Caroline Chisholm
(1808-1877)
woman and philanthropist
Died aged c. 69
Wikidata WikipediaCaroline Chisholm (born Caroline Jones; 30 May 1808 – 25 March 1877) was a 19th-century English humanitarian known mostly for her support of immigrant female and family welfare in Australia. She is commemorated on 16 May in the calendar of saints of the Church of England. Her path to sainthood within the Catholic Church has commenced; she had converted to Catholicism around the time of her marriage and reared her children as Catholic.
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Commemorated on 3 plaques
Caroline Chisholm 1808-1877 philanthropist 'The Emigrants' Friend' lived here
32 Charlton Place, Islington, N1, London, United Kingdom where they lived
Sydney Green Plaques Bicentennial project #101
Caroline Chisholm, 'the emigrant's friend', opened the Female Immigrants' Home on this site in 1841. During a major period of free migration Mrs Chisholm worked to improve conditions for women migrants on their arrival in the colony.
Bent Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia where they worked
Caroline Chisholm [full inscription unknown]
Caroline Chisholm Cottage, Mill Street, East Maitland, Australia where they lived