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Ellen Ida Benham
Ellen Ida Benham (12 March 1871 – 27 April 1917) was a science teacher, headmistress and education pioneer in South Australia. History Ellen was born at "Talarno", Kapunda, South Australia to solicitor William Hoare Benham (27 November 1833 – ), who arrived in South Australia aboard ''The Gipsy'' in August 1853, and his second wife Amie Benham née Huggins. Her father worked as a Sheep shearer, shearer for three years and drove bullocks before settling down as a lawyer's clerk and studying law. :W. H. Benham was born in Hayes, Hillingdon, Hayes, near Uxbridge, Middlesex. At age 12 he embarked on a four-year apprenticeship to John Boyce, a chemist of Chertsey, Surrey, but in 1849 his parents moved to Brook Green, Hammersmith, London, and he was obliged to break his contract, and he found employment as office boy for a lawyer in Essex Street, Strand, London. His health broke down and he was advised to seek the warmer climate of South Australia, and emigrated aboard ''Gipsy'' wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Benham
Ellen Ida Benham (12 March 1871 – 27 April 1917) was a science teacher, headmistress and education pioneer in South Australia. History Ellen was born at "Talarno", Kapunda, South Australia to solicitor William Hoare Benham (27 November 1833 – ), who arrived in South Australia aboard ''The Gipsy'' in August 1853, and his second wife Amie Benham née Huggins. Her father worked as a shearer for three years and drove bullocks before settling down as a lawyer's clerk and studying law. :W. H. Benham was born in Hayes, near Uxbridge, Middlesex. At age 12 he embarked on a four-year apprenticeship to John Boyce, a chemist of Chertsey, Surrey, but in 1849 his parents moved to Brook Green, Hammersmith, London, and he was obliged to break his contract, and he found employment as office boy for a lawyer in Essex Street, Strand, London. His health broke down and he was advised to seek the warmer climate of South Australia, and emigrated aboard ''Gipsy'' which arrived in August 1853. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
