William Meluish (c. 1823 – 28 November 1888) was a New Zealand photographer and businessman from Bath, Somerset.[1]

William Meluish as a gold digger, 1861. Attributed to Emma Meluish. Collection of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum, Melish folio

He and his wife Emma opened and ran Meluish's Portrait Gallery in Princes Street, Dunedin from 1860 until 1864[2]

He died at home at his residence 3 Gipsy Hill, Upper Norwood, London, aged 65.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Knight, Hardwicke. "William Meluish". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Lissa (2023). Through shaded glass: women and photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860-1960. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-9951384-9-0. OCLC 1374563763.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ "The Evening Star. TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1889". Papers Past. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Deaths". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 6 December 1888. p. 5. Retrieved 23 July 2018. William Meluish, late of Dunedin, New Zealand, and formerly of Bath, aged 65, dearly beloved and deeply regretted