Caroline Valpy

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

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

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. 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. "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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