisations
- Arts and Crafts Society of Victoria
- Ladies' Work Association (Melbourne)
- Lady Lamington Hospital (Brisbane)
- Lady Northcote Free Kindergarten (Melbourne)
- National Council of Women (Melbourne)
- Red Cross Society (national)
- Red Cross Society (Vic)
- Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
- Victoria League (Vic)