# Emma Cheeseman

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New Zealand painter and taxidermist (1846–1928)

Emma Cheeseman Cheeseman, date unknown Born (1846-11-04)4 November 1846 England Died 2 October 1928(1928-10-02) (aged 81) Remuera Occupations Taxidermist, scientific illustrator

**Emma Cheeseman** (4 November 1846 – 2 October 1928) was a painter and taxidermist from England who emigrated to New Zealand as a child.[1] Her work is held in the collection of [Auckland War Memorial Museum](/source/Auckland_War_Memorial_Museum).

## Biography

Cheeseman was born in England in 1846 and emigrated to New Zealand with her family, arriving in [Auckland](/source/Auckland) on 4 April 1854 on the *Artemesia.* Her father was Thomas Cheeseman, a Methodist minister who moved the family to New Zealand in the hope that the climate would cure a throat ailment he suffered from. She had four siblings: two brothers, William and [Thomas](/source/Thomas_Frederic_Cheeseman), and two sisters, [Ellen](/source/Ellen_Cheeseman) and Clara.[2]

Cheeseman drew and painted specimens for the Auckland Museum, where her brother Thomas was the curator. She also learnt the art of taxidermy and prepared and mounted animal specimens for the museum, particularly birds, at home.[1][3][2]

Cheeseman died at her home in the Auckland suburb of [Remuera](/source/Remuera) on 2 October 1928,[4] and was buried at [Purewa Cemetery](/source/Purewa_Cemetery).[5]

In 2017, Cheeseman was selected as one of the [Royal Society of New Zealand's](/source/Royal_Society_Te_Ap%C4%81rangi) "[150 women in 150 words](/source/150_women_in_150_words)", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) ["Emma Cheeseman"](https://royalsociety.org.nz/150th-anniversary/150-women-in-150-words/1867-1917/emma-cheeseman/). *Royal Society Te Apārangi*. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) ["XV — Thomas Cheeseman's Illustrations of the New Zealand Flora | NZETC"](http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-SamEarl-t1-body1-d14.html). *nzetc.victoria.ac.nz*. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Bird collections made by the Cheeseman family: A record of the avifauna of Auckland, New Zealand, in the late 19th century"](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273695583). *ResearchGate*. Retrieved 19 May 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Deaths"](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19281003.2.2.4). *New Zealand Herald*. 3 October 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Burial & cremation details"](https://www.purewa.co.nz/view/?id=35839). Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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