Born in Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles William Adams
and Eleanor Sarah (Gillon) Adams
Sister of
George Frederick King Adams, Charles Edward Adams, Arthur Henry Adams, Cecil Francis Adams, Frederick George Arthur Adams [half] and Ormsby Gore Adams
Wife of
John Edward Diggle Spicer
— married
1907 in New Zealand
Died
at about age 82
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Mar 2018
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Biography
Ella was born in 1876. She was the daughter of Charles Adams and Eleanor Gillon.[1]
Ella studied painting in Dunedin, under Fanny Wimperis and Girolamo Nerli. She began exhibiting from age fifteen and was known for her watercolour painting and landscapes.
She married John Edward Diggle Spicer in 1907.[2]
They had at least three children; Mary Margaret Gore, John and Edward St John.
She exhibited with prolifically within New Zealand and has works included in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Turnbull and Hocken libraries. She and her daughter Peggy traveled together to England and Egypt, with both exhibiting in Cairo.
Her husband passed away in 1932 at the age of 73.
She passed away in 1958 at the age of 82. [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Birth record: Registration number 1876/10826 Adams Eleanor Juliet" BDM Historical Records NZ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search.
- ↑ "Marriage record: Registration number 1907/7259 Eleanor Juliet Adams and John Edward Diggle Spicer" BDM Historical Records NZ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search.
- ↑ "Death record: Registration number 1958/34858 Spicer Eleanor Juliet" BDM Historical Records NZ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search.
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