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Elinor (Nellie) Wray (1874–1959)

Additional Resources and Scholarship

  • birth notice, Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic), 13 June 1874, p 2
  • marriage notice, Argus (Melbourne), 29 June 1897, p 1

Citation details

'Wray, Elinor (Nellie) (1874–1959)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/wray-elinor-nellie-22725/text, accessed 24 December 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Ellis, Elinor
Birth

10 June, 1874
St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

27 May, 1959 (aged 84)
Chatswood, 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.