Uncover the life of Ellis Rowan Artist and naturalist Marian Ellis Ryan was born in the Port Philip District (now Victoria) on 30 July 1848. She was the eldest child of Charles and Marian Ryan, and was always known by her middle name. Her maternal grandfather was natural history illustrator John Cotton, whose sketchbooks she inherited and are now part of the National Library’s collection.
Sigmond was born in 1830 in Kalisz, Poland and was the elder son of Rev Samuel Hoffnung and his mother Caroline. In 1836 the family migrated to England. His father became minister and cantor of the small Jewish community in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and in 1840 moved to the Exeter Synagogue. Sigmond was educated in Liverpool but…
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