M. E. Devereux

Biographical information provided by Kerry Hines for the He Tohu exhibition:

Mary Ellen ('Nellie') Devereux (1869-1908).

Nellie’s signature appears directly below that of her sister, Lydia Myrtle Williams.  Raised in Lower Hutt, Nellie took up work as a music teacher in her teens and performed on occasion in orchestras and solo recitals in the Wellington region.  She seems to have lived with Lydia and her family in Dunedin for many years, operating her View Bank Violin and Pianoforte School from their homes in Maitland Street and Royal Terrace.