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Life Summary

Name Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey
Born

14 March, 1834
London, Middlesex, England

Died

31 December, 1857 (aged 23)
Federation of St Kitts and Nevis

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

Occupation or Descriptor *
  • explorer (1853-1856) Northern Territory, Australia
  • naturalist (1855-1857) South Australia, Australia
  • surgeon (1855-1857) South Australia, Australia

* Dates are approximate