Caroline Valpy
Born
Caroline Penelope Jeffreys

1804 (1804)
Kanpur, India
Died30 October 1884(1884-10-30) (aged 79–80)
Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand
SpouseWilliam Henry Valpy
ChildrenEllen Jeffreys, Catherine Fulton, Arabella Valpy, Juliet Valpy, William Henry Valpy Jr. and Caroline Hensley

Caroline Penelope Valpy (née Jeffreys; 1804 – 30 October 1884) was a British-New Zealand artist.

Biography

Caroline Valpy[note 1] was born Caroline Penelope Jeffreys in Kanpur, India in 1804 to Reverend Richard Jeffreys, chaplain to the East India Company.[2][3] She was sister to Reverend Charles Jeffreys.[4] Valpy married William Henry Valpy in India.[4] They had six children: Ellen Jeffreys, Catherine Fulton, Arabella Valpy, Juliet Valpy, William Henry Valpy, Jr. and Caroline Hensley.[5][6]

They moved to England in 1837, before coming to Dunedin, New Zealand aboard the Ajax in 1849.[2] [7] They lived at Forbury, Dunedin,[2][4] close to the current suburban road, Valpy Street.

Valpy and her daughters, especially Ellen, were known to be talented artists.[8] They are described as having filled numerous notebooks with drawings and watercolours.[9] Valpy's artwork is represented in the Otago Early Settlers' Association, Dunedin.[2] Valpy's artwork, Early Dunedin 1851, is also recorded as being reproduced in a 1948 calendar for July/August 1948.[10]

She died on 30 October 1884 in Mornington and is buried in Dunedin Southern Cemetery with her daughter Arabella Valpy and granddaughter, Jessie Mackworth.[11][12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Erroneously called Mrs Catherine Valpy in Platts (1980)[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Jeffreys, Caroline". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Platts, Una (1980). Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide and Handbook. Avon Fine Prints Limited. p. 239.
  3. ↑ "Caroline Valpy". geni_family_tree. July 1804. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jeffreys, Caroline". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ajax list". www.ngaiopress.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  6. ↑ The Book of New Zealand women = Ko kui ma te kaupapa. Charlotte Macdonald, Merimeri Penfold, B. R. Williams. Wellington, N.Z.: Bridget Williams Books. 1991. p. 702. ISBN 0-908912-04-8. OCLC 28180678.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ↑ "William Valpy". Toitū Otago Settlers Museum Official Website. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Entwisle, Rosemary (1990). "Jeffreys, Ellen Penelope". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Brenssell, Angela (February 1990). "Salute to Otago Artists". otagosettlers.org.nz. p. 3. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd: A century of service [the contribution of Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd to the Centennial of the Province of Otago]. 1948". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Death". Evening Star. No. 6737. 31 October 1884. p. 2.
  12. ↑ Council, Dunedin City. "Cemeteries search – Dunedin City Council". www.dunedin.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 February 2023.


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