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Emily Adelaide Thornthwaite (1854–1883)

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'Thornthwaite, Emily Adelaide (1854–1883)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/thornthwaite-emily-adelaide-26850/text, accessed 13 December 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Ridge, Emily Adelaide
Birth

29 September, 1854
Windsor, New South Wales, Australia

Death

6 June, 1883 (aged 28)
Five Dock, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.