Sarah Ann Elsom (née Read; 26 March 1867 – 17 November 1962) was a New Zealand florist.[1]
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She was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, the daughter of Elizabeth Martin and her husband, William Read. Read was a gardener, seedsman, florist and fern collector. The family later changed the spelling of their surname to Reid.[2]
In 1897, when Elsom was 30, she moved to Christchurch and established a successful floristry business in High Street called A. & S. Reid.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ Lovell-Smith, Margaret. "Sarah Ann Elsom". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Elsom, Sarah Ann, 1867-1962". Elsom, Sarah Ann, 1867-1962 | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. 1 January 1867. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Elsom, Sarah Ann; Jones, Cecil W.; Hughes, Josiah (1 January 1880). "Elsom, Sarah Ann, 1867-1962 :New Zealand ferns. Miss A Reid, fern mounter, Dunedin, New Zealand. [1880-1896]". Elsom, Sarah Ann, 1867-1962 :New Zeal... | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "1870s". Built in Dunedin. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Nurserymen And Fruiterers — Nurserymen. | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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