Maxwell, Alice Heron, 1860-1949 (Person)

SummaryAlice Heron Maxwell was born in Kilmore, Victoria Australia in 1860 to Reverend Andrew Maxwell and Euphemia Ballingall Johnston.

Her widowed mother, Euphemia, was bequeathed The Elms property in 1887 by her sister, Christina Brown, second wife of Archdeacon A. N. Brown. On Euphemia's passing in 1919, the property was passed to Alice who, with sister Edith, took on its guardianship, worked to share its history, and provided a venue for fundraising events.

SourcesThe late Miss Maxwell (Edith). Interment in old military cemetery. » Bay of Plenty Times, 2 May 1930)Eighty-Seventh Birthday of Miss Alice Maxwell of "The Elms" » Bay of Plenty Times, 4 October 1937Late Mr (Ebenezer) Maxwell » Bay of Plenty Times, 31 March 1937.Memories of a mission house : a series of interviews with Miss Alice Maxwell » 1946 Maxwell, Alice; Williams, H. Bradney.Death Notice - Ebenezer Maxwell » Bay of Plenty Times, 30 March 1937. p 2.Sixty-year association with Tauranga District severed » Bay of Plenty Times, 25 July 1949, p 2."The Elms" will be Permanently preserved in family » Bay of Plenty Times, 27 July 1949, p. 3.Alice Maxwell photo » Bay of Plenty Times, 24 March 1942, p. 6.The Late Miss Alice Maxell of "The Elms" » Bay of Plenty Times, 26 July 1949.Death during weekend of Miss Alice Maxwell of "The Elms" » Bay of Plenty Times, 26 July 1949.

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First Name(s)Alice HeronSurnameMaxwellGenderFemaleDate of Birth9 October 1860Place of BirthKilmore, VictoriaDate of Death24 July 1949Place of DeathTauranga, New ZealandPlace of Burial/CremationMission Cemetery, Tauranga

Whānau

MotherEuphemia Maxwell nee JohnstonFatherReverend Andrew MaxwellSiblingsEbenezer MaxwellEdith Jane Maxwell

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Start here:The Elms, Tauranga, 1835- (Place)

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Maxwell, Alice Heron, 1860-1949 (Person)