Researching Elise Norwood
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1213 people with the Norwood surname? In that year Norwood was ranked number 2401 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Elise means "form of ELIZABETH - consecrated to God" and is of French origin.
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Some Famous People called Elise Norwood
Elise Norwood
Elise Simone Ashton (née Norwood) (born 18 June 1981 in Sydney) is a former captain of the Australian Women's Water Polo team. She is a right-handed utility and played her 100th international game on 20 August 2005 against the Netherlands during the FINA World League Final series in Kirishi, Russia.
Elise is the fifth of the six daughters of Pam and Russell Norwood. Her other sisters (Justine Norwood, Danielle Stephens, Belinda Elliott, Christy Venning, and Amber Slater) are all accomplished in their own fields, including veterinary practices, school teaching, medical practices, and community service.
Ashton has played for Sydney University teams since she was 13 years old, but is now retired, and is currently enjoying working and surfing in Australia. She was a member of national and New South Wales junior teams before being selected for the senior team in 2001. Her achievements include a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Championships, Manchester, England and 4th place at the 2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece. She was married in 2005 to Chris Ashton.
Since then, Mr and Mrs Ashton have become the parents of two children, Annabelle and Thomas (Tommy), who are now ten and seven years old respectively.
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