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Eliza Emily Donnithorne

Eliza Donnithorne
Born8 July 1821
Cape Town, Cape Colony
Died20 May 1886 (aged 64)[1]
Newtown, New South Wales
OccupationRecluse
Parent(s)James Donnitorne, Sarah Elizabeth Donnithorne
A large stone headstone sits next to the trunk of a large and leafy tree, with other gravestones visible in the background. The stone is weathered and mossy. An inscription bears the names of James Donnithorne and Eliza Emily Donnithorne.
The gravestones of Eliza Donnithorne and her father James in Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown.

Eliza Emily Donnithorne (8 July 1821 – 20 May 1886) was an Australian woman best known as a possible inspiration for the character of Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens' 1861 novel Great Expectations.

  1. ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995
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