Ellen Shephard Tripp

Description

First NameEllen ShephardLast NameTrippAlternative NameEllen HarperDescriptionEllen Shephard Tripp (nee Harper) was the third daughter of the first Bishop of Christchurch, Bishop Harper. She arrived in New Zealand in 1856 with her parents and ten of her siblings. In 1858 she married Charles Tripp and the couple went on to have eight children. Charles Tripp along with John Barton Arundel Acland had established Ōrāri Gorge Station and Mt Peel Station in 1855 when they were granted an extensive pastoral lease in South Canterbury. In 1861 the partnership came to an amicable end with Charles Tripp taking over Ōrāri Gorge Station and Acland remaining at Mount Peel. Ellen Tripp lived at Ōrāri Gorge Station for fifty years.Date of Birth11 Dec 1834Place of BirthEnglandDate of DeathDec 1916Place of DeathŌrāri Gorge StationSubjectBiographyEarly SettlersStations and Runs

Newspaper Clipping

Plain and forest in Canterbury

The 59-ers

Orari Gorge In Harmony With Wooded Surroundings

Women of the Wilderness: Ellen Shephard Tripp, Part I - Six Sisters

Women of the Wilderness: Ellen Shephard Tripp, Part II - Crossing the Rangitata

Early Canterbury Privately Printed Books, IV Orari

Publication

My early days

Person

Charles Tripp

Ellen Tripp age 21 years.
Image from 'My early days" by Ellen Tripp.

Connections

PersonCharles TrippPlaceMount Peel StationŌrāri Gorge Station