Person    | Female  Born 14/3/1825  Died 18/1/1921

Elizabeth Finn

Categories: Social Welfare

Countries: Poland

Born to missionary parents in Warsaw. Aged 72 she and her daughter Constance founded the Distressed Gentlefolk's Aid Association. Died at home in Brook Green.

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Elizabeth Finn

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Distressed Gentlefolk's Aid Association

Founded here by Elizabeth and Constance Finn, the Distressed Gentlefolk's Aid...

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