Crowe, Ellen (c. 1845–1930)
Crowe, Ellen (c. 1845–1930)
New Zealand community leader. Name variations: Ellen Silke. Born Ellen Silke, c. 1845–1847, in Ballandooley, Co. Galway, Ireland; died Jan 24, 1930, in New Zealand; dau. of John Silke (smallholder) and Bridget (Cody) Silke; m. John Crowe, 1868; children: 9.
Immigrated to New Zealand as part of government immigration scheme (1866); joined by several family members (1870s); settled in Irish Catholic area within Southland's Scots Presbyterian population, becoming central figure within community.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 1).
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