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Henning, Rachel Biddulph

Colonial English migrant whose letters to her family about her colonial experiences were serialised posthumously in The Bulletin in 1951-1952 with illustrations by Norman Lindsay as The Letters of Rachel Henning, and subsequently published as a book. Her papers are now in the Mitchell Library.

Milestone
Born
England
29 Apr 1826
Died
Passy, Hunters Hill
23 Aug 1914
Buried
24 Aug 1914
Name
Alternate
Taylor, Rachel Biddulph
1866 - 1914
Occupation
Property
Occupied
1896 - 1900
Occupied
1900 - 1906
Occupied
1906 - 1914
Relationship
Sibling
Sibling
Relative of
Spouse
03 Mar 1866 - 1900